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VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Bob Richard McDaniel, 75, will be held at 11 a.m.

Information about the upcoming Rededication Tax Election that will impact the library system around the parish is available on our website (www.evangeline

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

Turkey Creek Councilman Joey Ducote, during the council meeting held Tuesday, February 15, lobbied in favor of a proposal to merge the Lone Pine Fire Department with the Ward 5 Fire Department.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Departments Narcotics Unit, on Sunday, February 13, conducted a traffic stop on vehicle for a traffic violation.

Illegal drug overdoses recently became the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45, killing more people in this age demographic than car accidents, cancer, and COVID-19.

Deputies with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, January 25, were dispatched to the 1000 block of Peach Tree Ln.

Ville Platte native and Eunice resident Cecil Green Sr. is a contributing musician to the Grammy nomination of Corey Ledet’s Best Regional Roots Album.

Turkey Creek Mayor Phillips Cavins announced he will not be seeking re-election in November. Mayor Cavins was the only candidate in the 2018 election to replace former mayor Heather Cloud.

ELLAVILLE, GEORGIA/VILLE PLATTE - Mrs. Verlin R. Fontenot, 87, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation.