Ville Platte News

In late March, Tulane was the first school to offer Ville Platte tight end Kendall Ardoin .

Here's something we all can agree on: It's a very tough time to be in the business of higher education.

The Diocese of Lafayette Bishop Michael Jarrell ordained six priests during a Mass Saturday at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.

This year's Juneteenth program, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, will be held Saturday in Opelousas.

Six men will be ordained as Roman Catholic priests Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral.

Back in 1979 a gruff old Advocate editor looked out across the newsroom, saw a cub reporter pounding out a story on a battered old Underwood typewriter, and yelled, "Come over here, kid!" When the industrious youngster approached his desk, eager for his next assignment, the editor, chewing on his unlit cigar, said, "Lad, I like your style.

A French sign hangs on the door of foreign-language immersion program at J.C. Ellis Elementary School in Metairie.

Lawmakers voted against changing a Louisiana law for judges Monday morning and the fate of the Southeast Baton Rouge School District is now on hold.

When the rains fell, the problems started for drivers on Rixby Manual Road, a connecting street between two highways north of Ville Platte, the seat of this south-central Louisiana parish.

State Sen. Eric Lafleur, D-Ville Platte, discusses two education bills with state Rep.

Mandatory retirement for Louisiana's judges would end if a constitutional amendment passed in committee is ultimately approved by lawmakers and voters.