The City of Ville Platte is under a state of emergency and under a curfew following widespread damage following an early morning tornado touch down. Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine told KVPI News that t there are power lines, power poles and wide spread power outages all over the city. Homes and businesses have been damaged. No one apparently was injured. Authorites are urging residents to stay off the streets whole emergency crews assess the damage and attempt to restore power.