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EP reg. of voters is arrested in Avoyelles Parish

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Evangeline Parish Registrar of Voters Ashton Lucas Buller was arrested in Avoyelles Parish, for charges of operating a vehicle while impaired and possession of schedule II CDS. Avoyelles Parish District Attorney Charles Riddle confirmed the arrest and the charges on Monday, October 14.

Clarity is given regarding funds

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Clarity is given regarding funds

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

During the May 11 meeting of the Ville Platte City Council, City Marshal Nicole Snoddy informed the council her office had not received the $15,000 operating budget the office usually receives every year in August.

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Qualifying continues for November election

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Qualifying for the upcoming November elections continues until Friday, August 7. Qualifying will be held at the Clerk of Court’s office in the Evangeline Parish Courthouse from the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each of the qualifying days.

Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams (left) was the first candidate to qualify for the November 3, election. He is pictured as he signs the paperwork with Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel (right). Qualifying continues until Friday, August 7, at 4:30 p.m. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Candidates begin to qualify for November election

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The ballot for the November 3 election is taking shape as candidates signed on the bottom line and began to qualify on Wednesday, August 5, in the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Office.

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Guatemalan national escapes from custody in Pine Prairie

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

A civil detainee, identified as Santiago Manuel Gasper (DOB: June 23, 2004), a national of Guatemala, escaped from the ICE Facility in Pine Prairie, on July 31, at approximately 4:09 p.m., according to a press release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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Employee faces drug charges

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a suspect on an outstanding warrant on drug charges.

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Fiber Internet is set for Bayou Chicot

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

BAYOU CHICOT - High-speed Fiber Internet is officially on the horizon for Bayou Chicot. Direct Communications, a local fiber provider based in Maringouin, is excited to announce that it is continuing its mission to power up rural Louisiana.

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Today is 81st anniversary of first atom bomb

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor Today, August 6, marks 81 years since the first atomic bomb was used in war. The bomb leveled four square miles of Hiroshima, Japan, and killed 50 thousand Japanese.

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JANET FONTENOT MANUEL

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Janet Fontenot Manuel, 74, will be held Friday, August 7, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Cole Zaunbrecher, with inurnment to follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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