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Christopher Goodley, 21, is currently being questioned in the murder of his grandmother, 80-year-old Delsy Williams, but charges have not been filed against him at this time.

Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) investigators say two Beauregard Parish men are charged with theft of forestry equipment and criminal property damage following a joint investigation with Evangeline Parish detectives.

TURKEY CREEK - The Turkey Creek Village Council, during the board’s October 21, regular meeting, discussed the annexation into the Turkey Creek limits requested by resident Rhonda Butler and other residents in her area.

Trick or Treat times have been set in Evangeline Parish. They are:
•Ville Platte - Friday, October 31, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Ville Platte will also hold a Halloween celebration at city hall tonight, October 30, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Mamou Lower Elementary School students recently completed this fall’s six-week Prime Time Family Reading Program that gets students and their families involved in reading together at home.

Two trucks collided at the new four-way stop on the corner of Lincoln Road and Chataignier Street Thursday, October 23. The white Dodge Ram pickup, travelling west on Lincoln Road, collided with the delivery truck as it came from the north side of the roadway. No injuries were reported.

Voters of Evangeline Parish are urged to cast their early ballots for the November 4, election this week, as early voting comes to an end on Tuesday, October 28.

The biggest, and possibly best, news to come out of the release of school performance scores by the Louisiana Department of Education Tuesday, October 21, is that this school district as a whole has increased its score from a C (76.6) to a B (88.7).

A mistrial was declared last week in the case against Steveniski Marquelle Frank by 13th Judicial District Judge John Larry Vidrine, who cited the “Brady Rule” as the reason for the mistrial.

A scam has been reported in which residents are being solicited for donations to the Ville Platte Fire Department over the phone. These callers are asking for credit card information and, in one instance, promised tickets to the Heymann Center for their donation.