The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arrested were the following persons:
• Peter Deshotels, 59, Ville Platte, was arrested May 22, 2025, by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for DWI 1st offense. Deshotels was released on no bond.
• John Claude Fontenot, 36, was arre...
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