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VPHS 2025 Homecoming Court announced

Ville Platte High announced its 2025-2026 Homecoming Court.

Burn ban is in effect

As a result of the current weather conditions, it being extremely dry, Kevin Veillon, Evangeline Parish Police Jury President, has ordered a parish wide ban on all private burnings in the parish, including all municipalities.

Arrest is made in theft of pharmacy

On January 20th, 2025, at approximately 344 AM, Deputies with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office were dispatched to Fuselier's Pharmacy in Pine Prairie for an alarm activation. When deputies arrived, they noticed the north side door was damaged, where someone had gained entry.

Fred Charlie is honored at festival in Mamou

The 52nd Annual Mamou Cajun Music Festival this past weekend. Opening the festival on Friday night were Cajun Strong and Wayne Toups, Jamey Bearb, and Cajun Friends.

Chataignier council suspends sewer rate ordinance

By: TONY MARKS Editor CHATAIGNIER - The chapter on sewer rates in Chataignier was reopened as the village council voted to suspend the enforcement of a related ordinance during its meeting held Monday, September 15.

EPSO releases information on alleged trespassing

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - After receiving complaints from Mamou Town Councilman Derrell Thomas about alleged trespassing, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office released information regarding the incident.

Le Grand Hoorah announces 2025 music lineup and new dates

Le Grand Hoorah, a production of Prairie Heritage Inc., a 501 © 3 non-profit, returns to Lakeview Park in Evangeline Parish near Eunice, Louisiana to celebrate 10 Years of Hoorah!

BARBARA ANN HILL COREIL

Barbara Ann Hill Coreil, of Plaquemine, died peacefully on September 13, 2025. She was 87. Barbara was born in 1937 in rural Arkansas, arriving prematurely and weighing less than three pounds. Against all odds, she survived—not only at birth but following her cancer diagnosis in 2022.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A widow inspires the world

September 10, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. On that day, 31-year-old Charlie Kirk, the nation’s most impressive, courageous, and successful young conservative, was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University.