Civil service board passes resolution to change board member requirements

A change in requirements for civil service board members was approved by a vote of three to one during the Ville Platte Fire and Police Civil Service Board meeting on Monday.

U.S. Congressman and La. Gov. release statements in regard to Vegas shooting

Charges dismissed for pedestrians struck by vehicle

Charges were dismissed Monday against three Ville Platte residents who were charged with Foot Traffic/Reflective Gear.

A real New Orleans Saint

By: NICHOLAS JAGNEAUX
Staff Reporter

Hwy. 13 showdown

In terms of rivalries, Mamou and Pine Prairie have only been at it for as long as the Panthers have fielded a football team. Despite that, the two schools have brought that rivalry to high, albeit friendly, level over the past 10 years.

JANICE “JAN” BARBARA GUILLORY FONTENOT

Janice “Jan” Barbara Guillory Fontenot, 84, a native of Ville Platte and a resident of Houma, passed away peacefully on Sept. 20, 2017.

FAYE ISABELLE BROUSSARD

LAFAYETTE - Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 13, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Pius X Catholic Church in Lafayette for Faye Isabelle L. Broussard, 78, who passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at her residence in Lafayette.

WEBER LEE DESHOTELS, JR.

Breakfast at Maggie’s

When people think of bed and breakfasts in Louisiana, they tend to think of ones in the Garden District of New Orleans or along the Cane River in Natchitoches. But now, thanks to the efforts of Maggie Eades, there will soon be one here in Ville Platte on South Soileau Street.

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