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Walls of new Mamou Wal-Mart store going up

The walls of the new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market have started going up along Old Highway 13, near the corner with Poinciana Ave. in Mamou.

New Lone Pine fire district making progress

The Lone Pine Fire Protection District was deactivated in 2003 due to lack of support and funding. With the help from Bryan Vidrine of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, a property tax proposal was placed on the ballot.

Police charge one with narcotics possession, vagrancy

On October 2, the Ville Platte Police Department responded to a tip regarding a suspicious white male going in and out of local businesses.

PARCC testing expected in spring time

The Evangeline Parish School Board learned that students will be tested using PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) assessment in the spring, according to Superintendent Toni Hamlin, who was informed of this by the state department of education.

Ville Platte Police Department warns local businesses of counterfeit scheme

Recently, the Ville Platte Police Department has received several complaints from businesses who have discovered counterfeit bills.

Drowning confirmed as cause of death in Richard case

The death of Latoya Richard, who was found by family members in her home last week with her head in a bucket of water, is still under investigation, but police have confirmed that drowning was the cause of death in this case.

Rape victim recalls attack

Ville Platte police continue the search for the man responsible for the early morning rape of 59-year-old Teresa Poullard in her home in the 400 block of Edward “Knotoe” Thomas Jr. Street.

Chief civil deputy charged

An Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office employee, who has been a chief civil deputy in the tax office since 2003, was arrested Wednesday and charged with malfeasance in office and felony theft of about $40,000 over the course of one year.

Woman sexually assaulted in Ville Platte, police searching for suspect

A woman in her late 50s was allegedly raped in her home in the 400 block of Edward “Knot Toe” Thomas Street in Ville Platte early Saturday morning at approximately 4 a.m.

Ville Platte men sentenced in truck stop robbery

A Ville Platte man was sentenced last Friday to eight years and nine months in prison for the armed robbery of the Tiger Trax truck stop and casino in Whiteville in April 2011.

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