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Bayou Chicot Elementary announces honor students for first nine-weeks

Bayou Chicot Elementary School recently announced its honor students for the first nine weeks grading period as follows: Kindergarten: Superintendent’s List - Angelynn Davis, Mason Ferguson, Kenna Fontenot, Landrie Fontenot, Erin Johnson, Scarlett Johnson, Preslee Marcantel, Avery Messer, Connor...

BCE prom fund raiser set

The Bayou Chicot Elementary School will be holding a bingo and chili cook off on Saturday, November 13, at the Crooked Creek Pavilion beginning at 11 a.m. A $300 blackout game will be held, in addition to $10 bingo cards and all cash prizes.

Former district attorney responds to jail proposal

During the November 2, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club, Rotarian and former district attorney Brent Coreil voiced his concerns following the packed meeting of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury held Monday, November 1, to discuss the Sheriff Charles Guillory’s proposed plan to build a new...

New grand jury is empaneled, returns indictments

(Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac.) A new Grand Jury was empaneled on Wednesday, October 27, in Evangeline Parish. After meeting for two days, the Grand Jury returned indictments on three cases.

Skinner questions mask/quarantine policy

Evangeline Parish School Board member Wanda Skinner addressed concerns about the board’s revised mask and quarantine policy during the board’s meeting held Wednesday, November 3. She asked Superintendent Darwan Lazard about his recent letter in response to the governor’s proclamation.

At the Library

November will indeed rock because we can host public programs again! The main library in Ville Platte is hosting a traveling exhibit about an endangered species - Whooping Cranes - through the month of November!

EPPJ hears about opioid settlement

Madeleine Brumley, on behalf of the law firm LaBorde Earles, gave a rundown of a partial settlement reached in the national opioid lawsuit while addressing the Evangeline Parish Police Jury.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail.

The Marks Post: A brave future of democracy

The city that gave us Ben Matlock, CNN, Coca-Cola, and a series of The Real Housewives is now home of the World Series champions. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series Tuesday night for the first time since 1995 with a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros. I, for one, was happy about it.

Deshotel earns promotion

JENNINGS - JD Bank is pleased to announce the promotions of Oliver Clark and Kitty Jo Deshotel to Senior Vice President Regional Manager and Kayla Robinson to Branch Manager for the Big Lake and Morganfield branches in Lake Charles.