VILLE PLATTE- In the middle part of last week, officers in Ville Platte arrested a suspect for trespassing in the Shady Acres Subdivision of the city.
BASILE- A homeowner shot at and struck an intruder who was breaking into his home in the early morning hours of Monday, June 10.
Two Honduran nationals escaped from the GEO Facility in Pine Prairie at approximately 4 a.m. Sunday morning. They were both then captured at approximately 9 a.m.
During the Executive Committee of the Evangeline Parish School Board Tuesday evening, Superintendent Darwin Lazard announced the raises proposed by Governor John Bel Edwards have been approved by t
(Editor’s Note: The quotes from Evangeline Parish Superintendant of Schools Darwan Lazard were inserted by Ville Platte Gazette Editor Tony Marks.)
An informal meeting was held Tuesday at the Ville Platte Girls-Boys Place to give city officials an opportunity to field questions from the public over the proposed utility fund increases.
The second annual Wille Durisseau Music Festival was held over the past weekend at the Hotel Cazan in Mamou. Durisseau is a 101-year-old World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of Okinawa.
During Tuesday’s Board meeting of Fire District II, Treaurer Steve Thibodeaux was not present to read his report, but President Danny McDaniel said, “Financially, we’re in good shape.” Auditors su
Weeks after tornadoes wreaked havoc in the city and the surrounding area, Ville Platte was hit with another round of wicked weather as a tropical system caused heavy rainfall overnight Wednesday an
During the meeting Wednesday of the Evangeline Parish School Board, several students were recognized for their accomplishments during the past school year.