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On Tuesday, Born Jones pled guilty to two counts of forcible rape for incidents that occurred early in 2014.
His plea came a mere couple of hours before a jury was to be selected for Jones’s trial.
Jones was originally charged with aggravated rape in this matter.

Ville Platte Chief of Police Neal Lartigue is requesting information from the public regarding the recent burglary that occurred at a local business.

The Mamou Recreational Center Complex will once again host the Mamou Cajun Music Festival this weekend as Reggie Matte will be honored.

It is hard to imagine that the second contest of a football season could determine if the year is going to be successful or if it will be filled with thoughts of what might have been.

Miss Louisiana Tournoi Queen
Bethany Thibodeaux
Bethany Thibodeaux plans on someday opening her own hair salon. In doing so, she will take with her the memories she has made while representing the Louisiana Tournoi as its queen.

A St. Landry Parish Grand Jury indicted Phillip Lafleur of second-degree murder in the death of his great uncle Dale Lafleur.
The indictment was returned on Tuesday to 27th Judicial District Court Judge D. Jason Meche.

PINE PRAIRIE – Hurricane Harvey wasn’t the only thing Pine Prairie Panthers had to deal with this week.

VILLE PLATTE -- The Halls of Troy reign supreme once again in the City Championship gridiron classic, as the Sacred Heart Trojans ran past the Ville Platte Bulldogs 40-19 here Friday night to take home the Tee-Cotton Bowl XIV title.

The first game of the season for LSU against the Cougars of BYU should have been played in Houston this weekend, but a little thing called Harvey had other plans. The game has since been moved to the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.