Drupal

The flyer for Thursday’s night meeting said to PLEASE BE THERE and members of the Ville Platte community apparently took notice.

The Evangeline Parish School Board’s Executive Committee reached a decision on Wednesday night about where cuts would be made in the district to work towards balancing their budget.

Missing two of its members, the Ville Platte City Council unanimously approved a 2016-2017 operating budget at a special meeting held Thursday morning.

A little after 2:00 a.m on July 1st, the Ville Platte Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Champagne’s Supermarket on Tate Cove Road, which threatened to put the Ville Platte grocery store out of commission, at least temporarily.

Coastal Carolina.
The Cinderella story is complete.

It was a great day for learning last Friday for the Ville Platte Boys and Girls Club, as they were provided valuable information and a fun time when the New Orleans Saints brought their Play 60 youth program to Chicota Youth Camp.

There is no doubt the Ville Platte Dixie Majors are on a mission. All one has to do is to look at how they subdued their opponents on their way to the sub-district title this past weekend in Leesville. The Major all-stars outscored the four teams played 55-6.

A school program designed to help students with disabilities learn valuable job training skills and earn a high school diploma will be in place in the parish this school year.

The race was on down Schultz Road near Iota on a recent hot summer night.
J.P. Ward, of Jennings, said, “I bet we’re going to smoke ya’ll.”
Jacob Zaunbrecher, of Iota, said, “We’ll see about that.”

Feb. 26, 1953 - June 30, 2016