By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams, during the city council meeting held Tuesday, December 9, ...

The holiday season began in Evangeline Parish with Christmas parades this past weekend. In the top photo, Santa Claus sends ...

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has released additional information involving a standoff which ...

The Ville Platte Gazette will publish announcements for candidates in the November 3, 2026, primary election at no charge ...

By: TONY MARKS Editor Arthur Sampson, chairman of the Ville Platte Housing Authority, has been named to a standing committee of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).

BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry is pleased to announce that Louisiana SNAP recipients are now receiving 100% federal benefits for November. Not only will all SNAP recipients receive full November ...

Narcotic agents and patrol deputies with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office, after a narcotic investigation, conducted a No-Knock Search Warrant at a residence on the 1100 block of Wade Road, i ...

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arrested were the following persons: • ...

Pine Prairie Homecoming will be held Saturday, November 22, in the Leslie Gaudet Memorial Gymnasium. The 2025 Homecoming Court are: (from left) freshmen - Braylon Brady and Callie Byrd; sophomores, ...

A ribbon cutting celebrating the grand opening of Savoy Internal Medicine was held on Thursday, November 20, at its location, ...

The 2025 Evangeline Parish High School Basketball Tournament kicked off on Wednesday, December 3, with a new ...