City worker is struck, killed

A day after a second set of skeletal remains was found in or around the City of Ville Platte, a city worker was struck by a vehicle and killed while laying down traffic cones on Christmas Eve.
The recent string of events prompted Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams to issue the following statement on social media…

TO THE CITIZENS OF VILLE PLATTE:

"DEAR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, WE CALL UPON YOU TO JOIN US IN PRAYER FOR OUR BELOVED CITY OF VILLE PLATTE. LET US PRAY FOR STRENGTH, UNITY, AND GUIDANCE IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES. MAY OUR COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND SEEK DIVINE INTERVENTION IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE. YOUR PRAYERS ARE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER. TOGETHER, WE CAN OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE. MAY PEACE AND HOPE PREVAIL IN OUR HEARTS AND OUR CITY!"