Ville Platte bows out of playoffs with heartbreaking loss

BATON ROUGE – Disappointing, heartbreaking, gut-wrenching.
No matter how you describe it, the Ville Platte Lady Bulldogs’ last-second 54-53 loss to University High here Monday night was indescribable.

Patience pays off

MAMOU – If patience is a virtue, then the Mamou Lady Demons are surely a virtuous group.
The Lady Demons used a 16-point fourth quarter run to pull away from the Episcopal Lady Knights and take a 44-34 regional playoff win here Monday night.

Eunice radio guy grooves to records - And that’s not just playing them

By: HARLAN KIRGAN
LSN Newspapers

Mamou Rotary Club announces gardens of the season winners

The Mamou Rotary Club recently announced its residential and business gardens of the season. In the first photo, the residence of Police Chief Allen Noel and his wife, Shirley, was chosen as the residential garden of the season. In the second photo, the office of Dr. Andrew J. Minardi Jr.

Gilbert Ray Deshotel

January 6, 1935 - February 19, 2016
Funeral services were held for Gilbert Ray Deshotel, 81, of Ville Platte, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Monday, February 22. Burial followed in the Evangeline Memorial Cemetery.

A dream come true

Ronnie Arnaud fell in love at first sight.
The object of Arnaud’s affection though wasn’t a gorgeous woman, it was instead one of Ville Platte’s historical buildings, the historic Bank of Ville Platte located at 102 W. Main Street.

Soileau halts escort service for funerals

On Thursday, local funeral homes in Evangeline Parish, as well as funeral homes in neighboring parishes received a certified mailed letter from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office informing them that the sheriff’s office “will no longer be in the funeral home escort business.”

9-1-1 Board promises to find solution for dispatch

The Evangeline Parish Communication District 9-1-1 board promises that the current dispatch dispute between them and the Sheriff’s Office will be resolved.

Hamlin discusses teacher shortage, other items at VP Chamber meeting

Evangeline Parish School Board Superintendent Ton Hamlin addressed the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce during its monthly meeting held Wednesday, February 17.

Deville receives one year sentence of home incarceration for his role in the fire of Ville Platte night club

After pleading guilty to simple arson on December 7, 2015, John Deville’s sentencing day finally arrived.

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