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Hospice of Acadiana kicks-off annual Hit the Road Raffle

LAFAYETTE – Hospice of Acadiana has kicked-off its annual Hit the Road with Hospice of Acadiana Raffle.

VP mayor, Mamou chief, others are arrested

By: TONY MARKS Editor Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams and Mamou Chief of Police Charles Patrick Hall were among five individuals arrested on Tuesday, April 7.

Good Friday walks are held

(Top photo) Catholics in Ville Platte participated in the city’s annual Walk with Christ on Friday, April 3. The walk began at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and ended at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church, where a Good Friday service was held at 3 p.m.

AG issues opinion on VPPD

By: TONY MARKS Editor Upon request of Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams, the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office issued an opinion regarding the city’s ability to abolish its police department while having an elected chief of police.

EPSO searches for suspect

By: TONY MARKS Editor Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory has announced his office is searching for a suspect in connection with several charges.

Testimony ends in Balfa hearing

By: TONY MARKS Editor Testimony in a three-day evidentiary hearing in connection with John Brady Balfa ended on Wednesday, April 1. Balfa was convicted in connection with the 1983 abduction and murder of Aubrey LaHaye. On Wednesday, Fr.

CATHERINE SOILEAU SYLVESTER

WHITEVILLE - It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Catherine Marie Soileau Sylvester, affectionately known to many as Cathy, momma, and mimi. Cathy led a life dedicated to the Lord.

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.

Nungesser supports return to open primaries, asks for funding to be restored for state parks

By: KYLAH BABIN and SHERIDAN WHITE LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser told the Baton Rouge Press Club Monday he hopes the state Legislature gets rid of the new closed primary system after the midterm elections this year.

Massive fraud found in federal drug pricing program

Investigative journalist Nick Shirley created a nationwide sensation when he uncovered $110 million in suspicious government payments to daycare centers operated by Somali-Americans in Minnesota in “one day alone.” This successful effort to fight fraud received praise from the Trump administration.