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During the monthly Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday, November 18, Winky Aucoin confirmed the Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week will not be held at Chicot State Park in 2014.

The Department of Health and Hospitals on Wednesday issued an emergency rule requiring that water systems in the state maintain a higher residual disinfectant level and increase their number of sampling sites by 25 percent.

The Mamou Town Council voted to declare the warehouse between the skating rink and the teen center surplus property and eligible to lease.

Jan Veillon says she has found a computer program that motivates her elementary school students to study even while on recess, at home and even in the doctor’s waiting room.

Vorice Stephen, 88, says he put his life on the line during World War II -- being shot at and finally being taken out of the war because a bomb exploded next to him -- because it was simply “the right thing to do.”

A Bucket Day will be held Saturday, November 16, (weather permitting) by the Cops for a Cure Relay for Life Team. The team will be taking donations at the corner of Tate Cove and LaSalle streets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

According to Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel, there will be a commissioner-in-charge school for all persons who are interested in becoming certified election commissioners-in-charge.
The schools will be held in the following locations and at the following times:

Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue reported an arrest on a case that began back in August.

The Evangeline Parish Relay For Life kickoff will be held Tuesday November 19, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Nick’s on Main. Sign up at the kickoff party and get a free T-shirt. Survivors who attend will receive a special treat.

After adopting a resolution allowing for the sale of $28.62 million in sales tax revenue bonds, the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, during its monthly meeting Monday, November 12, discussed the need for improvements to drainage in the parish.