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It’s that time of year again; the 61st Annual Louisiana Cotton Festival is just around the corner and T-shirts are now on sale. You can purchase T-shirts at The Flower Patch (650 W. LaSalle St., Ville Platte) or Cafe de LaSalle (714 W. LaSalle St., Ville Platte).

On September 12, at approximately 7:15 p.m., the Ville Platte Police Department responded to a call regarding a possible chemical spill in the 100 block of Main Street. 0

The Evangeline School District is drawing on funds from the sale of timber harvested on its property in the Mamou and Turkey Creek to pay for painting and window replacement at all 12 schools within its jurisdiction.

Last May, Camille Fontenot got a phone call from St. Landry tourism asking for a favor. That favor led to some spectacular publicity in the September/October issue of Louisiana Cuisine & Culture magazine.

Louisiana State Police, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office, Ville Platte Police Department and Ville Platte Fire Department were all out in force Thursday night, shortly before 9 p.m. as an ammonia leak was detected.

The Ville Platte City Marshal’s Warrant Officer Horace Johnson along with Ville Platte Police Officer Cody Savoie assisted the Lake Charles SWAT team in locating a suspect they believed was hiding in Ville Platte.

Traffic flow and water flow problems dominated discussions of the Ville Platte City Council at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening.

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury discussed efforts to prevent heavy truck loads and vandals from damaging chip-sealed parish-maintained roadways, during its regular monthly meeting Monday, September 8.

Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue reported an IRS scam targeting citizens in this area.

Ted Soileau, with the Evangeline Parish school district, presented information to the school board during its meeting Wednesday, September 3, regarding changes to diplomas and the new career diploma.