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Guilty verdict gives closure to Abbeville family
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Thursday’s guilty verdict puts and end to a difficult year for Johnny Nguyen and his wife Diana Pham. A 12-person jury took less than two hours to convict Tracey Harris of multiple crimes including aggravated second-degree battery, armed robbery and a convicted felon carrying a concealed weapon. Sentencing will occur in June. Harris is facing...
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Blake Miguez takes part in a recent national shooting contest.
Blake Miguez will appear on reality TV show ' Top Shot' this Wednesday
Growing up in the Loreauville area, Blake Miguez loved to target practice with a .22 caliber rifle. What he did not know at the young of age 12, 19 years ago, was that all that practicing would...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tammy Bertrand of Tammy’s Flowers (right) hands flowers to Nichole Green, the teacher Whisper Reyes (middle) wrote about.
LeBlanc Elementary student/teacher wins essay contest
Nichole Green makes no qualms about it - she loves to teach. On Friday at LeBlanc Elementary, she also learned that her passion also has meaning. The Abbeville Meridional held a voluntary 5th gra...
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Abbeville Council discusses workers’ comp, ways to limit claims
The Abbeville City Council voted Tuesday at its regular meeting to renew the city’s workers’ compensation insurance through Louisiana Municipal Risk Management Agency. The premium for the renewal i...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dana Primeaux
Vermilion Parish School Board approves the hiring of four new principals
The Vermilion Parish School Board approved the hiring of four new principals on Thursday night - all are products of the parish school system. • Marc Turner is the new principal at Erath High Schoo...
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Tracy Harris
Abbeville man found guilty of beating, robbing convenience store clerk
A jury of seven men and five women found Tracey Harris, who was being accused of armed robbery, aggravated second degree battery and a convicted felon carrying a concealed weapon, guilty on all ...
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With all the daily difficulties Olivia Lemaire faces, she always has a big, beautiful smile.
Five year old diagnosed with extremely rare disease
KAPLAN - While most people are very familiar with Muscular Dystrophy, many of us have never heard of Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD). Mike and Leslie Lemaire, however, know first hand what ...
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St. Martin jury convicts in 1984 rape case
St. Martinville – Relying almost solely on the memories of an ordeal that occurred when the victim was only 10 years old back in 1984, St. Martin Parish Assistant District Attorney Pamela Lemoines ...
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Raises possible for some sheriffs, parish presidents
By John Maginnis and Jeremy Alford LaPolitics.com The pay raise proposals winding through the Legislature for clerks of court, assessors and judges could potentially increase the salaries of sheri...
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New Iberia woman gets 26 months in $12 million IRS scam
LAFAYETTE – A New Iberia woman was sentenced Monday to 26 months in federal prison and for filing false claims of more than $12 million with the IRS and receiving tax refunds she was not owed. She...
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COPS
Abbeville Arrest Report: April 29 - May 13
Stephain Brailey (Male) DOB: 3/19/1994 Charge: Felon Possession of Firearm (3 counts) Charge: Possession of Firearm with Obliterated Number Charge: Resisting an Officer Charge: Illegal Possession ...
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Kaplan Police Report
Chief Boyd Adams advises officers investigated the following: April 18 Alarm on the 100 block of S. Cushing. Loose dog on the 1200 block of W. Seventh. Disturbance on the 400 block of W. Veterans ...
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Abbeville Arrest Report: April 22-29
Tamiya R. Allen (Female) DOB: 12/18/1989 Charge: Possession of Marijuana Walter Jabrice August (Male) DOB: 12/16/1994 Charge: Warrant Arrest Jonathan C. Baudoin (Male) DOB: 8/25/1966 Charge: Th...
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SPORTS
Coach Dotson in the huddle with his team, who returns to action this fall for the 2013 season.
Spring becomes summer for Bobcats
Foul weather in Berwick resulted in a cancelled spring game for the Erath Bobcats Wednesday night. However, the spring wasn’t a total waste. Fresh faces are stepping up to fill in the holes in the ...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Abbeville High Wildcats held an inter-squad scrimmage Tuesday at their practice field, their first game scenario with coach Chris Towery.
Wildcats scrimmage under new leadership
Tuesday evening was busy for the Abbeville Wildcats football team. While they did not have a spring game like other area teams, they did scrimmage themselves to get a feel for where they were going...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Caden Campisi, son of Chris and Jessica Campisi, is on first base after getting a hit during a game against Abbeville Monday.
Kaplan youth baseball wins in Abbeville
ABBEVILLE - The 8-under and 10-under Kaplan baseball teams traveled to Irby Luquette Field in A.A. Comeaux Park Monday evening, and came away with a pair of one-run victories. The under-8's kicked ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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After the VC graduation ceremony Monday night in St. Mary Magdalen Church, the seniors walked in front of the church on Port Street and threw up their hats.
After the VC graduation ceremony Monday night in St. Mary Magdalen Church, the seniors walked in front of the church on Port Street and threw up their hats.
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LIFESTYLE
Laura Landry and Grant Broussard were selected as the outstanding eighth graders. They crowned Mary on May 8, 2013, in the MCE gym.
The May Crowning: A Tradition at Mount Carmel
When Mount Carmel opened its doors in Abbeville 128 years ago, it began a tradition of excellent Catholic Education. However, this quality Catholic Education is not the only tradition associated w...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kera Simon becomes Mrs. Rayce Brossette
Miss Kera Simon and Mr. Rayce Brossette exchanged vows of marriage during a 6 p.m. ceremony held April 27 at the Sunny Meade Wedding Facility in Scott, Louisiana. The bride is the daughter of J...
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Pictured in the photo are (Back, L-R) Outgoing President Chris Guidry, Marlene Theriot, Donna Trahan, (Middle, L-R) Janine Hebert, Lyndelle Theriot, Linda Broussard, Rachel Miller, Patricia Thibodeaux, Mollie Charpentier, Vanessa Villien, Shelley Broussard, Rebecca Trahan, Gwen Trahan, Connie Duhon (Front, L-R) Diana Frederick and Deanna Broussard.
Kappa Zeta celebrates Founder’s Day
The Kappa Zeta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi recently celebrated Founder's Day at Riverside Inn restaurant. Every April, Beta Sigma Phi chapters all over the world honor the organization's founder, ...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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OBITUARIES
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Daniel Jude Broussard
March 29, 1965 ~ May 20, 2013 ABBEVILLE—Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Daniel Jude Broussard, 48, who di...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Clara Bell Fournier Frederick
October 2, 1934 ~ May 21, 2013 Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Friday, May 24, 2013 at a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Clara...
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Deaths Elsewhere
Former mayor HENDERSON – Services will be Friday for former mayor Earl “To-Bit” Patin. He died May 21 at age 74. He was mayor from 1996 to 22045 and was a village councilman for eight years prior ...
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