Local

Martin Fontenot is shown outside his house on Highway 13, north of Mamou.

Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue reminds citizens that school will be starting soon and children’s safety is an important issue. Here are a few reminders to help keep all children safe this school year.

Norma Catoire Vidrine grew this 14.5-inch cucumber in her small garden at her home in Tate Cove. It’s the largest cucumber she has ever grown. She also grows peppers in her home garden.

“31 years of working at the Clerk of Court’s office, has come and gone,
And now it’s time to wish J.L. farewell and send him on home.”

The Ville Platte Police Department and Police Chief Neal Lartigue are asking citizens for help in locating a suspect. Joseph Charles, 26, unknown address in Ville Platte, is being sought on a warrant for a string of burglaries.

The Evangeline Parish School Board authorized the superintendent and Laidlaw, who provides bus transportation for students, to perform a study on what it would take to conform to the recently passed Act 654, a law that prohibits children from crossing any street to board a school bus.

The Ville Platte Housing Authority faced a tough decision Tuesday, August 5, when it narrowly approved a motion to increase flat rate rent by 35 percent for each of the next three years in accordance with HUD (Housing and Urban Development) requirements.

The Ville Platte City Council received positive reports from various departments during its August monthly meeting Tuesday, August 5. The meeting, which is normally held the second Tuesday of the month, was held a week early to accommodate the mayor’s travel schedule.

Ville Platte residents will soon begin to see a rather odd looking piece of machinery in their neighborhoods. They should be glad to see it because it’s the city’s brand new sewer cleaner.

State Representative Bernard LeBas said the state’s budget is causing him concerns; and that includes how much income the state receives and how it allocates what does come in.