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Three main topics, including a full time post master at the local post office, were discussed at the Village of Pine Prairie’s council meeting on Thursday.

For the third meeting in a row, last year’s school scores, which have yet to be released, were discussed at the Evangeline Parish School Board’s bimonthly meeting on Wednesday.

Evangeline Parish Sheriff Eddie Soileau has released statements regarding to two recent calls to which deputies responded.

There is an old saying that cotton is the fabric of our lives. This is none truer than for Ville Platte resident Lynn Landreneau, who has compiled the rich history of the Louisiana Cotton Festival into two volumes of work.

Sixty-three young ladies have worn the title of Queen Cotton during the time of the Louisiana Cotton Festival. For the latest of which, the title is a dream come true.

For Joyce Latigue, finding out her 22-year-old daughter had breast cancer completely changed her life. The diagnosis is one that has now also changed the life of other locals who have suffered from cancer and those still suffering today.

A change in requirements for civil service board members was approved by a vote of three to one during the Ville Platte Fire and Police Civil Service Board meeting on Monday.

Charges were dismissed Monday against three Ville Platte residents who were charged with Foot Traffic/Reflective Gear.

By: NICHOLAS JAGNEAUX
Staff Reporter