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Kelli Schatzle, Tim Comeaux and Kayren Ortego have been named Evangeline Parish’s Teachers of the Year.

After receiving an official opinion from the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, it should be clear to Evangeline Parish Sheriff Eddie Soileau that no matter the financial state of his department, the sheriff is required to perform law enforcement duties.

After five years with the Evangeline Parish Sales Tax Commission Candice Fusilier is officially Evangeline Parish’s first ever certified tax examiner.

To celebrate the Christmas season the Village of Turkey Creek did things a little different at their monthly meeting on Thursday.

The water in Mamou is safe to drink, according to staff from the Louisiana Office of Public Health.

Evangeline Parish 9-1-1/OEP Director Liz Hill talked about the strides her group of dispatchers have been making during Wednesday night’s annual board meeting held at the 9-1-1/OEP Offices at Industrial Park.

A novena published in 2006 with ecclesiastical approbation from Bishop Michael Jarrell of the Diocese of Lafayette begins with the following: “O, God of Goodness, You never tire of sending us examples of Your love.

Wednesday night was the last time Toni Hamlin addressed the Evangeline Parish School Board as their school district’s superintendent, and before the meeting’s end, the board took time to express their appreciation for all that Hamlin has done during her 40-year career in the Evangeline Parish sc

SHREVEPORT -- It was a clean sweep for the Republicans in Louisiana’s runoff elections last Saturday as John N. Kennedy was elected to the United States Senate and Mike Johnson was elected as La.’s U.S. Representative for the 4th Congressional District.

The mood was light and festive at the Evangeline Parish Police Jury’s December meeting, better known as the French meeting.