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Schools closed

Governor John Bel Edwards signed a proclamation ending all gatherings of more than 250 people until Monday, April 12, in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in the state.

EPSB learns of update on Pennies for Patients

At Wednesday’s Evangeline Parish School Board Meeting, Eva Waites from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society reported parish students raised a grand total of $13,034.12 in the Pennies for Patients camp

Edwards: First paid woman firefighter

During last Friday’s meeting og the Ville Platte Fire and Police Civil Service Meeting, Chairman Chris Soileau announced Courtney Edwards, the secretary to Fire Chief Chris Harrison, has recently g

Seizing the die

In life, everybody is cast a die that determines one’s outcome in life.

Vox populi

Frustrated residents and council members clashed over the topic of crime plaguing the City of Ville Platte at a meeting held Thursday night at the Northside Civic Center.