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The Mamou Police Department arrested Sidney Jones on December 2, 2016 after anonymous tips led the department to begin an investigation into possible drug dealing going on within the city.

By: ELIZABETH WEST
Associate Editor

LAFAYETTE -- The Louisiana-Lafayette football team is headed back to New Orleans.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU is bowl bound for a school-record 17th straight season as the 20th-ranked Tigers will face 13th-ranked Louisville in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31 in Orlando, Fla.

PINE PRAIRIE – It was the continuance of a streak and the end of another this past Saturday night, as the Ville Platte High Bulldogs and the Mamou Lady Demons laid claim to the 2016 Evangeline Parish hoops title.

Grant Soileau has had some wild requests in the 25 years he has played Santa in the Ville Platte Christmas Parade.

Sept. 1, 1928 - Dec. 4, 2016
A memorial mass for Kathleen Eastin Soileau will be held on Tuesday, December 13 at 10 a.m. at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Lafayette. A memorial service and reception will be held in Ville Platte in early January.

JENNINGS - The Ville Platte High Bulldogs garnered another win here Tuesday night, as they used a smothering defense and an explosive offensive performance to roll past the Jennings Bulldogs 71-40.

PINE PRAIRIE - As the 2016 version of the Evangeline Parish Tournament began here on Wednesday, the anticipation of watching some competitive match-ups filled the basketball atmosphere.

Gene LeBoeuf moved to Ville Platte for a job but ended staying for a woman -- a woman that helped him become closer to his faith and God.