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Ville Platte, Louisiana, the seat of Evangeline Parish, was itself so named by one of Napoleon Bonaparte's former soldiers, Adjutant Major Marcellin Garand (1781–1852), of Savoy, France. (See Napoleon's Soldiers In America , by Simone de la Souchere-Delery, 1999).
In June 1908, a bill was passed to create a new parish out of a portion of St. Landry Parish. This new parish became named Evangeline Parish in 1910. Prior to creation of the new parish, Eunice and Ville Platte were in competition for the new parish seat. Ville Platte was selected by voters on April 12, 1909.
27-year-old KeKe Doucet was last seen on June 15, 2024, in Ville Platte, Louisiana. A 75-year-old man has been arrested during the investigation into her disappearance. The Ville Platte Police ...
Austin Pitre (February 23, 1918 - April 8, 1981) [1] was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana. A Cajun music pioneer, Pitre claimed to be the first musician to play the accordion standing up, rather than sitting down. Along with his band, the Evangeline Playboys, Pitre recorded Cajun dancehall hits such as the "Opelousas Waltz." [2] [3]
Ville Platte is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] The population was 6,303 at the 2020 census , [ 3 ] down from 8,145 in 2000 . The city's name is of French origin, roughly translating to "flat town", in reference to its relatively flat topography in contrast to the more hilly terrain ...
The Evangeline Bank and Trust Company, also known as Ville Platte City Hall, is a two-story building with elements of Classical Revival style located at 342 West Main Street in Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Built in 191, it is a masonry building.
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