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A 61-year-old St. Landry man was charged with shooting his 71-year-old brother at the victim’s Bunkie home early Sunday morning.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 22 recent bookings into the city jail. Arrested were the following persons:

Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine called for a community meeting last Monday night for the Ville Platte parents who’s children attend Pine Prairie High School and Bayou Chicot Elementary.

Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine “is on a mission” to clean one abandoned property at a time in the City of Ville Platte, until her city is made beautiful once again.

What is better than one district championship?
How about two district titles.
That is what happened this past season at Mamou High School, as both the boy’s and girl’s teams brought home the hardware to the land of the Demons.

WASHINGTON — Jason Huget had been mulling over whether or not to take something off the menu at The Steamboat Warehouse Restaurant.

An Evangeline Parish jury spent last week listening to the State present its case against Reokenski Thomas and Hilton Wilson for the murder of Joseph John and the attempted murder of Derrick John.

In the final 8 minutes of the special session, the Louisiana Legislature passed about $1 billion in new taxes for next year — more than $800 million of that was passed in the last 97 seconds.

MAMOU — Although no action was taken Wednesday evening, discussion by the Mamou Town Council indicates that big changes are coming for the rental of the Mamou Recreational Complex.

PINE PRAIRIE — Mayor Terry Savant and council members, during the March 19 regular meeting of the Pine Prairie Village Council, approved Police Chief L.C. Deshotel’s recommendation to hire Clifford Wayne Clark Jr. as full-time officer, contingent upon his passing a drug screen physical exam.