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The Ville Platte City Council got some good budget news during its monthly meeting Monday, June 10, during a review of its annual budget.

As a heavily overcast dawn broke Tuesday, Becky Blood, who lives along Highway 167 half way between Bayou Chicot and Turkey Creek, heard the distinctive sound of an approaching train.

As a heavily overcast dawn broke Tuesday, Becky Blood, who lives along Highway 167 half way between Bayou Chicot and Turkey Creek, heard the distinctive sound of an approaching train.

As a heavily overcast dawn broke Tuesday, Becky Blood, who lives along Highway 167 half way between Bayou Chicot and Turkey Creek, heard the distinctive sound of an approaching train.

On June 10, at approximately 3:10 p.m., Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue received information regarding the whereabouts of a fugitive on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 10 most wanted fugitives list.

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury approved of a road resurfacing and upgrading plan prepared by the police jury’s engineer over the objections of three jurors who said it unfairly favors the more densely populated areas of the parish.

Pine Prairie police charge man after argument leads to shooting.

Mayor Jennifer Vidrine handed out free pepper plants to people who drove past her, behind the Northside Civic Center starting at 11 a.m. Friday, June 6. Evangeline Feed Store provided the 1,113 hot, banana and jalapeno peppers.

Today, June 5, the Ville Platte Police Department responded to a call of a reported break in the 800 block of West LaSalle Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the suspect(s) gained entry into the building, causing damage both outside and inside the facility.

The Evangeline Parish School Board approved property tax millage rates for 2014 during its meeting Wednesday, June 4, with the only change coming from the Basile District VII bonds.