City receives funds for wastewater, other projects

By News Staff on Monday, May 18, 2026
  • A crewmember is pictured as he works on the front exterior of the building that houses the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce and Evangeline Parish Tourist Commission. The work is through a grant program that was announced during the Ville Platte City Council meeting held Tuesday, May 12. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    A crewmember is pictured as he works on the front exterior of the building that houses the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce and Evangeline Parish Tourist Commission. The work is through a grant program that was announced during the Ville Platte City Council meeting held Tuesday, May 12. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE – Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams, during the Ville Platte City Council meeting held Tuesday, May 12, announced the city has been approved for a loan in the amount of $8,845,000, through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The loan, which will be used for updates to the city’s wastewater treatment plant, comes w...

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