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The search for 12-year old Jalon Bradley, came to an end Wednesday, April 27th, at 4:30 p.m., after authorities located the Mamou boy with his mother Elaine Freeman in Jackson, Mississippi.

The Ville Platte Police Department is in the process of purging all of the personal property in the City Jail that has not been claimed by previous inmates.

The Mamou Police Department reported 16 recent bookings into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:

EPSB Recognizes Teachers of the Year

• Tuesday Crafting class with paper products continues at the Main library in Ville Platte @ 6:00 pm. Crafts are appropriate for teens and adults.
• Live Tech Help for computers, Ereaders, IPads, etc. is now available at the Mainlibrary in Ville Platte on Thursdays from 9:30 – 11 am.

The Ville Platte Fire Department will begin testing fire hydrants throughout the city beginning Monday, May 2. Fire Chief Chris Harrison said the testing will last three to four weeks and residents may see cloudy water.

September 22, 1975 - April 28, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Christopher Robert Reed, 40, of Scott, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 10 a.m., Monday, May 2. Burial will follow in the Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery.

February 12, 1976 - April 21, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Robert Scott “Big Rob” Manuel, 40, of Pasadena, Texas, at the LaVille Funeral Home Chapel in Ville Platte at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 30. Burial will follow in the Evangeline Memorial Cemetery.

January 6, 1949 - April 27, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Burnella Gallow, 67, of Ville Platte, at St. John Baptist Church in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Monday, May 2., with visitation beginning at 8 a.m. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery.