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Crime and sewer problems persist in Chataignier

Village Administrator Gail McDavid, on behalf of the police department, reported to the Chataignier Village Council Monday that Chataignier Elementary School has been broken into again.

Gallow is indicted

An Evangeline Parish Grand Jury has handed down an indictment on the charge of second-degree murder against a Ville Platte resident who has been accused of stabbing her husband to death.

Smash and Grab Bandits Captured

VILLE PLATTE, LA – Sunday morning, January 26, 2020, two smash-and-grab
burglaries were committed at local stores. Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Deputies were

Runaway Juvenile Reported

VILLE PLATTE, LA – The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s
assistance in locating a runaway juvenile.

Guilty as charged

After deliberating Thursday afternoon, an Evangeline Parish Jury found Zackery Shane Deville guilty of attempted first-degree murder for his alleged role in the stabbing incident of former Turkey C

Calcasieu Grand Jury indicts Sterling

Seventeen-year-old J’Vonte Melik Sterling of Ville Platte has been indicted by a Calcasieu Parish Grand Jury for his alleged role in the second-degree murder of 23-year-old Eddie Hardman.

TC Council hears about audit report

Findings in the annual Fiscal Year Audit were brought to light during the Turkey Creek Village Council meeting on Tuesday.

Boggy Bayou Youth Pageant is set

The Boggy Bayou Youth Pageant will be held Saturday, March 28, at the Pine Prairie Community Center located at 1616 Holly St.