Local

During its monthly meeting Wednesday, January 8, the Mamou Town Council discussed the need for residents to bag leaves so ditches don’t become clogged, causing flooding.

The Ward Five Fire Protection District of Evangeline Parish responded to a reported structure fire on Earl Deville Road in Turkey Creek on Saturday, January 4, at approximately 11 p.m.

A car crashed into the front wall of Citizens Bank Tuesday, January 7, in an accident that may have left bank employees scared but uninjured. The Ville Platte Police Department reported that the crash happened at approximately 12:45 p.m. and was a simple accident.

The freezing temperatures we have been experiencing in this area combined with sprinkler systems has left several plants completely encased in ice.

Judy Guillory, left, with Acadiana Works and Sonia Ardoin with the Evangeline Parish Chamber of Commerce look at the results of a broken gardening sprinkler Wednesday morning, when the cold surge was still in force.

Hunters in the north part of Evangeline Parish called the sheriff’s office Monday, December 6, at 7:51 a.m. to report they found a body lying next to a vehicle.
The hunters directed the deputy to the body, which is now undergoing an autopsy.

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury, during its monthly committee meeting on Monday, January 6, voted to accept the donation of property on the corner of West Stagg and Duplechain avenues in Basile.

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles is warning of a hard freeze next week.

A local identity theft consultant is warning that although the holiday shopping season is over, the public still needs to be wary of the problem.

According to Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court, Randall M. “Randy” Deshotel, the Evangeline Parish Board of Election Supervisors will meet on Friday, January 10, at 10 a.m. in the office of the Registrar of Voters for the purpose of drawing commissioners-in-charge for the 2014 election year.