On Wednesday, November 1, 2017, the State of Louisiana began its release of roughly 2,021 inmates from jails and prisons across the state.
Pictured here is the old brick house that was the home of Dr. Josiah E. Hawkins in Bayou Chicot. He is pictured on the left with his wife Charity (right) and her niece (center). The house was built in 1840 for the use of a courthouse and was used by Dr. Hawkins as an asylum for his mentally ill patients. (Photo courtesy of Mabel Alice Thompson’s book “Looking Back”)
From The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville to Loyd’s Hall just across Bayou Cocordrie in Meeker, South Louisiana is cluttered with homes that are considered to be haunted.
Nearly six years after Gregory Tate’s arrest, the State of Louisiana’s officially dismissed its charge against the Ville Platte native on July 31st of this year.
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The Diocese of Lafayette on Friday announced the passing of one of its priests who has previously served at Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Churches in Ville Platte.
A Ville Platte man was arrested in Calcasieu Parish after he was found to be in possession of cocaine during a traffic stop on Wednesday.
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