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EPSB spins wheels over VPHS track

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Monday, November 20, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Discussion of $500 thousand for lights at the Ville Platte High track was on the agenda of the Evangeline Parish School Board meeting.
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STEPHEN PAUL HALLAM

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Monday, November 20, 2023
Funeral services for Stephen Hallam were held at 12 noon on Thursday, November 16, 2023 in the chapel of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie with Kevin Smith officiating. Mr. Hallam, age 74, of Ville Platte, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at St. Joseph Hospice in Lafayette.
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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, November 20, 2023
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
GUESTS WELCOMED - From left, KVPI General Manager Mark Layne, Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams and Pastor Reginald Arvie were the guest speakers for the November 14, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. They are shown with Ville Platte Rotary Club President Brian Ardoin (right).

GUESTS WELCOMED - From left, KVPI General Manager Mark Layne, Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams and Pastor Reginald Arvie were the guest speakers for the November 14, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. They are shown with Ville Platte Rotary Club President Brian Ardoin (right).

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Ville Platte Rotary: Mayor Williams gives update, Pastor Arvie speaks

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Monday, November 20, 2023
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Ville Platte Mayor and Rotarian Ryan LeDay Williams addressed the November 14, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club and gave an update on how things are going since he took office in January 2023.
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Former city prosecutor passes away at 77

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Former city prosecutor for Ville Platte Guy O. “Mitch” Mitchell passed away on Friday, November 10, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria. He was 77 years old. In addition to serving as city prosecutor, Mitchell previously served on the Indigent Defendant Board.
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Election is Saturday

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor A total of 686 early votes were cast in person for the election scheduled for Saturday, November 18. The polls, on election day, will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sample ballots are available at www.geauxvote.com or on the Geaux Vote app.
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City applies for EPA grant

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter During the November 14 meeting of the Ville Platte City Council, Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams announced the city applied for a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
LSU psychology major Michael Cole Fontenot from Ville Platte, at left, does research on the human side of cyber. Part of a $600K DARPA project, Fontenot works to protect American soldiers by securing AR and VR technology from cyberattacks. Here, he gets a bit of assistance with the headgear from LSU computer science student Arushi Ghildiyal surrounded by teammates Professor Abe Baggili, Taha Gharaibeh and Assistant Professor Andrew Webb. (Photo by Elsa Hahne/LSU)

LSU psychology major Michael Cole Fontenot from Ville Platte, at left, does research on the human side of cyber. Part of a $600K DARPA project, Fontenot works to protect American soldiers by securing AR and VR technology from cyberattacks. Here, he gets a bit of assistance with the headgear from LSU computer science student Arushi Ghildiyal surrounded by teammates Professor Abe Baggili, Taha Gharaibeh and Assistant Professor Andrew Webb. (Photo by Elsa Hahne/LSU)

The psych side of cyber

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
LSU Media Center LSU psychology major Michael Cole Fontenot from Ville Platte, is helping to protect the lives of American soldiers as part of a $600,000 cybersecurity research project for DARPA.
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MPD looks for inmate

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor An inmate, identified as Dorian Thomas, escaped from the Mamou Jail on the morning of Tuesday, November 14. Thomas is a Black male who is 5’5” and weighs 145 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, and multiple tattoos. He is also considered armed and dangerous.
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School district scores a B in performance

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Evangeline Parish School District hauled in a 78.3 B in the latest round of district performance scores and letter grades. The mark was an increase from last year’s 73.7 C. As far neighboring school districts, Acadia Parish scored an 81.2 B, Allen Parish scored an 84.
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