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Election Night in Evangeline Parish Results

GOVERNOR
√John Bel Edwards.........646,860
David Vitter......................505,929
LT. GOVERNOR
√Billy Nungesser.............628,864
Melvin Holden.................506,578
ATTORNEY GENERAL
√Jeff Landry.....................610,433

Arvie elected Dist. 9 Juror

The race to determine who will replace Richard “Blood” Thomas on the Evangeline Parish Police Jury has been decided.

New school of thought

Brian Ardoin and his wife Katrina are giving back to the communities that have given so much to them with their new business Top Cop Driving Academy.

Activists meet with residents to discuss vigil

Passion, sacrifice and justice were just a few of the main topics expressed during a community meeting held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Ville Platte Tuesday night.

Rival alumni groups come together for annual city parade

Jermaine Tezeno had to get payback.
The Grambling State graduate, Class of 1999, woke up one morning to find a Southern University sign in his yard. Tezeno waited to retaliate until after the two schools met that year in the annual Bayou Classic in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Restaurant, toy drive discussed at Chamber meeting

Ronnie Arnaud addressed the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce at the group’s monthly meeting on Wednesday.
The owner and operator of Krazy Cajun Cafe in Mamou and Ronnie’s Cajun Cafe in Eunice is opening up a new restaurant on Main Street in Ville Platte, called Allon Manger.

Auditor gives report to Housing Authority

The Ville Platte Housing Authority’s auditor brought good and bad news to the board at its November 18th meeting.

Fontenot sentenced 17 years for simple burglary, truck theft

In early August, a six person jury found Cody K. Fontenot guilty as charged on one count of simple burglary and one count of theft of a motor vehicle with a value of $1,500.00 or more. On Thursday, a little more than three months after the guilty verdict, Fontenot appeared in court once again.

Panther memories

This Saturday Pine Prairie High alumni will return to their alma mater for the one night out of the year that is dedicated to providing PPHS graduates with the feeling of being proud of the place they call home.

Guillory takes fourth straight Tournoi title

After being postponed for three weeks, flooding, which is one of the seven evils of cotton, finally gave way so that a 2015 Louisiana Tournoi Champion could be crowned. The nail biter race made the wait well worth it.

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