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With all the daily difficulties Olivia Lemaire faces, she always has a big, beautiful smile.
With all the daily difficulties Olivia Lemaire faces, she always has a big, beautiful smile.
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Five year old diagnosed with extremely rare disease
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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 INAD is. Their five year old daughter, Olivia, was diagnosed with it in December of 2012. This disease is so rare that there are only nine people in t...
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Vermilion Parish LEAP, iLEAP scores improve better than state average
Vermilion Parish school district improved its 2013 LEAP and iLEAP scores better than the state average. The percentage of Louisiana students scoring at the Basic level or above on tests of four s...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville Council votes on measures to help offset lower utility revenues
Utility revenues in large part fund payroll for Abbeville employees. Those revenues are down from one year ago and the city is taking immediate measures to help offset some of what has been lost. ...
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Different ways to wear saggy pants.
Vermilion Parish Police Jury looks into adopting 'saggy' pants ordinance for rural areas of parish
Six years ago the small community of Delcambre made national news by adopting an ordinance that would charge $500 to anyone caught wearing saggy pants that exposed underwear. At Monday night’s Ver...
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Randy Schexnayder
Vermilion Parish's Schexnayder ending one chapter of career; Former superintendent ‘retiring’ as administrator, wants to return to classroom
Former Vermilion Parish Superintendent Randy Schexnayder’s retirement will be official in August. It is not a move that will catch anyone off guard. “I announced it to the school board two years ag...
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Abbeville man gets 15 years for selling $60 worth of cocaine
An Abbeville man took a plea deal of 15 years in prison for selling $60 worth cocaine out of his house. Assistant District Attorney Stanton Hardee, III, prosecutor for Mike Harson reports that Jo...
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A top view of the Henry Hub Gas Plant.
Broussard family from Henry settles lawsuit with Chevron over contaminated land at Henry Hub Gas Plant
The battle between the big oil company and the small Cajun family is over after a settlement was reached Friday after 4:30 p.m.. The trial was expected to begin on Monday in Abbeville and last...
May 20, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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STATE
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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Martin will put $20 million into Chopin plan upgrade, expansion
CHOPIN – Gov. Bobby Jindal and President and Chief Financial Officer Roy O. Martin, III of RoyOMartin-Martco Ltd. Partnership announced Monday that the company will invest $20 million to modernize...
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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
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 ...
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The Erath Bobcats take the field against North Vermilion in the 2012 season. Now, they warm up for the 2013 season.
Bobcats end school year with Berwick challenge
With the school year set to expire, so too must the spring season of football. But, before it does, the Erath Bobcats still want to get a feel for what they’ve got coming into the 2013 season. Head...
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Head coach Tommy Byler speaks with Seth Patin and the rest of the Patriots on the field.
Patriots’ promising looks
There were some rough patches, but overall, a lot was learned and some good things came out of North Vermilion’s spring game against Ascension Episcopal Friday night. “It was good to get out there,...
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Saggy Pants
May 21, 2013 | 11998 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print

Do you think the police jury should adopt a saggy pants ordinance for the rural areas of the parish?

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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
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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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Leonard and Trahan are united in marriage
Adelle Reneé Leonard and Jared Paul Trahan were united in Holy Matrimony at Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The couple was wed during the 6:3...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 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 | 0 0 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 ...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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