Evangeline Parish Sheirff

Sheriff: Smash and grab bandits captured

Three people are charged in connection with two smash-and-grab burglaries in Evangeline Parish that happened Sunday, according to a news release from Sheriff Eddie Soileau.

Suits filed over investigative holds

The lawsuits just keep coming for the City of Ville Platte and the Ville Platte Police Department since the U.S. Department of Justice found regularly arrested and held people in jail without a warrant or probable cause.