VPPD charges man involved in ‘suspicious’ death of VP woman

The Ville Platte Police Department has charged Larry Slaughter with second-degree murder. Slaughter was being sought in the death of Latoya Richard, a 29-year-old woman who was found dead in her home on High School Drive with her head in a bucket of water.
Police initially ruled Richard’s death as “suspicious” and an investigation began. Now, Slaughter is in custody and is being held in the Evangeline Parish Jail on a $125,000 bond. Slaughter was arrested by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office near Beaver Creek early Wednesday morning, January 14.
If you have any information regarding illegal activity in the city, the Ville Platte Police Department and Police Chief Neal Lartigue ask that callers report it at (337) 363-1313. All callers will remain anonymous.