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Clarity is given regarding funds

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. Snoddy was not the Marshal last year, but as the new Marshal, she was at the meeting to formally ask the council for the upcoming funds for 2021.

Fugitive is arrested

On April 17, 2024, Detectives received information of the whereabouts of a fugitive (Tron Jack B.M DOB

Sam is indicted on 36 counts

Prosecutors with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office obtained a 36-count grand jury indictment in Evangeline Parish on Wednesday, April 10, regarding voter fraud between May and Novembe

Theft of accordions is reported

On March 20, deputies with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a burglary that occurred at the 5900 block of Vine Street, in Chataignier, where two Martin brand accordion

TOMMY PHILLIP SOILEAU

Tommy Phillip Soileau, age 63, son of Nolan and Emma Joyce Soileau, was born in Ville Platte on September 20, 1960.

ELIZABETH “LIBBY” JANE ORTEGO GUILLORY

Elizabeth “Libby” Jane Ortego Guillory, a cherished resident of Ville Platte, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 74.

EPSO Arrests

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: