Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Wed, 01/07/2015 - 21:05
The Ville Platte Fire Department responded at 12:43 p.m., Wednesday, January 7, to a report of a car on fire at Sooner Salvage Yard in Ville Platte. According to the fire department, the fire began when employees of the business were cutting an old car with a torch and it caught fire.
Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Sat, 01/03/2015 - 23:26
Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine, Chief of Police Neal Lartigue, City Marshal Ronald Doucet and councilmen Jerry Joseph, C.J. Dardeau, Freddie Jack, Mike Perron, Donald Sam and Bryant Riggs were all sworn into office Saturday, January 3, at Ninth Baptist Church in Ville Platte.
Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 16:56
The state’s Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed, on Tuesday, December 30, the ruling of the District 13 Court in Ville Platte December 18, holding that candidates Linton Fontenot and Glenn Leleux filed their challenge of successful candidate Neal Lartigue for chief of police after the deadline
Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 16:56
The Evangeline Parish Police Jury, during a special meeting to approve its budgets on Monday, December 29, spent more time discussing whether the parish needs an insurance agent to manage the parish’s workman’s compensation insurance for parish employees.
Submitted by Steve Hallam on Mon, 12/29/2014 - 19:38
On March 7, 1940, two stories on the top, front of The Weekly Gazette, then published on Thursdays, reported on the largest gathering of people ever in the parish for an entertainment program and plans for construction of a new city hall in Ville Platte.
Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Sat, 12/27/2014 - 16:00
Father Richard Vidrine recently shared with us old issues of The Times Picayune from 1948. Highlighted here are some of the major stories featured in these old issues.
Atomic Bomb
Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 15:44
On Tuesday, December 23, at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of shooting in the 600 block of North Chataignier.
Submitted by Steve Hallam on Tue, 12/23/2014 - 18:55
Law partner Jonathan Vidrine swore in the new District Court Judge Chuck West, while West’s wife, Martha, held the Bible on Tuesday, December 23, in the crowded Division B courtroom where West will preside.
Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 19:48
Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue reported two men have been arrested for attempted second degree murder in the shooting of Franco Doucet on East Beech Street December 17.
Submitted by Steve Hallam on Fri, 12/19/2014 - 16:55
Judge Thomas Fuselier dismissed, on Thursday, December 18, the challenge to Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue’s qualifications to run for chief of police, based on his place of residence, brought by Linton Fontenot and Glenn Leleux, who ran against Lartigue for chief of police in this year’
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