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Savoy Medical Center recently announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.

Small game hunters at Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area will be able to hunt squirrel and rabbit with dogs during the month of February.

Evangeline Parish Sheriff Eddie Soileau released a statement Monday regarding the recent arrest of Mamou Police Officer Christopher Ryan Lemaire.

I am the aunt of Samuel Anderson (Sam) who was found guilty ... by a jury. Some say I should not have associated myself with such a person on national television. Ouch! After receiving strange looks by a few, it reminds me that there are judges outside of the legal system. You only heard a portion of my story from television, so let me present my case for the sake of my friends, others who were kind enough to speak with me directly and not misjudge me and for those who seek to live by God’s word.

The French game of Petanque is one that Al Guarisco said “has been kept a secret,” until now.
According to Al’s wife Arlette, Petanque is a game that “people play during vacation in France,” and it was while on vacation in her native country that her husband, who is from Thibodeaux, first discovered Petanque, and his desire to bring it back to the United States.

If an up-and-coming Cajun French musician has a desire to take the stage and hear applause coming from the audience, Grammy-winning musician Steve Riley has a simple piece of advice for those youngsters to follow.

A big “Thank You” is extended to Pine Prairie Energy for being a Summer Reading sponsor again this year!
The Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society will meet on Saturday, April 16th @ 9:30 am in the Multipurpose Room of the main library in Ville Platte. The public is invited to hear their guest speakers, John Ledoux and Margaret Briley, who will talk about the Orphan Train Museum and share some of the stories about the children who arrived in Evangeline Parish.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 31 recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

TURKEY CREEK -- Frank Butler has already made plans for this summer, and it is all about expansion.

Assistant District Attorney and counsel for the Communications Board Nicole Gil addressed a crowded police jury room on Monday about the changes being made to how 911 calls and non-emergency calls will be handled from now on in Evangeline Parish.