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Parade rules and regulations are announced

Join the City of Bastrop, Texas, in bringing the Mardi Gras celebration to life with vibrant floats, lively music, and unforgettable fun. The free downtown festivities kick off with the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 10 am—a family- friendly procession that everyone can enjoy.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

SH announces weather related closure

As a result of our recent local weather advisory, Sacred Heart School will be closed on Tuesday, January 21st. Please continue to read any updates the next few days for POSSIBLE school closure on Wednesday. We will notify everyone when receiving updated weather advisory.

School closure notice

Evangeline Parish School Closure announcement for 1-21-2025 and 1-22-2025 In communication with our local 911/Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) and based upon the most recent National Weather Service (NWS) advisory, indicating extremely cold temperatures with a possibility of unsafe driving...

SH wins powerlifting invitational

Sacred Heart hosted its fourth powerlifting invitational on Saturday, January 11. Twelve girls’ teams participated in the event, and there were nine boys’ teams.

Updates are given on skeletal remains

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of a set of skeletal remains that were found on December 21, 2024, near the Martin Luther King Center in Ville Platte. The remains have been identified as the body of 16-year-old Dajavon Wilson.

Pine Prairie holds first meeting with new chief, councilman

By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE - The Pine Prairie Village Council held its first meeting of the year on Thursday, January 9. It was the first meeting with newly elected Chief of Police Shane Guillory and newly elected Councilman Wayne Deville.

Keller is among 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

OPELOUSAS - Gina Bradley Tuttle, chairman of Opelousas General Health System Board of Trustees and OGHS Foundation Board of Directors has announced that five individuals have been selected to be inducted into the Opelousas General Health System Hall of Fame.

Officer questions leadership ability of Ville Platte chief

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Jamshad Fayyaz, a part-time officer with the Ville Platte Police Department who is also the chief of police in Simmesport, addressed the Ville Platte City Council regarding issues with the city’s chief of police, Al Perry Thomas.

MARIE ELAINE LATOUR

A memorial service will be held for Marie Elaine LaTour, 80, of Ville Platte, at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 28. A visitation will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Monday, January 27.