The Evangeline Parish Police Jury named members of a new claims committee during its monthly committee meeting session Monday, October 7. The police jury then voted to award damages in one case, deny damages in a second and partially award damages in a third case.
Organizers of a “Rosary Crusade” are inviting the public to join them at the Evangeline Parish Courthouse in Ville Platte, and the St. Ann Catholic Church in Mamou, on Saturday, October 12, for a rosary rally at noon in both locations.
People have started calling someone new at the parish courthouse looking for various official sounding titles, such as The Justice, The Defendant, The Prosecutor and The Bailiff.
The First Baptist Church in Ville Platte will be hosting a cookoff Sunday, November 3, at 815 Chicot Park Road. Cooking begins at 11:30 a.m.
New this year will be a kid’s cooking competition for children aged eight to 11 and 12 to 15.
An Evangeline Parish jury trial, which began Monday, September 30, ended Thursday afternoon with Isaac Thomas Jr., 25, of Ville Platte, found guilty of armed robbery, attempted manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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