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The VPGSA seven-year old and eight-year old all-stars continue to much progress after both teams had good showings in their last tournament appearance.

Ben Simmons became the first LSU Tiger taken No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft since Shaquille O’Neal more than two decades ago.

What makes Jack Miller’s Bar-B-Que Sauce so unique?
If you take a moment to look on the ingredients on the label of the famed sauce, produced and bottled in Ville Platte, it appears like any other Bar-B-Que sauce.

ST. MARTINVILLE -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized the Acadians’ exile to Louisiana in the fictional poem “Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie.”

PINE PRAIRIE -- Fuselier’s Pharmacy in Pine Prairie was robbed by an armed suspect first thing Thursday morning while six employees, and a high school senior shadowing the pharmacist, were inside.

A single vehicle crash on Friday claimed the life of 22-year-old Brian Anderson of Mamou.
Louisiana State Police Troop I was on the scene to investigate the crash that took place shortly before 1:30 a.m. near Mayeauxville Rd.

The Ville Platte Police Department reported five recent bookings into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:
• Alice Arvie, 43, 511 W. Long St., Ville Platte, was arrested on June 9, 2016 for theft of goods. Arvie was released from jail on a $500.00 bond.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 15 recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

Editor’s Note: This story previously ran in Sunday, June 26th’s edition with incorrect information. This version has been corrected. A reporter made the error. We apologize for the mistake.

Zoe Anne Courville, Alison Renee Blood and Jacqueline Shiloh-Gradnigo all took home queen titles in the Smoked Meat Festival Pageants on Sunday.
Blood, the 20-year-old daughter of Marsha and Jimbo Blood of Ville Platte, was named Miss Smoked Meat.