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Word is awaited on $10M grant

Evangeline Parish Superintendent of Schools Darwan Lazard reported to the school board that the district has made it through the first round of a $10 million grant application.

New private school is in works

Pine Prairie resident Joey Fontenot outlined his proposal for a new private school to be constructed on 32-acres of woodland.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

LUCAS PAUL LANGLEY

MAMOU - Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Mamou on Monday, January 17, 2022, for Lucas Paul Langley, 38, who passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

GLENN MARTIN FONTENOT

VILLE PLATTE - Mr. Glenn Fontenot, 79, of Ville Platte, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at Opelousas General Hospital.

Board members are appointed

During the Mamou Town Council meeting held Wednesday, January 12, appointments were made to the Mamou Fire Protection District One Board and the Savoy Medical Management Group (SMMG) Board.

Vote falls short to open Pandora’s box

A vote to suspend a policy and allow members of the public to speak on informational items that would allegedly open Pandora’s box fell shy of the two-third threshold during the Evangeline Parish S