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Caroline Poche of Erath Middle School
Two Vermilion Parish students elected top officers for State Jr. Beta Club
At the Louisiana Jr. Beta Convention held at the Cajundome recently, two Vermilion Parish schools campaigned for a Jr. Beta dynamic duo, and together the two walke ad away with the coveted top le...
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Abbeville's own John Cecil McCrory will be inducted into state 4-H Hall of Fame on Saturday
Abbeville’s own John Cecil McCrory, 20 years after his death, is being honored Saturday as the newest member of the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place in Mansura, starting at ...
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Abbeville City Council adopts new guidelines for putting signs, billboard
Billboards and signs are meant by design to grab attention. Both have drawn the attention of the Abbeville City Council. The group voted Tuesday during an ordinance committee on changes to regulati...
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Vermilion Task Force arrest three with drugs
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal task force made following arrests recently for drug related offense. • On May 4, agents with ...
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Grant LeBlanc stands behind his winning wood carvings.
Erath's Grant Leblanc wins world carving titles with his ducks
Grant LeBlanc can boast he is a “World Champion” Wildfowl Carving Champion. He earned that title after two of his wood carving ducks captured first place in the intermediate division of the 43rd An...
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Four Vermilion Parish schools will have new principals next year
When school begins next year, four public schools will have new principals. Last week, school superintendent Jerome Puyau transferred Patricia Gaspard, the principal at Herod Elementary, to Forke...
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7th Ward millage renewal passes
Voters in the Vermilion Parish’s 7th Ward, Gravity Drainage District No. 2 overwhelmingly renewed a millage during Saturday’s election. The 10-year, 19.26-mill property tax passed with 93 percent o...
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Abbeville churches to hold crusade to bring unity
Church leaders in Abbeville are coming together to try to build a foundation to help ease a rash of crimes they say is too much. “There have been murders, crime, drugs and violence,” Bishop Van Rou...
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63 districts create plans to honor effective teachers; Vermilion not named by state for creating plan
BATON ROUGE - The Department of Education on Wednesday released a report that outlines the progress of districts across the state in creating new compensation plans and highlights particularly inn...
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Vermilion Catholic/Mount Carmel May Fest begins Friday
May Fest started decades ago as a pageant before taking a hiatus, returning in the 1970s and growing into what it is today. That will be on full display today and Saturday as the Vermilion Catholic...
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Eric Davenport
Abbeville native doing well in oil and gas industry on national level
Eric Donald Davenport, a 1987 graduate of Abbeville High School, has become the successful president and CEO of CIG Group, a global leader of industrial supplies with expertise in the energy, oil a...
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The cameo pendant Lady Petrecia did well at nationals.
‘Lady Petrecia’ pendant does well in national contest; Melancon Jewelers designs it
Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry retail marketplace, has awarded Richard Melancon, owner of Abbeville-based Melancon Jewelers, a seco...
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Vermilion Parish temporarily has to shut down its recycling program due to Lafayette fire
Due to a fire of the Lafayette’s Recycling Foundation recycling plant two months ago, the Vermilion Parish Police Jury is having to temporarily shut down its recycling program. Linda Duhon, the pa...
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Vermilion Parish in need of 60 teachers for next school year.
While school is winding down for students and teachers, local public school principals have been busy interviewing candidates to fill 60 vacant teaching positions. The Vermilion Parish school sys...
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Chester Montgomery
Attempted kidnapping, armed robbery in Abbeville
Saturday at approximately 8:45 p.m., the Abbeville Police Department responded to a complaint of a female who was abducted and held at knife point while returning to her vehicle from shoppin...
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Trash recently picked up around the four piers.
Vermilion Parish Police Jury still undecided what to do with four fishing piers
The four piers along La. 82, south of Forked Island, still have life for now. The reason they have life is because the Vermilion Parish Police Jury has yet to figure out what to do with them. The p...
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Alligators are a popular tourist attraction in Vermilion Parish.
Vermilion Parish sees increase in tourism; interest in area up in 2012
Interest in Vermilion Parish is growing. More than 800 people stopped by the Vermilion Parish Visitors Center and more than 500 people called to request information on the area in 2012. And nearly ...
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Vermilion/Muncipal Task Force arrests four for drug charges
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal task force made following arrests recently for drug related offenses. - Shawn Powell (do...
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Many homes in Vermilion Parish have flood insurance because of recent floods.
Flood insurance may get expensive for Vermilion Parish residents, businesses below base flood elevation
Certain flood insurance policy owners in Vermilion Parish could be seeing a large increase in flood insurance premiums thanks to what occurred in Washington DC in 2012. The National Flood Insuranc...
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Rep. Bob Hensgens
Hensgens pulls Bill 267 dealing with the LHSAA's public/private school football playoffs
Because of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is willing to negotiate with the legislature in finding a solution over the public school/private school football playoff battle,...
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Abbeville High psychology teacher Melanie Broussard was voted the school’s Teacher of the Year this school year. She also teaches civics and geography at AHS.
Abbeville High students conduct psychology experiments on public without them knowing
Trying to pay for an item with Monopoly play money. Standing next to someone in an isle and every place the shopper moved, you moved along side of them. Taking groceries out of someone’s shopping c...
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Car show to promote autism awareness in community
This year marks the third annual Gear Up for Autism Car Show and Celebration. The event is held at Kaplan’s Turnley Park on May 4 from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., and promotes awareness for autism. ...
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Walter August
Suspect arrested in last week's fatal shooting in Abbeville
A suspect in the homicide which took place in Abbeville on the night of April 26 was arrested in New Iberia during the early morning hours of April 29. Walter August, 18, of Abbeville was arreste...
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Teen murdered in Abbeville; 19-year-old Jovontae´ Charles was shot several times, died at hospital
On the same day that Rita Jordan was murdered in Abbeville a year ago, another murder took place in Abbeville. Late Friday night, at approximately 11:18 p.m., the Abbeville Police Department respon...
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