Posted 2:39 PM 2/4/2013 by KATC
On January 31, 2013 Herbert Savoy Jr. of 2455 Prairie Rhonde Hwy., was formally indicted on One count of Aggravated Rape of a Juvenile as well as One count of False Imprisonment with a Dangerous Weapon. Herbert Savoy Jr. was arrested on a warrant for these charges and was booked into the (More)
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Posted 10:23 AM 1/30/2013 by Ian Auzenne
A Mamou school crossing guard is behind bars for allegedly selling drugs while on the job. Evangeline Parish sheriff's deputies say John Wayne Jones, Sr., sold pills during school hours and while he was working. Jones faces multiple drug charges and is in the Evangeline Parish Jail on $80,000 bond.
Posted 2:35 PM 1/28/2013 by Janet Hollinshead
Three Eunice men were arrested by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents for allegedly possessing stolen property and operating an dirt bikes and an ATV on a public roadway in Evangeline Parish. The agents arrested Brandon P. Langley, 19; Kaleb A. May (More)
Posted 10:44 AM 1/28/2013 by Melissa Canone
VILLE PLATTE -- Visitors are invited to Chicot State Park in Ville Platte on Saturday, February 2, at 9:00 a.m. to noon, to learn about Dutch oven cooking.
Bill Ryan and members of several other chapters of the Louisiana Dutch Oven Society will have a Dutch oven gathering (DOG) in Chicot (More)
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Posted 11:55 AM 1/24/2013 by Ian Auzenne
Ville Platte police are investigating a body found in a residence. Officials say friends of John Early found him dead in his home Monday. Investigators say Early had been drinking the night before and had been involved in a fight before walking home. Autopsy reports are pending, and the case remains under investigation.
Posted 6:47 PM 1/23/2013
Evangeline CAN (Community Autism Network) will host an inaugural 1 mile walk on April 13, 2013 from 9am - 1pm at the Ville Platte Civic Center Pavilion. The walk will begin at 10am. All proceeds will benefit Evangeline CAN.
Registration fee is $20 per person and is due by March 20, 2013. (More)
Posted 1:37 PM 1/17/2013 by Tonya LaCoste
The American Civil Liberties Union has won its lawsuit against the city of Ville Platte for enacting a walking curfew. The curfew made it illegal to walk the streets of Ville Platte after 10 p.m. on weekdays and 1 a.m. on weekends. The ordinance was in effect from February through October in (More)
Posted 4:44 PM 1/11/2013 by Melissa Canone
There are still 50 or more roads that are impassable in Evangeline Parish. There is public infrastructure damage to schools and portion of a hospital. Evangeline Parish has conducted several rescues due to the high water. More rain is expected for the area, therefore an estimate of damage can not (More)
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Posted 3:49 PM 1/11/2013
An elderly Evangeline Parish man is facing charges after officials say he was making moonshine in his home. Investigators with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office and Alcohol Tobacco Control conducted a search warrant at 3007 Hill Top Lane in the area of Johnson Landing, north of Turkey Creek. (More) • Photos (4)
Posted 2:48 PM 1/10/2013 by Melissa Canone
Evangeline Parish Superintendent Toni Hamlin is reporting that Evangeline Parish public schools will be closed on Friday January 11, 2013.
911 has declared 50 roads in the parish to be impassible. Hamlin states that for the safety of the 4,500 kids who ride the bus the parish will not have (More)
Posted 10:39 AM 1/9/2013 by Ian Auzenne
A 17-year-old Evangeline Parish boy is recovering in a local hospital after going missing near his St. Landry home. Detectives say the boy, who has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old, went hunting behind his house, but he got lost in the woods. Sheriff's deputies began their search around 11:00 last night and found the boy around 10:00 this morning in a crawfish pond about a quarter of a mile away from his home.
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Posted 10:20 AM 1/9/2013 by AP
VILLE PLATTE: Celebrate Louisiana's Arbor Day with a day full of activities at the Louisiana State Arboretum on Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The day will begin with an opening ceremony at 10:00am that will include a tree planting demonstration. Following the (More)
Posted 6:37 PM 12/28/2012 by Tonya LaCoste
Detectives with Louisiana State Police arrested Bradley Smith, 57, of Ville Platte, for possession of child pornography. "Smith was in possession of over 1,100 images and 40 videos depicting child pornography," Trooper Stephen Hammons said. State Police began investigating Smith in September. (More)