Submitted by Raymond Partsch on Fri, 07/29/2016 - 22:49
Heavy sentences were handed down in 13th Judicial District Judge Chuck West’s courtroom on Thursday.
Submitted by Raymond Partsch on Fri, 07/29/2016 - 22:42
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has confirmed that a black bear has been spotted north of Ville Platte a few times in the last couple of weeks.
Submitted by Raymond Partsch on Fri, 07/29/2016 - 22:41
The state of Louisiana will be hosting a tax free weekend for August 5-6, just in time for customers to buy back-to-school supplies for the new school year.
Tax-free savings applies to the follow items:
Purchases under $2,500
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 23:50
The needs of the community is what was always most important to Gervis LaFleur.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 23:41
With the November 8, 2016 election approaching, politicians are beginning to make campaign stops around the state. The first to make an appearance in Evangeline Parish was United States Senator hopeful Charles Boustany, who visited the Ville Platte Rice Dryer on Wednesday.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 23:36
For the third year in a row the City of Ville Platte is helping the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way Stuff the Bus.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 23:32
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 21 recent bookings into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 23:30
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released an update on the investigations of the fatal shooting that left Clifton Hallmark of Shreveport dead in Turkey Creek on July 1, 2016.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 23:26
Ville Platte Chief of Police Neal Lartigue and the rest of the VPPD have been humbled by the recent outpouring of support from the community.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Fri, 07/22/2016 - 23:48
Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine couldn’t help but get the chills when she first stood on the floor at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver as a delegate from the state of Louisiana.
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