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The issue with Liz Hill’s reinstatement as OEP Director has appeared to be resolved.

Managing appointments is about to get a little easier for patients at Mercy and Acadian Imaging Departments.

At the age of nine, fighting at school landed Closton Melvin, better known today as Git Money C, in Mr. Luther Tolston’s band class at James Stephen’s Elementary.

An infestation of snakes has local residents calling for help, and the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office is responding to these calls. The Sheriff’s Office’s annual snake rodeo has been tentatively set for Saturday, May 21st, with registration beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet on Thursday night at the Ville Platte Civic Center.

The search for 12-year old Jalon Bradley, came to an end Wednesday, April 27th, at 4:30 p.m., after authorities located the Mamou boy with his mother Elaine Freeman in Jackson, Mississippi.

The Ville Platte Police Department is in the process of purging all of the personal property in the City Jail that has not been claimed by previous inmates.

The Mamou Police Department reported 16 recent bookings into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:

EPSB Recognizes Teachers of the Year

• Tuesday Crafting class with paper products continues at the Main library in Ville Platte @ 6:00 pm. Crafts are appropriate for teens and adults.
• Live Tech Help for computers, Ereaders, IPads, etc. is now available at the Mainlibrary in Ville Platte on Thursdays from 9:30 – 11 am.