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14-year-old girl comes face to face with burglar in her home north of Erath; she yells: 'Get out my house'
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Seeing a stranger standing in your kitchen at 9:30 in the morning would scare the heck out of anyone. Try being a 14-year-old girl, alone. On Friday, that is what happened to a 14-year-old girl, who lives north of Erath on La. 339 in LeBlanc. Minutes earlier, the girl had just been woken up by her father who said he was going to town for a few ...
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Three break-ins last week in homes north of Erath
Before the break-in, the father of the mom of the 14-year-old girl, who saw the burglar in her house, was busy looking into buying a door Friday morning for another house on La. 339 that had been b...
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Father' s Day bicycle ride south of Abbeville for five ends with two seriously hurt
A Father’s Day bicycle family outing for one Vermilion Parish family turned tragic when a truck, driven by Jacob Raffray of Duson, fish-tailed and hit three of the five cyclists. Two of the three...
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Students have to wear certain clothes to proms, starting next year.
Vermilion Parish School Board looks to adopt new dress code for after-school functions
After hearing complaints from parents about certain schools letting students wear certain clothes to special events while other schools didn’t not allow it, the Vermilion Parish School Board ste...
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This is what is left of the Corvette Darren Mouton was driving Monday when it veered off La. 82.
Abbeville man dies in single car accident south of Abbeville on La. 82
Monday night, troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle crash on La. 82 near Marlin Road which claimed the life of an Abbeville man. According to investigating T...
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Kaplan man takes Task Force on violent ride
A Kaplan man and New Iberia woman are behind bars for taking the Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force on a violent ride. On June 17, agents with the task force were able to make contact wit...
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Abbeville Councilman Francis Plaisance (fifth from left) welcomes a group of cyclists who visited the city.
Riders against Huntington’s Disease spend time in Abbeville
Abbeville City Councilman-at-Large and Mayor Pro Tem, Francis Plaisance, presented Official City Pins to a group of cyclists visiting Abbeville, and being hosted by First Baptist Church in Abbevill...
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STATE
Does Jindal's 'lame duck' status float?
By John Maginnis & Jeremy Alford LaPolitics Notebook BATON ROUGE – Though 30 months remain in Gov. Bobby Jindal’s second term, political observers are looking closely for signs that his power has ...
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Driver dies when pickup hit by train; wet road, worn tires blamed
SWARTZ – A driver who couldn’t stop in time was killed when a freight train rammed his pickup Tuesday evening. State Police said Jason Hensley, 22, of Lake Providence was killed in the accident at ...
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American Bald Eagles perch in a cypress in South Louisiana. The 6th annual Louisiana Eagle Expo will be in Morgan City on Feb. 10-12. Schedule: 985-395-4905.
Eagles' poisoining adds to baffling Louisiana wildlife file
NEW ORLEANS – Another baffling and enraging maltreatment of wildlife has been added to the Louisiana file. Federal investigators report that someone poisoned and killed two bald eagles in Thibodaux...
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COPS
Abbeville Arrest Report: May 27 - June 3
Brad Abshire (Male) DOB: 8/15/1988 Charge: Resisting an Officer Charge: Misrepresentation During Booking Rodney James Courville (Male) DOB: 8/31/1978 Charge: Possession of Prescription Pill Withou...
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Abbeville Arrest Report: May 13-28
Travis Joshua Baldwin (Male) DOB: 10/18/1984 Charge: Driving While Intoxicated - 1st Offense Charge: Improper Lane Usage Darrell W. Boudreaux (Male) DOB: 7/18/1962 Charge: Driving Under Suspensio...
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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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SPORTS
Area metro teams set for Thursday challenges
North Vermilion, Erath and Kaplan are set for metro baseball games Thursday night while Vermilion Catholic has the evening off. North Vermilion’s team will travel to Erath for a 5 p.m. game. It’s t...
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Taylor Campbell runs for her summer track team when not in school.
Young athletes spend summer on track
Timothy and Taylor like to run. The Campbell siblings have spent the summer involved in local track competition, traveling all over the state and looking at the possiblity of even going to Orlando ...
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Drills for Skills camp starts soon
The FIEB Drills for Skills basketball camp is slated to begin Monday and will provide plenty of opportunities for children to learn and grow in the sport. The camp will be held in the FIEB camp and...
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Break-ins
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Hearing about all the break-ins in the rural areas, does it make you want to buy an alarm system?

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One-year-old Corbin Hebert drinks his juice Monday afternoon while his mother, Audrey Hebert (left) and grandmother Nancy Michaud picnic in Godchaux Park in Abbeville.
One-year-old Corbin Hebert drinks his juice Monday afternoon while his mother, Audrey Hebert (left) and grandmother Nancy Michaud picnic in Godchaux Park in Abbeville.
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Trahan and Carzoli exchange wedding vows
On Saturday, June 15, 2013, Brittlyn Michelle Trahan and Jake Wallace Carzoli were united in Holy Matrimony at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Biloxi, Mississippi. Fathe...
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LaPorte and Hebert unite in Holy Matrimony
Lauren Rene LaPorte and Jacob Ryan Hebert were united in Holy Matrimony on Friday, June 14, 2013, at Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville. The 7 p.m ceremony was officated by Father Wil...
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Manuel Rodriquez, owner of Azul Tequila, works closely with family, including daughters Janet, left, and Jaquelin.
Local restaurateur Rodriguez living ‘good life’
Time has a way of passing quickly. Work hard and you may just find yourself in a good place when time finally slows down. Manuel Rodriguez is in such a place since coming to the United States from ...
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OBITUARIES
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Darren L. Mouton “Dardar”
December 27, 1968 ~ June 18, 2013 KAPLAN—Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 21, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Darren Lynn Mouton, 44, who died Tues...
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Deaths Elsewhere
Cajun humorist CROWLEY – Services will be Friday for Cajun humorist Dave Petitjean. He died June 18 at age 85. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was one of the first humorists to perfo...
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Deaths Elsewhere
Cattle industry promoter SHREVEPORT – Services for cattle industry publicist and promoter Robert “Bob” Felknor will be Thursday. He died June 14 at age 70. He was retired executive vice-president o...
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