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Leaves are back on the trees, flowers are blooming and the pollen is flying like snowflakes in Montana.
No doubt about it, Spring has arrived!!!
And with the re-introduction to the season of renewal, two of the most beloved past times in America abound once again.

Five and a half years after being accused of criminal conspiracy to commit second degree battery, Joseph “Greg” Tate’s day to face a jury of his peers has been set for August 21, 2017.

Evangeline Parish Registrar of Voters, Lucas Buller, has announced that early voting for the April 29, 2017 election will begin Saturday, April 15th and continue through Saturday, April 22nd excluding Sunday, April 16th.

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury expressed gratitude to the parish’s voters at Monday’s monthly meeting.

The following individuals failed to appear in the Ville Platte City Court. Bench warrants have been issued by Judge Gregory Vidrine, for these individuals, for their failure to appear in court on traffic tickets and other misdemeanor charges for the months of March, 2017.

Brad Colby Wedlock died in a crash in Lafayette on Monday afternoon.

Often in small towns, leaders will wear many “hats.”
Not too often though the headpiece includes a crown.
At this year’s Boggy Bayou Festival, Quint West, Pine Prairie’s new mayor, will be crowned 2017 king.

For outgoing Miss Boggy Bayou Shelbi McClay Rials, it appears that you can have it all.

Each year, employees at Prairie Manor Nursing Home select a Senior Boggy Bayou King and Queen to represent the nursing home throughout the year. This year was no different.

One of Boggy Bayou Festival’s favorite all-time entertainers, Ashton Dupre and the Last Call Band, will be opening for Saturday night’s headliner this year, Charley Rivers.
Ashton Dupre and his band will take the stage on Saturday, April 8, from 7-9 p.m.