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EPSO ends fiscal year with major surplus
Breaking NewsFrom left to right sits Evangeline Parish Tax Assessor Dirk Deville, Chief Deputy Assessor Josh Fontenot, Sheriff Eddie Soileau and Mike Fontenot during the Sheriff's budget meeting on...
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A well oiled machine
Vice President Chris Stromer (left) and his dad President Harold Stromer (right) stand behind the counter of the parts department inside Boco’s, which is celebrating 85 years. (Gazette photo by Tony...
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VPPD arrests suspect in high speed chase
Staff reportOn Monday at around 3:00 p.m. Ville Platte Chief of Police Neal Lartique released a press release in regard to a high speed chase that occurred on Main Street early Monday morning. The...
View ArticleEvangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Arrest Reports
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 6 recent bookings into the city jail. Arrested were the following persons: Emanuel Malbrew, 47, 280 Austin, was arrested on June 19, 2017 for...
View ArticleVille Platte Police Arrest Reports
The Ville Platte Police Office reported 8 recent bookings into the city jail. Arrested were the following persons:Christopher Bellard, 48, 1415 Blake St., was arrested on June 13, 2017 for simple...
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Gov. Edwards Declares State of Emergency
Press releaseBATON ROUGE — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency for the entire state of Louisiana in response to flash flooding and severe weather as a result of Tropical Storm...
View ArticleBellard named as finalist for Acadiana Heroes
By: TONY MARKS Associate EditorEvangeline Parish’s director of the Community Action Agency Carlene Bellard has been named as one of three finalists for Acadiana Hero in the month of June. The contest...
View ArticleChamber discusses school readiness tax at meeting
By: TONY MARKS Associate EditorSchool readiness tax credits was the topic of discussion at the Chamber of Commerce and Evangeline Parish Tourism noon meeting on Wednesday. Rae Gremillion and Angelle...
View ArticleCongressman Scalise released from ICU
By: TONY MARKS Associate EditorRepublican Congressman from Louisiana Steve Scalise was released from intensive care after being shot at a baseball practice on June 14. According to WAFB out of Baton...
View ArticleJudge West sentences Jack to seven years for agg. battery
By. ELIZABETH WEST Managing EditorOn Thursday, Judge Chuck West sentenced Anthony Jack to serve a total of seven years in prison for aggravated assault and resisting an officer through force or...
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From the bottle to the Bible
Former associate pastor of FBCVP finds Christ after battling alcoholismBrother Daniel Holsomback is pictured standing in the pulpit he now preaches from as the new full time pastor of First Baptist...
View ArticleVille Platte Arrests
The Ville Platte Police Department reported 5 recent bookings into the city jail. Arrested were the following persons: • Jawaski Beverly, 23, Cotton St., was arrested on June 23, 2017 for theft of...
View ArticleVille Platte based Faith House closing due to budget cuts
On Wednesday, the Faith House announced that it will be officially closed for good on June 30, 2017. According to a statement from Faith House, the forced closing is “due to budget cuts.” The...
View ArticleVPPD recover recently stolen vehicle
The Ville Platte Chief of Police Neal Lartigue released a statement on Monday concerning the recovery of a recently stolen vehicle. Lartigue stated, “On June 23, 2017 at approximately 10:30 p.m....
View ArticleMamou Arrests
The Mamou Police Department reported 24 recent bookings into the city jail. Arrested were the following persons: • Jessica Vidrine, 212 Cross Ln., was arrested on May 31, 2017 for failure to pay fine....
View ArticleBoyce man killed in local crash
By. ELIZABETH WEST Managing EditorThe Louisiana State Police Troop I released a press release concerning a fatal crash in Evangeline Parish on Sunday that claimed the life of 36-year-old Jacob McDaniel...
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Faith, love and justice
Assistant District Attorney Julhelene “Betsy” Jackson is picturted here standing outside the entrance of the district attorney’s office inside the Evangeline Parish Courthouse where she spent most of...
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City of VP facing lawsuit for actions of Marshall Deputy
Arthur PhillipsBy: ELIZABETH WEST Managing EditorThe lawsuits keep coming against the City of Ville Platte for the actions of its law enforcement officers. In the most recent federal lawsuit filed on...
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VPPD in search of robbery suspect
By: TONY MARKS Associate EditorA robbery occurred at a local business, and Chief Neal Lartigue requests assistance from the public in identifying a suspect. In a statement released by Lartigue, he...
View ArticleVille Platte Police Department respond to vehicle break-ins
By: TONY MARKS Associate EditorChief Neil Lartigue of the Ville Platte Police Department reported thefts from vehicles that were unlocked. “In the early morning hours of June 30, 2017, the Ville Platte...
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