Clik here to view.
Drug problem, updates to water tower discussed at Turkey Creek meeting
PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from Evangeline Today Parish, LA. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!Read more about Drug...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Old Fashioned Boucherie & Smoke Meat Cook-Off announced at chamber meeting
Camille Fontenot, left, director of the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce, Jesse Muse, Dianna Johnson, director of the Ville Platte Boys and Girls Club, and William “Tojo” Ward, chamber president, pose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mamou man dies in head-on collision near Kinder
The two vehicles driven by Tyler Bamburg and Derrick Williams that collided on U.S. Highway 190 in Allen Parish on Thursday. The collision killed all four people involved, including a one-year-old...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-VPPD detective in prison
PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from Evangeline Today Parish, LA. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!Read more about Ex-VPPD...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For whom the bell tolls
Willie Shillow of Mamou rings the bell inside the lobby at Savoy Cancer Center on Wednesday. Shillow was one of several cancer patients that took part in the bell ringing ceremony. The bell is to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VP, Pine Prairie men involved in shootout
PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from Evangeline Today Parish, LA. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!Read more about VP, Pine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VPPD Arrests
PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from Evangeline Today Parish, LA. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!Read more about VPPD...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-Fire Chief Smith passes away at 78
Smith.PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from Evangeline Today Parish, LA. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!Read more about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Law enforcement officials recover stolen four-wheeler
Sgt. Bryan Wiles (left) and Phillip Cavins (right) examine the stolen four-wheeler that belonged to Cavins after locating it on the Turkey Creek Glenmora Road on Wednesday. (Gazette photo by Elizabeth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Problem solving
David “Mockingbird” Vidrine speaks to Ville Platte Mayor Jeniffer Vidrine at a meeting held to address flooding issues in a specific area of Ville Platte. Approximately 25 residents from the Shady...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Assistant District Attorney resigns
Disciplinary Board hearing held for Fontenot leads to resignation from District Attorney’s OfficeBy: ELIZABETH WEST Associate EditorThe Evangeline Parish District Attorney’s Office will be one man down...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Judge rules against granting new trial to Samuel Anderson
PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from Evangeline Today Parish, LA. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!Read more about Judge rules...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VP Bench Warrants
The following individuals failed to appear in the Ville Platte City Court. Bench warrants have been issued by Judge Gregory Vidrine, for these individuals, for their failure to appear in court on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tri-Parish jobs end year on down note
By: HARLAN KIRGAN LSN EditorThe Tri-Parish job picture ended on a down note at the end of year, according to not-seasonally-adjusted data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fast talking Jose
Ethan Jose Deshotel tries out his new passion - being an auctioneer - at the parish 4-H Livestock Show at the Chauncey Pitre Barn last month. The eighth-grade student at St. Eds has hopes to take this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Assistant District Attorney Named
Chris Ludeau (left) and Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac (right) pose for a picture after Ludeau was introduced as the parish's newest felony prosecutor. (Gazette photo by Elizabeth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Judge rules that Slaughter murder trial will not start until DNA tests are...
PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from Evangeline Today Parish, LA. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!Read more about Judge rules...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EPSB names Lombas interim assistant superintendent
PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from Evangeline Today Parish, LA. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!Read more about EPSB names...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sacred Heart students traveled to D.C. to take part in March for Life
Sacred Heart School students, brothers Tre’ and Dreu Fontenot, hold signs during the March for Life in Washington D.C. on January 27. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Reavill)PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A night of stars: Evangeline Parish School Board honors parish’s top students...
Noah Fontenot is presented the Fifth-Grade Student of the Year Award by Evangeline Parish School Board Superintendent Darwan Lazard. Fontenot, a fifth-grade student at Chataignier Elementary School, is...
View Article