Ville Platte News

Sarah Elizabeth Andrepont and Michael David Zemke, Jr., both of Lafayette, were united in marriage on June 23, 2012 during a 7 p.m. ceremony held at St.

"I believe that these children were coerced into saying that bad things were happening to them or that bad things were happening to them so that their mother's rights would be terminated..." Chirs Villemarette Giglios' attorney Ville Platte business owners Marla and Barry Giglio have filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana State Police and the state ... (more)

In October of 2010, Barry and Marla Gigilio and six other adults were accused of engaging in group sex acts with the three kids.

Two Ville Platte teenagers were killed in a late-morning crash just east of here.

A crash Tuesday morning in Allen Parish claimed the lives of two teens from Ville Platte.

Landry's employees and their families put Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier workers to the test Sunday as they prepare for the official opening.

Rep. John Fleming, R-Minden, will kick off his re-election campaign next week with stops at Eunice City Hall and La Vielle Banque in Ville Platte on Wednesday, at the Pearl Creek Events Center and Natchitoches Events Center on Thursday, and the Barnwell Center in Shreveport on Friday.

The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a home fire that claimed the life of one man on May 15.

U.S. Rep. Dr. John Fleming, of Minden, will kick off his re-election bid May 23-25 with appearances in Shreveport, Natchitoches, Leesville, Eunice and Ville Platte, according to his campaign office.

The state House Education Committee approved a bill today authored as a result of the shooting deaths of two Louisiana Department of Insurance investigators in Ville Platte in 2011.

A 51-year-old Ville Platte man died in an early morning fire in the 100 block of West Hickory Street, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office.

Firefighters were on the scene of a deadly house fire in Ville Platte. Right after two this morning, fire officials responded to Hickory St.

Andy Perrin, member of the Executive Committee of the Acadian Museum, announced: "On Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Acadian Museum Caf, 102 East Edwards, Erath, LA, at 4:00 p.m., the Acadian Museum will honor Arconge 'T Coon' Touchet by inducting him into the Order of Living Legends." Arconge Touchet, affectionately known as "T Coon", was born ... (more)

In Ville Platte residents are calling out chief of police Neil Lartigue and his department for not doing their job.

The high school senior from Grand Prairie has made it on to the semi-finals in Washington D.C. after finishing in the top spot of all non-winners. Fans of the show can watch her play Monday at 12:35 a.m. on KATC TV 3 in Lafayette.