VILLE PLATTE, La. (KALB) - Elected leaders in Evangeline Parish are celebrating a new detention center set to open in the ...

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office recently hosted a ribbon cutting for its new $20 million detention center.

Evangeline Parish - In March of 2026, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) requested the Louisiana State Police ...

Whooping cranes are native to Louisiana but were once nearly wiped out, leading to their listing as an endangered species in ...

Evangeline Parish opened a new jail on Friday, April 17, doubling the capacity for housing inmates. The new facility can hold ...

A mayor, a police chief, a police detective and a communications officer have all been booked into jail, and on the same ...

The lawyer for one of five local officials arrested on public corruption charges is speaking out and proclaiming his client's ...

Louisiana's Ville Platte mayor and law enforcement officials face malfeasance charges for allegedly sharing sensitive data, ...

Five public officials in Evangeline Parish have been arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information with unauthorized ...

A man was cited for allegedly shooting an endangered whooping crane in Evangeline Parish.

EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY) – The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office is reporting a spike in drug-related arrests, including several cases involving fentanyl and methamphetamine. Sheriff Charles ...

A Ville Platte man has been arrested in connection with a burglary at a tree service business, according to the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded Feb. 10 to a reported burglary at ...