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DAV names officers

The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 41 of Ville Platte named its new officers at a meeting held Thursday, April 11, at the Veterans Home. Pictured from left are John Ortego, commander; J. D.

Large cabbage is produced

Jerry Ardoin, of Ville Platte, is all smiles as he shows off his 9.5-pound head of cabbage.

EP Library celebrates Earth Day

On Monday, April 22, the Evangeline Parish Library hosted an Earth Day celebration and held a ribbon cutting for the brand new see library.

Work begins on La. Hwy 106

Work has begun on an $8.5 million dollar project on La. 106 from La. 10 to La. 13 (between Beaver and Pine Prairie).

Teams place at Food Challenge

The Gourmet Girls of Sacred Heart (from left- Vivian Chapman, Anne Morein, Audrey Anne Pitre, and Audrey Caulkins) won the 4-H Food Challenge and placed first in the 4th-6th grade division on April

Wednesday weather wreaks havoc

Severe weather swept through Evangeline Parish as it made its way across the state on Wednesday, April 10.

City officials meet with senator’s office

On April 2, Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams and City Clerk Donald Bergeron conducted a meeting with regional director Sarah Dake from United States Senator John Kennedy’s office along with a

Parading through the halls

Tonya Soileau, a clerical employee at Pine Prairie High School, was among the 10 finalists honored for the state’s Outstanding School Support Employee awards program.