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Evangeline Parish Community Coalition announced pickup for emergency supplies to benefit Faith House and domestic violence victims.

The Ville Platte Volunteer Fire Department held its Annual Awards Night in February. The awards night is something held yearly to honor the top volunteer and paid firefighters.

Carolyn Anne Thibodeaux Keith, author of “Saint” Charlene Richard: Her Continuous Consecration to God, will have a book signing at the Evangeline Parish Library’s main branch in Ville Platte on March 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

One of the guest speakers at this month’s Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce meeting said another group of organizers has stepped into a leadership position to ensure “the Smoked Meat Festival is not going away.”

Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine talks to Shane Brodnax with Southland Engine Company of Lafayette about the type of tractor would be the best for the city for clearing ditches and canals.

Evangeline Parish public defenders were hit recently as part of the state’s $5.4 million budget cut, leading to a decrease of $100,000 in funding locally.

After several days of talking to CenturyLink, Mayor Jennifer Vidrine was pleased to report that the store located in Ville Platte, which was facing closure, will remain open.

Turkey Creek Mayor Heather Miley Cloud, who challenged November’s election results when she lost by four votes and accused her opponent of vote buying, has now won her re-election.

James Bertrand, owner of a bonding service in Ville Platte, said he was recently hired as a private investigator to look into the Eastside Water System and the way its board conducts business.