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Looking a little shaggy lately? For most, it has been a good while without a haircut.

Sheriff Eddie Soileau, of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office has released the following:

On April 29, 2020, Officers and Detectives responded to a tip regarding narcotics being sold from a vehicle on Martin Luther King Drive.

Cars were once again lined up at the Ville Platte Civic Center on Friday, April 24, just as they were on Thursday when Mayor Jennifer Vidrine handed out masks.

Get ready to continue as is Louisiana; there is no reprieve from the stay-at-home order issued by Governor John Bel Edwards in mid-March.

A former Ville Platte City Councilman who is a teacher at Opelousas Junior High School was arrested Tuesday, April 28, for alleged indecent behavior with a juvenile.

With residents locked down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Evangeline Parish Solid Waste Director Pat Derouselle explained his agency has seen an uptick in the amount of trash collection.

The Boggy Bayou Youth Pageant will be held Saturday, May 16, at the Pine Prairie Community Center located at 1616 Holly St.

In times of crisis like this, leaders step up to the plate to be a beacon of hope and to guide people through the troubling times.