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The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 16 recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

The Mamou Police Department reported 14 recent bookings into the city jail. Arrested were the following persons:
•Charles Boeing, of 1532 Hudson Ave. in Mamou, was arrested on July 21, 2016 for a warrant from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office.

For Kendall Ardoin, choosing Tulane over the likes of Mississippi State, Louisiana Tech, ULL, Brown University and the other dozen or so schools that recruited him for his on field talents at tight end, was a no brainer.

LAFAYETTE -- The first day of fall camp has yet to become routine for Louisiana-Lafayette head football coach Mark Hudpseth, who is entering his sixth season at the helm of the Ragin’ Cajus’ program.

Sept. 5, 1961 - July 28, 2016

William “Tojo” Ward was recently elected president of the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce.

PINE PRAIRIE -- Pine Prairie High School is bringing their old trophies, which Wayne Dardeau said “a lot of sweat went into earning,” back to life after being buried in storage for more than a decade.

A recent joint drug sting conducted by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office and Ville Platte Police Department Investigation Division Detective Jessica Laborde resulted in the arrest of Marcus A. Garrison after they confiscated more than $70,000.00 worth of drugs.

The amount of sales tax collected throughout the parish this past fiscal year dropped significantly.

When the Evangeline Parish School Board convened for their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday night, the approval of low bids prompted board member Scott Limoges to ask if there is anyway for the board to know if the company with the lowest bid is right for the job.