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Mamou tax renewal, amendments fail

Voters in the Town of Mamou rejected a 12.45 mill renewal when they cast their votes in the election held Saturday, November 13.

GEORGE OLIVER ARDOIN

MAMOU - Funeral services were held at an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St.

Criminal patrol continues arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Department's Narcotics Unit, on November 4, observed a male subject walking around the parking lot of Dirt Cheap in Ville Platte.

Library tax rededication is on the table

The action taken by the Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control at its special meeting on November 15 in reply to an appeal from the Evangeline Parish Police Jury for assistance in acquiring a n

TCPD continues to crack down on marijuana offenses

Officers with the Turkey Creek Police Department, on October 19, were conducting a traffic stop when an officer walked up to the vehicle and smelled what appeared to be marijuana.

EPSO Arrests

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

KENNETH “RED” PATRICK VIDRINE

VILLE PLATTE – It is with the great sadness that the family of Kenneth “Red” Patrick Vidrine,77, announces his passing on Monday, November 15, 2021, surrounded by loved ones.

Shooting at apartment complex is under investigation

On November 14, 2921 at approximately 7:00 pm, Officers and Investigators with the Ville Platte Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the area of an apartment complex near North