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Second annual Stir the Pot will take place at Palmetto Island State Park
Stir the Pot: Louisiana Seafood Cook-off and Fundraiser is back for a second year and will be held September 24 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Palmetto Island State Park. Last year’s inaugural festival ...
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Filmmaker Russell Hebert shoots a scene of “Blood on the Bayou.”
Aspiring filmmaker; Hebert making independent film
Russell Hebert is familiar with the entertainment landscape. The 1978 graduate of Abbeville High School worked as a touring stand-up comedian from 1986 to ‘96. He has since retired and returned to ...
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2011 White Lake Marsh, Rice Field Lottery Waterfowl hunts announced
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for the 2011-12 marsh and rice field lottery waterfowl hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WC...
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Hunter safety class will be offered in Abbevilleat LSU AgCenter office
A Hunter Education and Firearm Safety Program will be held October 3, 4 and 5 at the LSU AgCenter, Vermilion Extension Office in Abbeville. Young hunters who will turn 16 before this fall’s hunting...
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Rice borer creeps toward Acadiana
The Mexican rice borer continues to expand its territory in Louisiana after migrating from Texas. An adult Mexican rice borer was found recently in a monitoring trap in southeast Beauregard Parish ...
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Billy Nungesser
Sammy Kershaw endorses Billy Nungesser for Lt. Governor
LAFAYETTE – Country Superstar Sammy Kershaw joined Team Nungesser today, officially endorsing the Plaquemines Parish President for Lt. Governor. Kershaw, a Republican candidate in last year’s Lt. ...
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Cattle Festival events begin this weekend
The 63rd Annual Cattle Festival is set to kick off with events this weekend. Getting the festivities started will be the pageants. The Petite/Deb & Jr. Pageant is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday....
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Philip James Leonards
Philip James Leonards selected as 75th Rice Festival’s Junior Farmer of the Year
CROWLEY – Philip James Leonards of Roberts Cove has been chosen as the Junior Rice Farmer of the 2011 International Rice Festival slated for the weekend of October 20-22, 2011 as announced by J.C. ...
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Lafayette area leads state in wearing seat belts
BATON ROUGE – A recently completed observational survey found that 77.7 percent of Louisiana motorists had their seat belts fastened, matching the record-high rate achieved in 2005. The 2011 survey...
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Sugar cane is growing well in the parish.
Good news for sugar cane farmers in Vermilion Parish
In the next two weeks, sugar cane farmers will begin harvesting their crop in Vermilion Parish and the news is not all bad. For starters, the price of sugar on the world market is expected to be hi...
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U.S. Senate Committee puts back $1.2 million into the LSU AgCenter budget
The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations passed its version of a bill for federal funding to agricultural programs on Sept. 7 that puts back $1.2 million into the LSU AgCenter’s budget that had ...
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Old batteries can be brought to the parish landfill on Saturday.
Vermilion Parish landfill accepting hazardous waste on Saturday
If you have old tires, car batteries and cans of old paint sitting around the house and you want to get rid of them, bring them to the Vermilion Parish Solid Waste Plant Saturday morning. The Vermi...
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Whooping Cranes return to White Lake
Ten whooping cranes were re-introduced to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries White Lake Wetlands this month from the U.S. Geological Survey Research Facility in Laurel, Md. White ...
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The helicopter had to make a pit stop on Hwy. 167 Tuesday afternoon.
Helicopter makes emergency landing on Hwy. 167
Traffic heading to Maurice on Hwy. 167 at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday were stunned to see a helicopter sitting it the middle of the road. The pilot of the helicopter had to make an emergency landing on th...
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These are just two of the many potholes found in the road of the cemetery located on the American Legion Road.
Kaplan church seeking help on cemetery road repairs
KAPLAN - Whether you are attending a funeral, or visiting the grave of a loved one, it is hard to not to notice the potholes in some of the roads in the Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery located on Ame...
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Donnie and wife Anna Bolden first began preaching under their carport and are now preaching from a pulpit in their own church.
Abbeville's Boldens go from carport to own church
Ever since Anna Bolden was young she knew she had a calling to preach the word of God. So, when she began preaching under her carport, it seemed like the right thing to do. “According to a vision G...
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Hardee announces candidacy for Representative District 47
Linda A. Hardee, former Mayor of Kaplan, is announcing her candidacy for State Representative, District 47, in the upcoming April election. This seat was formerly held by Representative Jonath...
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Hensgens announces candidacy for Representative District 47
Current Gueydan Mayor Bob Hensgens has announced his candidacy for State Representative of District 47 in the upcoming Special Election. In his announcement, Hensgens explained why he thinks he i...
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Felix Small
Task Force locates cocaine, ecstasy on Abbeville streets
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force seized several pills of the illegal club drug, ecstasy “X”, crack cocaine and a little over $3500 suspected narcotics proceeds recently in an undercov...
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Rep. Jonathan Perry
Perry wins Senate race
Jonathan Perry was able to win the District 26 Senate race thanks to the western part of Vermilion Parish. In the parish, Perry, a Republican from Kaplan, had 6,902 votes in the parish, while Nat...
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The RVers currently staying at Betty's RV Park attended a party held in honor of the Donaldsons.
In love with Abbeville
New Yorkers CeCe and George Donaldson recently had the ultimate experience of getting caught in ‘Betty’s web.’ The couple, from Johnstown, NY, has been staying at Betty’s RV Park for the past few...
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Jason Roy, the VAE President, wanted the School Board to wait on voting to begin drawing plans for NV Middle.
Architect gets OK from School Board to draw NV Middle School
The Vermilion Parish School Board meeting Thursday night caused a stir when members discussed and voted unanimously to proceed with designs for the building of North Vermilion Middle School that co...
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Vermilion Parish farmers have up, down year in 2010
The 2010 crop season in Vermilion Parish was marked by as close to normal growing conditions as farmers have seen in many years. Timely and adequate rains, adequate dry times allowed for good crop...
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Warm weather good news for crawfish lovers
Over the last two days the weather, which has begun to warm up, is great news for those who love crawfish. Warm weather means warm water in crawfish ponds. Warm water means crawfish are going to co...
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