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Inmate escapes from parish jail, considered armed and dangerous

Sheriff Charles R. Guillory is reporting the escape of Willie Javonne Price. Willie Price is described as black male approximately 5’ 01” brown eyes, black hair, multiple tattoos.

Hall of Fame weekend is set

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Class Competitors ALANA BEARD – A phenomenal shooting guard and defender at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, Beard was the 2000 Miss Basketball in Louisiana, the 2004 John R.

Edwards is arrested for illegal narcotics

On July 20 th 2023 the Evangeline Parish Sheriff Departments Narcotics Unit and Patrol Division executed a search warrant on a residence on Melody Lane. This warrant stemmed from numerous complaints and surveillance.

Easy-going Eli didn’t try to match older Mannings, he paved his own path

By: TED LEWIS Written for the LSWA (Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of feature stories spotlighting this year’s induction class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Manuel places first for Best Sports Column

The Louisiana Press Association announced the winners of the 2022 Better Newspaper Competition on July 18 via a live webinar. The editorial contests range from news story writing to graphic design while the advertising entries were judged based on design, creativity, and effectiveness.

MARY ALICE DOUGET LAFLEUR

EUNICE - On the afternoon of July 16, 2023, a sweet mother, grandmother, and friend, Mary Alice Douget Lafleur, passed away at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center at the age of 84. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at St.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

It is America first, not Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has been raging for over five hundred days, with no end in sight. In the first year of the war, the U.S. Congress approved over $113 billion in aid for Ukraine.

Au Revoir, Mademoiselle

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The hallowed Halls of Troy will look a little different this year, as for the first time since January 1976, Sacred Heart High School will be without French and English teacher Mademoiselle Wanda Joubert.

Evangeline Reimagine Academy settles into temporary site

By: TONY MARKS Editor After much uncertainty over the site and other logistical issues, the newly created Evangeline Reimagine Academy has settled into its temporary location in the junior high building of Ville Platte High School.