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Exactly one month after turning himself in to authorities following four days on the run back in August, Brandon Messer, who is from the Lake Cove area, finally made his way into Judge Chuck West’s court room on Thursday, September 24 for an arraignment hearing.

Sheriff Eddie Soileau, of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has released the following statement:

Father Mitch Guidry felt it was time for his congregation, and the rest of Evangeline Parish and beyond, to ask God to protect the community’s law enforcement.

A variety of individuals ranging from Swamp Pop legends to the die hard fans who use to fill local hot spots like The Evangeline Club as these musicians played, came to the Swamp Pop Museum last Friday to celebrate five years of educating and informing the public on a Louisiana style of music tha

Family and friends of James Dupre gathered around the television set Tuesday night anxiously awaiting James’ blind audition on NBC’s The Voice.

Tuesday’s Evangeline Parish School Board meeting was filled with celebration of the 45 years that Doctor Bobby Deshotel has served on the school board for this parish.

Evangeline Parish residents Kermit and Sheila Miller are being honored for their philanthropy.

As the sound of James Dupre singing played through the speakers on the back porch of James’ younger brother Jake’s home, Jake expressed the excitement he and his family and friends feel about the upcoming premier of season nine of NBC’s hit show, The Voice.

The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice is coming to Ville Platte to hear the concerns of the community.

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury may have found a way to make money off of adjudicated properties.