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Ville Platte Fire Chief Chris Harrison is providing the community with several safety tips for this holiday season, including pointers when dealing with fireworks, Christmas trees and Christmas lights.
Tips for firework safety

During the regular December meeting Wednesday, the Mamou Town Council adopted budget resolutions, made several personnel moves in the police department, and promised to try to curb noise pollution from the skating rink.

PINE PRAIRIE - The Pine Prairie Village Council, during its December 10, regular meeting, unanimously adopted ordinances to amend the 2015 fiscal year budget and accept the projected 2016 fiscal year budget.
In other business, the council:

The Ville Platte Police Department reported 20 recent booking into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

The 2015 Pine Prairie High Basketball Tournament tipped off on Wednesday. Games followed on Thursday and Friday, with the championship round slated for Saturday. Here is a look at two of the games featuring Evangeline Parish teams.
Pine Prairie (B)
vs. Plainview

PINE PRAIRIE – The Eunice High Lady Bobcats opened the Pine Prairie High School Tournament Wednesday evening with a 69-66 victory over the Sacred Heart High Lady Trojans.

BATON ROUGE – LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette and senior right tackle Vadal Alexander led a group of five Tigers who were selected to the Southeastern Conference Coaches’ All-SEC Teams, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr. -- two law enforcement officers accused of killing a 6-year-old boy and critically wounding his father in a traffic stop on Nov.

March 22, 1955 - December 7, 2015
Funeral services will be held for Clayton Jack Sr., 60, of Ville Platte, at the Owens-Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 12.
Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Ville Platte will be in charge of arrangements.