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The debt ceiling deal from hell

Conservatives have long been suspicious of U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). He is rightly viewed as a deal maker with little backbone who often sacrifices principles for expediency.

Douglas A. “Buddy” Moody, Sr.

A Mass of Christian Burial and Celebration of Life will be held Friday, June 2, 2023, at 2:00 PM in St. Mary Mother of the Church Catholic Church for Douglas A. “Buddy” Moody Sr., age 95, who passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family...

Trattles is arrested for sex crimes

On May 1, 2023, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division opened an investigation

Escaped inmate is captured

On May 30, Sheriff Charles Guillory received a phone call from a local Lafayette television station advising that Jody Thomas Thrasher, an inmate who escaped from the parish jail on Sunday, May 28,

EPSO seeks escaped inmate

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Department is looking for an inmate who escaped on the 28 of May 2023. The escaped inmate was in custody for drug and gun charges.

Road Closure

ROAD CLOSURE

Date: June 5-8, 2023

Location: Freddie Dunn Rd (Road is inside the city limits of Ville Platte on side of Tobacco Tavern)

Reason: Bridge Replacement

DOROTHY “DOT” DEVILLIER CHAPMAN

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services for Dorothy “Dot” DeVillier Chapman were held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 1 p.m.

JOEL SYLVESTER GUILLORY

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for JoEl Guillory, 76, were held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte.