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The softball season has been extended for a pair of Evangeline Parish high school teams.
Pine Prairie High and Sacred Heart both earned berths in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association softball playoffs on Thursday.

Vowing that he “will make sure” that bars in Ville Platte are within the 300-foot zoning law, Frank Miller decried the revocation of an alcohol permit for the Empire Night Club set to open in his building.

On Monday, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff Eddie Soileau released a statement regarding the recent arrest of Mamou Police Officer Christopher Ryan Lemaire.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported six recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:
•Charles K. Ardoin, 55, 325 Berdine St., Ville Platte, was arrested on March 10, 2016 for driving while intoxicated (first offense) and careless operation.

The Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce needs your vote.

In a very close race, Brent Zackery was elected to serve as the Town of Mamou’s new police chief following a special election held Saturday, April 9. According to the unofficial results, Zackery defeated his opponent Katina Richard by a margin of 51 percent to 49 percent.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has made two recent drug busts within the last month in the parish.

At Tuesday night’s Ville Platte Fire District No. 2 meeting the board was presented with more information on the new training officer position that Fire Chief Chris Harrison requested to be created to help alleviate some of the in office duties that the chief has been burdened with.

Savoy Medical Center recently announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.

Small game hunters at Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area will be able to hunt squirrel and rabbit with dogs during the month of February.