The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has reported the arrest of one individual following a motorcycle pursuit that occurred last weekend.
Above, former Ville Platte Mayor LeRoy Veillon, wearing the costume of 1858, poses beside the granite monument of the time capsule which is set to be opened in 2058. This massive stone sits atop a concrete box that has a copper container inside preserving things from the past such as newspapers, photographs, and tape recordings. The photo was taken by Johnnie Quinn and was published in the September 18, 1958, edition of the Ville Platte Gazette. (Gazette archive photo)
On March 16, 1858, Act Number 97 of the Louisiana Legislature was approved by the Speaker of the House of Representatives William W.
Slaughter
On Tuesday, a murder trial, which has come to be known as the “Mop Bucket” murder, was set to commence in Judge Gary Ortego’s courtroom of the 13th Judicial District Court.
Perdices
I, Charles Perdices, am pleased to announce my candidacy for Chief of Police for the Town of Mamou.
LeDay
I Calvin Leday Jr. announce my candidacy for School Board Member, District 12 in the upcoming November 2018 elections.
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