Evangeline Parish donates bronze maquette as part of Centennial The Evangeline Tourism Association donated a bronze maquette of Evangeline to St. Martin Parish as part of its Trail in Acadiana.
Community leaders, members of the tourism association and a St. Mar...
Early voting underway this week Early voting began Saturday, April 16. The ballot consists of two tax propositions.
The first proposition is for the parishwide Library Tax Continuation for 15 years at 5.21 mills. This is a contin...
Mercy Regional Medical Center names its Mercy Award recipient This week, Mercy Regional Medical Center announced Perry Meche, CRNA as the winner of their annual Mercy Award. This is the highest honor an employee can receive.
The Mercy Award remembers Scott Me...
Chataignier Council sets grant hearing The Chataignier Village Council scheduled a public hearing May 16, at 6:15 p.m. to discuss the village’s grant application.
Each year, the council applies for a grant through the Community Developm...
Fontenot to speak at Annual Mother’s and Daughters Tea Saturday The Deaconess Auxiliary of the St. Joseph Baptist Church of Chataignier would like to invite the public to its annual Mothers and Daughters Tea Saturday, April 30, at 5 p.m. The theme is Mothers’ a...
Cajun/Creole Heritage Week underway at Chicot Park Dewey Balfa Cajun/Creole Heritage Week held its Roots Heritage Festival Saturday, April 16. Here are scenes from the event. There’s still plenty of time to visit Chicot State Park. Thursday, Bonsoi...
The gift of life: Macy Briley and Mary Beth Smith’s story Spring signifies new beginnings, and for two Ville Platte residents, this spring brought several changes to their daily lives. One resident received a kidney and the other donated her kidney.
Macy ...
Evangeline Parish Autism Team raised money for autism cause A successful walk and fund raiser was reported by the Evangeline Parish Autism Team.
The team recently participated in the Fifth Annual “Walk for Hope” at Parc International in downtown Lafayette. ...
Pine Prairie Village Council adopts
resolutions PINE PRAIRIE - The Pine Prairie Village Council adopted several resolutions during the April 14, regular meeting. The council adopted the 2011 property tax millages, designated April as “Fair Housi...
Crime Victims’ Rights Week observed, shrub planted National Crime Victims’ Rights Week has been observed each year during April since 1981. In a cooperative effort, the Evangeline Parish District Attorney, Evangeline Parish Police Jury and Ville Pl...
Fire district discusses equipment The Evangeline Parish Fire District Two discussed equipment at its meeting Tuesday, April 12.
Fire Chief Ted Demoruelle discussed the specifications on the new fire truck the district is proposing ...
LaFleur, LeBas discuss state’s redistricting plan With the close of the recent legislative session in Baton Rouge, new lines have been drawn in a redistricting plan that local lawmakers are unhappy with. Districts were redrawn due to the results f...
