AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Ville Platte Louisiana. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/ville-platte-la 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/ville-platte-la https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 12 Apr 2025 03:45:43 -0500 Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has accepted the resignation of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet, https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-accepts-resignation-of-ldwf-sec-jack-montoucet-31564028-mandeville-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-accepts-resignation-of-ldwf-sec-jack-montoucet-31564028-mandeville-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has appointed Monique Edwards as Commissioner of Conservation, following the https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-appoints-monique-edwards-as-commissioner-of-conservation-31564029-leesville-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-appoints-monique-edwards-as-commissioner-of-conservation-31564029-leesville-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards released the bills in his 2023 legislative package, the final regular legislative session of his https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-releases-bipartisan-legislative-agenda-31564030-thibodaux-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-releases-bipartisan-legislative-agenda-31564030-thibodaux-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Emergency Rental Assistance Program has disbursed all payments to eligible renters and landlords, fully https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-emergency-rental-assistance-ends-after-disbursing-all-available-funds-31565266-baton-rouge-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-emergency-rental-assistance-ends-after-disbursing-all-available-funds-31565266-baton-rouge-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – New federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data released this morning shows that Louisiana has more people working than ever https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-statement-on-recordhigh-number-of-employed-louisianans-31565943-mandeville-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-statement-on-recordhigh-number-of-employed-louisianans-31565943-mandeville-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,111,570 in Federal Emergency https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-announces-9-million-in-hurricane-ida-aid-to-south-louisiana-31566124-madisonville-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-announces-9-million-in-hurricane-ida-aid-to-south-louisiana-31566124-madisonville-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Chemical https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-cruz-introduce-bill-to-repeal-bidens-superfund-tax-protect-louisianas-chemical-jobs-31566125-slidell-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-cruz-introduce-bill-to-repeal-bidens-superfund-tax-protect-louisianas-chemical-jobs-31566125-slidell-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act to promote diplomacy and combat https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-introduces-bipartisan-us-and-pacific-islands-forum-partnership-act-to-counter-communist-aggression-strengthen-diplomatic-ties-in-pacific-31566126-ruston-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-introduces-bipartisan-us-and-pacific-islands-forum-partnership-act-to-counter-communist-aggression-strengthen-diplomatic-ties-in-pacific-31566126-ruston-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today expressed his support for Darrel James Papillion to be https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-supports-louisianas-papillion-hes-a-real-lawyers-lawyer-31566127-sulphur-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-supports-louisianas-papillion-hes-a-real-lawyers-lawyer-31566127-sulphur-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the 340B Reporting and Accountability Act to prevent fraud and bring transparency to the https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-introduces-bill-to-protect-patients-bring-transparency-to-prescription-pricing-program-31566129-opelousas-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-introduces-bill-to-protect-patients-bring-transparency-to-prescription-pricing-program-31566129-opelousas-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), members of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Holding https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-van-hollen-introduce-bill-to-block-foreign-executives-from-insider-trading-at-americans-expense-31566130-kenner-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-van-hollen-introduce-bill-to-block-foreign-executives-from-insider-trading-at-americans-expense-31566130-kenner-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) penned this op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the need for Congress to https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-kennedy-van-hollen-in-wsj-foreign-companies-should-have-to-play-by-the-same-rules-31566132-leesville-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-kennedy-van-hollen-in-wsj-foreign-companies-should-have-to-play-by-the-same-rules-31566132-leesville-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that Louisiana will receive a total of $4,573,498.00 in Flood Mitigation https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-announces-46-million-in-flood-mitigation-assistance-to-south-louisiana-31566134-deridder-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-announces-46-million-in-flood-mitigation-assistance-to-south-louisiana-31566134-deridder-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and collogues introduced the U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-kennedy-introduce-bill-to-counter-communist-chinas-aggression-strengthen-diplomatic-ties-in-pacific-31566135-broussard-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-kennedy-introduce-bill-to-counter-communist-chinas-aggression-strengthen-diplomatic-ties-in-pacific-31566135-broussard-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Bill strengthens laws targeting attacks on police, carjacking, other crimes as many jurisdictions battle steep uptick in violence WASHINGTON – https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-grassley-colleagues-reintroduce-package-to-bolster-clarify-violent-crime-statutes-31566138-ponchatoula-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-grassley-colleagues-reintroduce-package-to-bolster-clarify-violent-crime-statutes-31566138-ponchatoula-la.html Government and Politics Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500