A new chief of police, a new mayor, and three new councilmembers for the City of Ville Platte took their oaths of office at separate ceremonies on Friday, December 30. At 10 a.m. that morning at Ville Platte City Court, Al Perry Thomas was sworn in as newly elected police chief. In the top left photo, Chief Thomas (center) takes his oath from City Court Judge Greg Vidrine (left). Later that mornin...
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