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Last week was like “a very emotional roller coaster” for Ville Platte High School Marching Band Director Dafnee Chatman.

The driver of an 18-wheeler cab suffered a massive heart attack and drove off the left side of North First Street Thursday, a short distance from Vine Street, as he was entering Chataignier from the north.
A passenger in the cab was able to steer it between two houses.

TURKEY CREEK - The Turkey Creek Village Council, during its regular meeting Tuesday, October 15, adopted the 2013 Millage Tax Property at a rate of 6.560 following a public hearing prior to the start of the meeting.

Residents of Heritage Manor were the recipients of a Wildlife cookout recently, in which three guests cooked squirrel, duck, smoked rabbit, deer and much more as a treat for residents in honor of this year’s hunting season.

People attending a special Ville Platte City Council meeting Tuesday, October 15, said they have experienced flooding they never have seen before.

Authorities are asking for assistance from the public in locating a suspect in the Saturday, October 12, shooting death of a man south of Mamou.

Aside from the typical business at the Evangeline Parish School Board meeting Wednesday night, October 16, Superintendent Toni Hamlin took a moment to address concerns and rumors circulating regarding school board and employee raises.

As the day of the Tournoi de la Ville Platte began on Sunday, October 13, there were reports that the event may have to be called off because heavy rains the night before made the track, and the area around it, muddy and flooded. Also, storms west of Louisiana threatened more of the same.

Ville Platte will be one of the stops of a “video caravan” Sunday that will focus on the area’s Creole heritage.
The event will begin with a traditional “high tea” at the historic Jean-Batiste Andre’ laFleur home of John laFleur, who is producing the video series.