By: AVERY DAVIDSON Louisiana Farm BureauBy: AVERY DAVIDSON Louisiana Farm Bureau NEW ORLEANS — Richard Fontenot, a fourth-generation rice, soybean and crawfish farmer from Ville Platte, will serve a ...

(Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by Ville Platte Fire Chief Chris Soileau.) The Ville Platte Fire Department would like to wish you and your families a safe Independence Day weekend!

Tony Marks, editor of the Ville Platte Gazette and sports editor of The Oakdale Journal, earned three awards in the 2024 ...

By: TONY MARKS Editor ...

Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a former Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy has ...

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance ...

MAMOU – Louisiana State Police Troop I troopers were notified shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday of a two-vehicle hit-and run ...

The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville ...

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor ...