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Velma Davis of Ville Platte attended the National Association of University Women - South Central Section 57th South Central Sectional Conference June 16-18 in Houston, Texas.

The mounting uncertainty surrounding more than a dozen paraprofessional (para) positions in the parish remains in limbo after Wednesday night’s Evangeline Parish School Board meeting.

TURKEY CREEK – A Fourth of July party that took place last Friday at 1023 Cemetery Road in Turkey Creek ended in the fatal shooting of Clifton Hallmark, of Shreveport.

The Ville Platte Police Department released a statement on Wednesday about a recent drug arrest.

The Ville Platte reported eight recent bookings into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:
• Deborah Veillon, 34, 1333 Kembo St., Ville Platte, was arrested on June 19, 2016 for remaining after forbidden. Veillon’s bond was set at $500.00.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 14 recent bookings into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:

Bayou Chicot native and former “The Voice” contestant James Dupre will be in Turkey Creek on July 8th playing a full-band show.

Mercy Regional Medical Center and Acadian Medical Center will be offering a free medication review/consultation with a pharmacist to the general public this month.
The reviews will take place in each hospital’s lobby.

EUNICE -- LSUE Chancellor Kimberly Russell said the campus has a goal to increase enrollment by 10 percent in the fall semester.
“We were at 2,500 last fall and we are hoping for about 2,750 this fall,” she told Eunice Rotary Club members Wednesday.

For the Ville Platte eight and under all-stars, advancing to the PONY World Series was definitely a goal at the beginning of the post-season.