Evangeline Parish News
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Evangeline
Autism walk scheduled in Evangeline Parish
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)
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Evangeline
ACLU wins lawsuit against Ville Platte over walking curfew
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)
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Evangeline
Evangeline Parish Flood Update
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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Evangeline
Elderly Evangeline Parish man accused of making moonshine
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)
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Evangeline
Update: Evangeline Parish schools closed for Jan. 11, 2013
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)
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Evangeline Parish Schools Closed
Posted 9:01 PM 1/9/2013 by Nichole Guillory
All Public Schools in Evangeline Parish are closed on Thursday, January 10th. All Supervisors should still report to school in the morning. Superintendent Toni Hamlin says the first floor of Mamou High School is flooding.
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Evangeline
Teen Goes Missing while Hunting; Found in Crawfish Pond
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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Evangeline
Arbor Day Events set for Jan. 19 at La. State Arboretum
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)
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Evangeline
Ville Platte Man Arrested; More than 1,100 Images of Child Pornography
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)
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Teen Arrested for Bringing Guns on Basile High Campus
Posted 4:32 PM 12/21/2012 by Ian Auzenne
A Basile teen is trouble with the law for bringing several guns onto a school's property. Coleman Mouille is charged with four counts for carrying a firearm on school grounds by a non-student. The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office says the 18-year-old Mouille had a 12-gauge shotgun, a 410 (More)
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Evangeline
Mamou drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
Posted 3:34 PM 12/20/2012 by KATC
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Timothy LeJeune, 34, of Mamou, was sentenced on December 18, 2012 to 10 years in federal prison and five years supervised release for his involvement in a conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine in the Acadiana area. The sentence was (More)
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Evangeline
Music Fades at Iconic Record Shop After 56 Years of Business
Posted 10:25 PM 12/19/2012 by Maddie Garrett
Call it a sign of the times or a result of the digital age, but after 56 years Floyd's Record Shop in Ville Platte is going out of business.
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News - State
Cheaper Phone Calls for Inmates a Major Blow to Budgets for Sheriff Departments
Posted 6:53 PM 12/12/2012 by Erin Steuber
Phone calls from inmates to their families could be cheaper, after today's state public service commission vote. Cheaper calls means less money going to sheriff's offices, which may mean they'll eventually ask their local governments for more money.
40,000 people are in jails across the (More) • Video (1)
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Bus accident sends nine students to hospital
Posted 4:21 PM 12/11/2012 by KATC
There was bus accident in Evangeline parish around 4:00 pm this afternoon. A bus transporting Ville Platte school zone students was stopped when a vehicle hit the bus from behind.
According to Evangeline Parish Superintendent Toni Hamlin a bus was stopped and students were beginning to (More)
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Evangeline
Ville Platte Main Street to Get Shoulder Repairs
Posted 10:12 AM 12/7/2012 by Ian Auzenne
Part of Main Street in Ville Platte will be closed next week for shoulder maintenance. The left inside lane just west of LA 3042 will be shut down next Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00 A. M. until 6:00 P. M., weather permitting.
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