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The Mamou Police Department recently reported the following five arrests:
• Gregory G. Booze, 1818 Lafitte Dr., Alexandria, was arrested November 15, 2016 for battery of emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional and obscenity.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 30 recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

Camille Fontenot has a passion for Ville Platte.
Fontenot said, “I love Ville Platte. It’s my home. I was brought up here. I know a little bit about everything here. I know almost every family. My husband is my high school sweetheart.

It looks like Louisiana is jumping on the band wagon when it comes to growing and producing medical marijuana, and Louisiana State University will be the first to take a crack at it.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported six recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

CASA Awareness Informational:

People these days aren’t just waiting to fill their bellies with turkey on Thanksgiving, they are also anxiously awaiting to fill their vehicles with the best sale items they can find on their Black Friday adventure.

On Thursday, Elaine Freeman appeared before Judge Gary Ortego and pled guilty to simple kidnapping.
Freeman, 34, was arrested on May 2, 2016 after the non-custodial parent kidnapped her son from school on April 26, 2016.

Evangeline Parish Registrar of Voters Lucas Buller has announced that early voting for the December 10, 2016 Congressional General election will begin Saturday, November 26th and continue through Saturday, December 3rd excluding Sunday November 27th.

The LHSAA’s second redistricting proposal for high school athletics has changed districts for two schools from Evangeline Parish.