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It is that time of year again to help out those less fortunate in Evangeline Parish.

Relay for Life will be honoring cancer survivors at the Evangeline Parish Courthouse Square by lighting up the night sky.

Ville Platte contractor, and bank board member Fred Phillips, 87, and his wife Bonnie, 84, died in an automobile accident on Saturday night.

After 21-years of sharing God’s love, Father Kenneth Mayne will continue serving the Lord, but in a new location.
The Opelousas-born man, will now be reaching people in the Pine Prairie community through his new position as priest at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in the small village.

Now that the Thanksgiving turkey and pumpkin pie have been devoured, and the madness of Black Friday has come and gone, it is time for the residents of Evangeline Parish to focus on what Christmas events are being held locally this holiday season.

The Mamou Police Department is making it a point to let people know that they will not tolerate theft from local businesses in town. To prove this, on September 21, 2015 the MPD dispatched officer Steven Ardoin to respond to a complaint of theft.

The Mamou Police Department reported 12 recent booking into the town’s jail. Arrested were the following persons:

Representatives of The GEO group, owners of The South La. Corrections Center (also known as the Basile Detention Center), have announced the company’s intention to close the Basile prison within the next few months.

At Turkey Creek’s November 18th council meeting, village mayor Heather Cloud discussed the purchase of an impoundment and police unit shed for the village.

In 1789, President George Washington proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving so that all citizens might give thanks to God of his many and signal favors. On this day we thank God for his blessing upon our nation – gifts of peace, of prosperity, and of course, our freedoms.