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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.

Worth the wait

By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor OMAHA, Neb. - Twenty-four hours after giving up 24 runs in a loss to Florida, the LSU Tigers responded with an 18-run outburst in the deciding game of the best-of-three finals of the College World Series.

Budget is adopted for city

By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter (Editor’s Note: The budget was introduced at the city council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, June 13.) The Ville Platte City Council held a special meeting on June 27 to adopt several ordinances and to approve the budget for the new fiscal year.

JOSEPH WAYNE FORMAN

Joseph Wayne Forman, 76, of Bayou Chicot, passed away on June 23, 2023. Wayne was born to Joe and Beulah Forman on September 23, 1946. He grew up with a deep passion for Country music and playing guitar. This ultimately led him to the love of his life, Peggy.

JOEY JOSEPH DEVILLE

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services were held for Joey Joseph Deville on Monday, June 26, 2023, at 4 p.m. at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte with Brother Jake Guillory conducting the funeral services.

Smoke testing is complete in Chataignier; leaks are found

By: TONY MARKS Editor Gail McDavid, village administrator of Chataignier, reported, during the council meeting held on Monday, June 26, that Louisiana Rural Water Association has completed smoke testing the sewer lines and found approximately 30 different leaks.

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.

As Biden falters, Trump looks even better

In politics today, the biggest rock star remains Donald Trump, and it is not even close. At the “Faith and Freedom” conference last weekend, President Trump received thunderous applause.

EPSO reports drug arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Departments Narcotic Unit along with the Allen Parish Sheriff Departments Swat unit, conducted a search warrant on June 27,2023. Agents entered a residence located on Reverend E D Alfred Street in Ville Platte.

SATURATED DWI PATROL

Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office will be conducting a Saturated DWI Patrol on July 1, 2023, July 7, 2023, and July 8, 2023, between 8:00 PM and 4:00 AM each day. The statistics show driving under the influence of alcohol is the leading cause of traffic fatalities.