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Ville Platte is the parish seat of Evangeline Parish, and has a population of about 8,500. Ville Platte (meaning "flat town" in French) has a large number of Cajun and Creole families and descendants.
Well known 6,400 acre Chicot State Park is only about 10 miles to the north.
Nearby towns include Forest Hill, Glenmora, Oberlin, Oakdale, Eunice, Mamou, Opelousas, Bunkie, and Turkey Creek.
The earliest record of settlement in the immediate area of Ville Platte was in the 1780s. The first post office in Ville Platte was established in 1842.
Learn about Louisiana crawfish, the crawfishing industry,
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Shown below are a few historic postcards from the Louisiana Postcard Collection.
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