Ville Platte News

The Mississippi Supreme Court will decide whether ex-Gov. Haley Barbour legally pardoned 10 current and former inmates.

The ACLU has amended its complaint against Ville Platte and the city's late-night walking curfew, alleging that "while the curfew has been suspended, the danger has not passed." The amended complaint, filed Monday, states that Arthur Sampson, president of the Evangeline Chapter of the NAACP and the plaintiff in the case, remains fearful that the ... (more)

Kaysen Davis Lindsay Dupre and Nathaniel Davis, Jr. announce the birth of their son, Kaysen Ashten Davis, born at Acadian Medical Center on January 23 weighing 7 pounds and 12 ounces.

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has Issued a Flood Warning for Evangeline Parish until 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Members and their humans of the Krewe des Chiens, or the Krewe of the Dog, will be holding the 14th... VILLE PLATTE, La.

Former state Reps. Mert Smiley Jr., R-St. Amant, and Rickey Hardy, D-Lafayette, both will join the five-person board that pays $36,000 annually as a part-time job.

A 41-year-old state Probation and Parole officer is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with women he supervised in Allen Parish, authorities said.

On January 17, 2012, detectives assigned to the Lake Charles Field Office of the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations received a complaint alleging that 41-year-old Christopher Drago of Ville Platte was engaging in sexual conduct with females he supervised in his capacity as a probation officer with the Louisiana Division of Probation ... (more)

The case of a Ville Platte man accused of dealing marijuana on the Louisiana State University Eunice campus has been routed to the St.

It was May 5th of 2010 when the crash occurred along Highway 165 leaving two vehicles nearly demolished.

The City of Ville Platte does not have a section eight director. Rita Jack was just fired from her post.

Former Southern University Athletic Director Greg Lafleur was cleared of all charges Tuesday stemming from a 2011 Houston prostitution sting.

Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to thank everyone in the Miss-Lou who played a part - no matter how big or small - in supporting Operation G.R.I.T.S. this holiday season.

Carol Devon Joseph and Vishankski Leday exchanged wedding vows on October 29, 2011 during a 5 p.m. ceremony held at St.

Law training school: Winn Parish Sheriff Dan Page said an 18-month training school for law enforcement officers will open and serve Winn, Grant, LaSalle and Caldwell parishes.