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Permit application is considered for solar project at EPPJ meeting

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Monday, August 11, 2025
By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter The Evangeline Parish Police Jury, during its meeting on Monday, August 4, considered Invenergy’s request to begin negotiations for a Pilot program. The company is currently working on a 125-megawatt solar project located just over a mile east of Mamou.
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At the Library

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Monday, August 11, 2025
August is our Fine Free Month so look around your home. Return any item in good condition to the main library or any branch and have all fines on the item waived.
FRIEND OF THE VVA - Cody and Louise Vidrine were presented the Friend of the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America) award for Chapter #632 in Ville Platte by President JD Soileau (center).

FRIEND OF THE VVA - Cody and Louise Vidrine were presented the Friend of the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America) award for Chapter #632 in Ville Platte by President JD Soileau (center).

VVA State Convention is held in Kinder

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
VVA State Convention is held in Kinder
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Hand-held law is in effect for state drivers

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Several new laws took effect in Louisiana on Friday, August 1. Among them is a new hand-held law.
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Package containing narcotics is intercepted

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Narcotics agents with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, in connection with the inspectors from the United States Postal Service, have intercepted a package containing narcotics.
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Back-to-school safety tips are shared

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
BATON ROUGE – As students across Louisiana prepare to head back to school, Louisiana State Police reminds all motorists to prioritize safety in and around school zones, near school buses, and while transporting children.
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Police jurors balk at renewing ambulance contract

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter VILLE PLATTE - During its August 4 meeting, the Evangeline Parish Police Jury heard from representatives from Acadian Ambulance, who were there to remind them about their five-year contract, which expires at the end of the year.
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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Soileau’s Kenneth Granger on the air in the studio at Radio KRVS. (KRVS Photo)

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Basile native with Balfa roots brings back the iconic Basile Cajun Hour

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
By DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor LAFAYETTE - A beloved Cajun tradition is once again echoing across the airwaves, thanks to the efforts of Kenneth Granger, a Basile native who has lived in the Allen Parish community of Soileau for the past 25 years.
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