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Mayor issues statement on shooting
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Ville Platte Mayor Ryan Leday Williams has issued the following statement on Monday night’s deadly shooting.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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Breaking News
LSP releases info on officer involved shooting
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Ville Platte- On July 31, 2023, shortly after 8:30 P.M., the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office requested Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations to investigate an officer-involved shooting on the 100 block of W. Beauregard Street in the city of Ville Platte.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Breaking News
Investigation continues
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A spokesman with the Louisiana State Police would
not confirm any details regarding the officer involved shooting but did say the investigation continues. This is the last update from the scene. Again, more updates will be given as they become available.
Monday, July 31, 2023
Breaking News
Officers are reportedly shot in Ville Platte
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According to reports from the scene, two officers have been shot in Ville Platte. The Ville Platte Gazette remains on the scene and will update the story as more details are learned.
Monday, July 31, 2023
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Gazette is on scene of shooting
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The Ville Platte Gazette is currently on the scene of a shooting in Ville Platte, near the intersection of Laran and Beauregard. More details will be shared as they become available.
Monday, July 31, 2023
Damon Cormier of The Best Stop was a vendor at the annual Scott Boudin Festival, serving specialty Cajun foods like boudin and cracklins. (Photo by Layne Miller/LSU Manship School News Service)
“We’re not done yet”
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By: JILLIAN ELLIOTT
LAYNE MILLER and TAEGEN HECK
LSU Manship School News Service
When Alex Cook stumbled on a flyer for a local juke joint, he was confused about how he, a member of the Baton Rouge music scene, was unfamiliar with a spot just minutes away in Zachary.
Monday, July 31, 2023
JONES DISCUSSES SHS BASKETBALL - New Sacred Heart High School basketball coach Cody Jones (center) visited the July 25, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club as the guest of Dr. Jeb Cormier (left). They are shown with Rotary President Brian Ardoin (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
Ville Platte Rotary: Jones makes move as coach at Sacred Heart
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By: HEATHER
BOGARD
Associate Editor
Rotarian Dr. Jeb Cormier welcomed Cody Jones, new basketball coach at Sacred Heart High School, as the guest speaker for the July 25, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
Monday, July 31, 2023
EPSO Arrests
EPSO Arrests
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The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Monday, July 31, 2023
Breaking News
Arrest for domestic abuse battery is reported in Chataignier
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On July 12, 2023 officers with the Chataignier Police Department responded to a disturbance at 343 Martin Luther King Street upon arrival officers noticed that a female victim had been assaulted by her boyfriend and upon further investigation a warrant was issued for the arrest of Philip Arvie of...
Friday, July 28, 2023
LSHOF
LPB TO STREAM THE 2023 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY STATEWIDE
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You can be a part of Louisiana sports history! Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB), in partnership with the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, will live stream the 2023 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Saturday, July 29 at 7:00pm.
Thursday, July 27, 2023