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Louisiana Swamp Pop legends gathered Monday night to, in the words of Swamp Pop musician Jay Randall, “keep Swamp Pop alive.”

For Evangeline Parish, the end of the year 2015 brought with it a devastating financial reality.

CLEWISTON, Fla.—The first thing anyone familiar with Louisiana sugarcane notices in Florida is the big, white tassel on cane stalks there.

The busyness of the position of Ville Platte and Fire District #2 Fire Chief brought about discussion of hiring a training officer at the district’s Tuesday night meeting.

Three well-known and loved Ville Platte residents have each been a recipient of the St. Landry/Evangeline United Way’s Women With Heart honor: Mable Foreman (2013), Suzy Lemoine (2014), and Linda Lebsack (2015).

After approximately 30 minutes of deliberation on Thursday, an Evangeline Parish Jury found Chistopher Bryant Goodley guilty of first degree murder.

VILLE PLATTE -- The Courir de Mardi Gras came a few days early.

Just like professional baseball and football, and rock ‘n’ roll, there’s a hall of fame for Louisiana’s politicians. It’s located in Winnfield, which gave the state three different governors, most notably the Brothers Long, and the new crop of inductees have been announced.

For James Dupre, there is no place like home, and he has made this point known with the release of his latest single Someday Today.

The B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration is hosting a raffle with a George Rodrigue print grand prize to benefit their student study lounge in F.G. Mouton Hall.