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The Evangeline Parish Police Jury on Monday night discussed possible ways to combat heavy flooding such as the one that hit the area over the previous weekend.

Education was the theme of the Ville Platte Rotary Club’s weekly meeting Tuesday as Superintendant of Schools Darwin Lazard presented Grace Sibley, teacher of the year and principal of the year coordinator, as his guest.

All Evangeline Parish public school will close at 12 noon today Wednesday, May 3, 2017.
Sacred Heart School will be closing at 10:30 a.m. today.

On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office released a press release in regard to a female being accused of leaving her child in the car alone in the Y-Bar parking lot, in the Reddell area.

Despite a dismal voter turnout, all three tax renewals for Evangeline Parish that were on the ballot passed easily this past Saturday.

MAMOU -- Brandon Arvie didn’t like to fight.
The now 24-year-old was known as a good kid growing up in Mamou, but a quiet kid who avoided confrontations at all cost. Arvie had no desire to take part in school yard fist fights or even heated arguments for that matter.

On Monday, third and fourth grade students across the state of Louisiana will sit down to take their biggest test of the year - LEAP (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program).

Ville Platte native Jim Jeansonne’s 50 years as an artist will be celebrated with a retrospective, or exhibition showing the development of the work of a particular artist over a period of time, from May 24 to June 29, 2017.

Ties usually go to the runner in baseball, but at the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce Award Banquet Thursday, ties went to award winners in Business of the Year, Business Person of the Year, and Woman of the Year.

MAMOU -- A week-long consulting trip to Arizona would forever change Liz Chatelain’s career path.