Evangeline Parish News

• Education

  Mamou Elementary LEAP Test Issues

  

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  Posted 6:24 PM 5/23/2013 by Chris Welty

  Some Mamou Elementary parents want answers about failing scores on the LEAP test.

  Administrators say, during testing week, a teacher showed review videos that were potentially too similar to questions on the actual test. The school reported that to the state, which decided the students may (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  State investigating Mamou Elementary LEAP test scores

  

  Posted 3:30 PM 5/23/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

  42 students at Mamou Elementary receive "unsatisfactory ratings" on the science and social studies portion of the LEAP test.

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• Evangeline

  Road closure in Ville Platte due to flooding

  

  Posted 9:34 AM 5/22/2013 by MELISSA CANONE

  US 167 south of Ville Platte remains closed after heavy rains this morning flooded the road. State police say there is still no timetable as to when the highway will be reopened.

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• Evangeline

  La 1166 reopened in Evangeline Parish

  

  Posted 2:26 PM 5/20/2013

  Louisiana Highway 1166 is now open to traffic.

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• Education

  LSU Lauds Honors Graduates, Cadets, and Communication Award Winners

  

  Posted 8:54 AM 5/17/2013 by KATC

  Louisiana State University has recognized some of it outgoing seniors in this week leading to graduation.  Several Acadiana LSU students have received a number of honors from LSU based on their academic performance and service in ROTC.  The recipients of the Distinguished Communicator (More)

  
  

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• Traffic Talk

  La. 1166 closed in Evangeline Parish for culvert repairs

  

  Posted 1:56 PM 5/8/2013 by MELISSA CANONE (PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

  Effective immediately, La. 1166, from La. 104 to La. 1165, is closed to traffic in order for crews to repair a culvert. The detour for this closure includes La. 104 to La. 29 to La. 1165.

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• Evangeline

  Ville Platte without gas service tonight

  

  Posted 6:14 PM 5/7/2013 by Tonya LaCoste

  Gas service in Ville Platte will not be restored tonight. It won't be restored until tomorrow morning to allow workers to continue repairing a broken line, Mayor Jennifer Vidrine said.

  The mayor says gas service should be restored by Wednesday afternoon. Residents are warned not to turn on their gas without clearance from a Ville Platte City worker. It's not safe, said the mayor. City workers will go door-to-door to turn the gas back on.

   

  
  

• Evangeline

  Ville Platte Gas Valve Shut Off

  

  Posted 1:16 PM 5/7/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  Ville Platte is without gas service at this hour after a line broke earlier today. According to the Evangeline Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness's Facebook page, the main valve was shut off as a precautionary measure following the line break. Officials say they expect gas to remain off for the next two to three hours while repairs are made.

  
  

• Education

  Voters to Decide on Property Tax to Support Basile High

  

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  Posted 6:04 PM 5/3/2013 by Chris Welty

  In Acadia and Evangeline Parishes, voters will decide whether to renew a 10-year property tax to fund the Basile High School Athletic Department.

  The tax generates roughly 74-thousand dollars for the school. The property tax, enacted nearly thirty years ago, has been renewed three times. (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Evangeline Parish elections: police & fire, elderly, Basile High athletics

  

  Posted 6:04 PM 4/30/2013

  Ville Platte proposition

  To renew a 10-year, 4-mill property tax, generating an estimated $142,000 a year, to operate police and fire departments.

  Parishwide propositionTo renew a 10-year, 1.02-mill property tax, generating an estimated $238,000 a year, to provide services to (More)

  
  

• Evangeline

  Ville Platte man accused of indecent behavior with a juvenile

  

  Posted 3:22 PM 4/30/2013 by KATC

  A 42-year-old Ville Platte man was arrested on a charge of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

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• Evangeline

  Fundraiser for Basile High Band set to perform at Sugar Bowl

  

  Posted 5:11 PM 4/26/2013 by Press Release

  The Basile High School Marching Band has been invited to perform during the 2014 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans along with other outstanding bands from across the nation. Thus, this year's Spring Band Concert has been designated as a fundraiser for next year's trip.

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• Evangeline

  Mamou Police Searching for Person Who Damaged ATM

  

  Posted 3:41 PM 4/25/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  Mamou police are searching for the person who damaged an ATM at a local bank. Police say a man driving a pick-up truck with a utility bed and trailer caused $2000 worth of damage to the cash machine. Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call Mamou police at 337-468-5221.

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  Mamou Council to Consider Blight Ordinance

  

  Posted 10:05 AM 4/16/2013 by Ian Auzenne

  The Mamou Board of Aldermen will vote next month on adding penalties to its blighted property ordinance. According to Mayor Ricky Fontenot, there are no penalties for those who do not clean or demolish blighted properties. However, the proposed ordinance calls for fines and jail time for those who do not comply with the law. The council will consider the measure at its May 8 meeting.

  
  

• Evangeline

  Turkey Creek Residents will choose Chief of Police

  

  Posted 9:01 PM 4/6/2013

  Turkey Creek residents decided not to allow the mayor to appoint their police chief. Currently, residents elect their own chief. The vote was 24 to 64, 72% choosing "no".