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The organizer of a forum held in Ville Platte in March regarding the issue of surrogate births said the state Legislature narrowly missed an opportunity to reach a compromise on legislation, which was vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal last Saturday.

The Evangeline Parish Police jury discussed ways to collect the more than more than $125,000 owed to the parish in delinquent sewer bills, during its monthly meeting session Monday, June 2.

A two vehicle head-on crash on LA Highway 13 south of Eunice has claimed the lives of five people and left one injured in a local hospital.

Rice farmers should be prepared to deal with their worst insect pest, the rice water weevil, according to LSU AgCenter entomologist Mike Stout, speaking at the Evangeline Parish Rice Tour on May 22.

The Ville Platte Police Department has received funding from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission for, and is participating in, the “Click It or Ticket” campaign through Sunday, June 1.

A book that went on sale Monday, May 26, features more than 200 vintage images of Evangeline Parish. The authors of the book are Jane Vidrine, who lives in Belaire Cove, and Jean Kiesel, a Minnesota native and long-time Louisiana resident. Both are librarians at the University of Louisiana.

High school students throughout Evangeline Parish were invited to an open house at South Louisiana Community College’s C.B. Coreil Campus in Ville Platte Friday, May 23. The students were given classroom presentations about what they can expect at the school.

Iway Manuel is among the dwindling ranks of World War II veterans. The Village de Memoire resident will turn 89 in September.

Iway Manuel is among the dwindling ranks of World War II veterans. The Village de Memoire resident will turn 89 in September.

The Ville Platte Housing Authority Board discussed HUD requirements regarding the raising of flat rent charges 80 percent in four phases.