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MAMOU -- Tosha Cormier was sifting through the charred remains of the residence on Birch Street on Thursday afternoon, a house that her two sons, Tristan and Tylor, had known as their grandparent’s home.

Heritage Manor and the Ville Platte Police Department are teaming up to host a safe Halloween adventure! Heritage Manor invites your family to join them at the all new facility on October 27th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Mamou residents must now call 9-1-1, not the police department, in the event of a fire.

At Pine Prairie’s council meeting on Thursday, council members once again discussed the trash problem within the town.

The most dominant Louisiana Tournoi rider in history never rode his own horse to victory.

With eight days of Rebecca Devillier’s seven-year sentence served, her family is wondering if any of the individuals that Devillier accused of partaking in the misappropriation of Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office funds will be forced to pay for their actions as well.

Quashing untrue rumors, Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine assured residents on the south side of Ville Platte that the city is not installing “dummy” fire hydrants.

At Tuesday night’s Evangeline Parish Fire District #2 meeting the board discussed issues they are having with 9-1-1’s dispatching service.
The board’s chairman Danny McDaniel said, “We are not getting dispatched at the Faubourg station.”

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office released the official times for Trick or Treating this year.
All trick or treating will take place on Monday, October 31 but the times differ depending on what area residents live in. The times are as followed:

Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine strolled through the empty halls of the old Heritage Manor Nursing Home.