State funding helps Ville Platte cleanup, demolition efforts

EVANGELINE PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Ville Platte has received state funding to use in the demolition and cleanup efforts of the city's adjudicated properties.

Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams said the city was able to secure half a million dollars in grant funding from the state.

"With this particular grant, whoever owns the property, if they want to get it cleaned up, or the house or whatever, this will qualify for that," Williams said.

In the days since securing the funds...