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For the first time in more than a dozen years, someone other than Terry Savant will hold the title of Mayor of Pine Prairie.

PINE PRAIRIE — A pair of Pine Prairie Town Hall employees were arrested on Thursday night for telephone harassment and simple assault.

BATON ROUGE — When the idea for the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator was first hatched in 2012, Louisiana had no facility where people who wanted to pursue the daunting journey of starting a food business could go for expert advice and production equipment.

Hunting rules and regulations for the 2016-2017 hunting seasons have been issued by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, including the upcoming waterfowl season dates.

On July 7, 2016, a routine traffic stop for speeding in Mamou turned into a high speed chase.
The chase came to an end on Heritage Rd., near the Boggy Bayou Festival grounds, and resulted in the arrest of John Blake Deshotel of Pine Prairie.

Life has taught Ronald Jenkins, Jr. that “everyone has their own cross to bare,” but that doesn’t have to determine what you are able to accomplish.

On July 20, 2016 Pine Prairie Detective Joshua Estes responded to a call involving a man beating a woman and then dragging her into a green minivan and driving away.

The Evangeline Parish School Board has officially made a decision on where cuts will be made in the district to climb out of the $1.2 million deficit that the district faces.

TURKEY CREEK — Dogs roaming the streets of Turkey Creek have become a problem that the council addressed at their monthly meeting Tuesday night.

Evangeline Parish Fire District #2 held a special meeting on July 18th to approve the lowest bid for an addition that will be made to the Belaire Cove Fire Station.