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The trial of John Deville on arson charges involving the fire that destroyed the Rondevous Dinner Club last year has been postponed until June 8, in order for court documents to be finalized.

White-Spunner Construction, based in Mobile, Alabama, is in the final stretch in the construction of the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Mamou, that will offer groceries, pharmaceuticals, general merchandise and gasoline.

Another election in Evangeline Parish is facing a challenge; this time it’s the office of Ville Platte Chief of Police.

On December 16, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the Ville Platte Police Department responded to a call reporting shots fired on East Beech Street.
Upon arrival, officers found Franco Doucet lying on the ground and learned that he had been shot.

Authorities in Texas have captured a man wanted in the July 22, 2013, shooting death of 32-year-old Joseph John of Ville Platte, who was shot in front of a relative's home.

Cabot Corporation employees Rhonda Deshotels and Monica Aucoin wanted to find a new way to help the community during the holidays, so they went to the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way to get some ideas.

A new election for Turkey Creek mayor has been set for February 21. Candidates in the election are again incumbant Heather Cloud and Bert Campbell.

As we head into the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Ville Platte Fire Department and the Evangeline Pariswh Fire District 2 chiefs, officers and fire fighters want to remind the public of some safety tops regarding Christmas trees and fireworks.

The Evangeline Parish School Board took time during its meeting Wednesday, December 10, to bid farewell to David Landreneau, outgoing District Six school board member.