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The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s office recently arrested Leandra Delarosa after she kicked a pregnant 16-year-old in the stomach.

On Friday, Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue reported that an inmate was captured after escaping from the city jail around 11:30 a.m. on August 18, 2017.
The inmate was Jordan Semien of 119 East Pine Street, Ville Platte.

The Evangeline Parish School Board received good news concerning its budget during the board’s meeting last Wednesday.

Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue recently reported the arrest of 18-year-old Nathan Thomas, Jr., of 1122 Edward Knotoe Thomas Street, for a shooting incident that occurred where one individual was hit by a bullet in the leg.

The Tee Cotton Bowl returns to Bulldog Stadium on September 1 after a four year absence, and it was the subject of this week’s meeting of the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce and Evangeline Parish Tourism.

Members of the Louisiana Cotton Association have been working on the 64th annual La Cotton Festival, which will be observed on October 10 through October 15, 2017.
They are pleased to announce the royalty for the 64th Louisiana Cotton Festival:

As Americans we are called to give of ourselves and to help our fellow countrymen when they are in need. One Ville Platte native has exemplified this idea from serving in the jungles of Vietnam to serving the Lamb of God as a naval chaplain.

Parish residents will take to the polls on October 14, 2017 to vote for or against three proposed state constitutional amendments.
Amendment No. 1 on a voter’s ballot will be an amendment that would provide an exemption of property taxes for construction sites.

The Turkey Creek Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday and centered most of its discussion around installing more lights at the Village’s community park.

The Evangeline Sheriff’s Office Department reported nine recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons: