LA Folk Roots heritage week registration is underway The time to register for the 2012 Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week is now. The event will be held April 20-27, at Chicot State Park. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from ...
Mamou’s Mardi Gras schedule announced The annual Mardi Gras celebration in Mamou will kick off Saturday, February 18. A list of bands and events has been announced, and is listed as follows: •Saturday, February 18 - Performing at the ...
Democrats meet at city hall Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Buddy Leach visited Ville Platte City Hall Monday night, January 30, as part of the Democratic party’s “Getting Back to Basics Tour.” Leach addressed those in a...
Church hosts 11th annual children’s toy drive in December Christmas was a little early for children in wards four and five in December. On December 21, First Baptist Church of Pine Prairie’s Brotherhood and Sisterhood held their annual Bike and Toy Giveaw...
Louisiana Democratic Party coming to Ville Platte today Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Buddy Leach announced the state party has embarked on a 10-day, 35-city tour of Louisiana to connect with Louisiana Democrats about rebuilding and the party’s fu...
EP Tax Commission discusses delinquent taxes Delinquent sales tax payments by parish businesses was one of the items of discussion at the Evangeline Parish Tax Commission’s monthly meeting January 25. Auditor Winston Ardoin said the parish d...
Floyd’s Record Shop employees reflect on past experiences Floyd’s Record Shop has long established itself as a reservoir of Cajun culture, but what many visitors to the shop might not pick up on is the love that the people who have grown that reservoir th...
Louisiana Democratic Party coming to Ville Platte Monday Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Buddy Leach announced the state party has embarked on a 10-day, 35-city tour of Louisiana to connect with Louisiana Democrats about rebuilding and the party’s fu...
Jack announces candidacy for Chataignier mayor J.C. Jack announced his candidacy for mayor of Chataignier. His announcement follows: “I, J.C. Jack, am proud to announce my candidacy for mayor of Chataignier. I am running for this position beca...
Ville Platte hands out daffodils People should start seeing daffodils -- one of the earliest flower bloomers of the season -- popping up at many locations around Evangeline Parish. Ville Platte finished distributing some 20,000 f...
Heads up: NWS expects significant adverse conditions Wednesday The National Weather Service in Lake Charles is expecting significant weather Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night across southeast Texas, southwest Louisiana, and central and south central Loui...
