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A ground breaking ceremony for the New Life Outreach Ministry in Mamou took place Wednesday, December 11.

Ville Platte residents can receive cards from city hall that will save them about 23 percent on medications not covered by insurance in what Mayor Jennifer Vidrine described as “our Christmas present from the council to the people.”

The Evangeline Parish School Board, during its meeting Wednesday, December 11, adopted a resolution to join a multi-parish lawsuit, originating from St. John the Baptist Parish, against the state for what the parish’s believe to be insufficient funding.

Due to a major water system problem in a portion of the Town of Mamou, Mamou Elementary school will be closed tomorrow (December 12, 2013). According to Mamou Mayor Ricky Fontenot, Mamou High will not be affected.

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The annual French meeting of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury was easy for some but no so easy for others on Tuesday, December 10.

The Ville Platte Housing Authority heard some positive news about the audit report of the fiscal year that ended at the end of June.

The parish may declare the contract it has with contractor Troy Frick in Lake Charles in default for failure to pay vendors working on the new main library, failure to report on the project’s progress and failure to return telephone calls and emails.

The 2013 Pigskin Picks and the Football Contest wrapped up last week. After 13 weeks of hard-fought battle, the results finally rolled in.

Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue reported a recent medication theft and the arrest of a Ville Platte man in that case.

It’s beginning to look a lot like... Santa sleighing through the city hall lobby with a sleigh-load of presents for youngsters who have been nice, not naughty. The Christmas decorations at city hall include several trees with different decoration themes, and a decked out council meeting room.