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Vermilion Parish’s Anne Catherine LeBlanc speaks during a 4-H conference in Washington, D.C.
Vermilion Parish 4-H member attends national conference in D.C.
A delegation of Louisiana 4-H youth attended National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C., which included one from Vermilion Parish. The Louisiana delegation returned home from a week in which more ...
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The Louisiana Legislature pays honor to Lady Eagles of VC with resolution
The Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge recognized the Class 1A state basketball champions, the Lady Eagles of Vermilion Catholic by passing a resolution. House resolution No. 57, was authored by ...
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Make-up day for pre-k roundup in Vermilion Parish set for next month
Parents who did not register their child for Pre-Kindergarten in Vermilion Parish Public Schools are encouraged to attend the make-up round-up registration. Children must be 4 years old on or befor...
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A volunteer fireman tries to put out a burning butane bottle Monday afternoon.
Gas grill catches fire at home north of Abbeville
Monday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m a resident learned the hard way that a propane grill can be dangerous. A resident was grilling or about to grill on their new gas grill, which was located un...
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Abbeville Police still searching for man who robbed Dollar General on Park Avenue
As of Monday afternoon, the Abbeville Police Department has yet to arrest anyone for a robbery that took place last week in Abbeville. The robbery occurred Thursday night at around 9:15 p.m. at the...
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Relay For Life is back at Kaplan High School; takes place on Saturday
Relay for Life is back at Kaplan High School. After an experimental trial at Palmetto Island State Park last year, Relay For Life is back home where it first began. Relay for Life will be held S...
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61-year-old Erath man found growing 30 plants of marijuana at his home
On Wednesday, detectives with Louisiana State Police assisted by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force and arrested an Erath man for allegedly growing marijuana plants. State P...
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Jenee Hargrave tried to run from police by swimming in a canal.
Vermilion Parish Task Force chases, catch criminals
A handful of Vermilion Parish residents learned the hard way it does not pay to try to outrun and hide from law enforcement agents. One even got arrested twice in a 24-hour period. The Vermilion ...
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Delcambre seafood, farmers market to be held on Saturday
After a highly successful opening day, the second Delcambre Seafood & Farmers Market will be held Saturday from 8 am – 1 pm under the oaks of the Shrimp Festival grounds. Delcambre Direct Seafood...
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Village of Maurice commits $3,000 for economic development
MAURICE — Progress in the development of an economic development department for Vermilion Parish took another positive step on Wednesday. The Maurice Council voted 3-0 during its regular meeting We...
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The death of Guillaume Barjeau
In October 1788, César Archinard, Edward Murphy, and François Brunet were sent to the Bayou Chicot community by Nicolas Forstall, commandant of the Poste des Opelousas, to investigate the sudden de...
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Petry
Abbeville police take advantage of grant to make two arrests
On the night of April 15, the Abbeville Police Department made arrests on two individuals while working grant-funded operations supported by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. • Jamirah P...
Apr 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cale Langlinias, sitting on his father, enjoyed John Deer tractors.
Delcambre's Cale Langlinais touched many in his short life
DELCAMBRE - Cale Anthony Langlinais may have only lived five years on this Earth, but in that short time, he touched a lot of people. Cale ended a three-year battle with leukemia on Wednesday. Wi...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tip to Vermilion/Municipal Task Force leads to arrest of Kaplan man
KAPLAN — 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 Wednesday, Apr...
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Jayla Broussard was only three-months old when she died last week.
Grand jury to hear case in death of 3-month-old; Abbeville police get autopsy of baby four months after her death
The next step in the case involving the death last December of three-month-old Jayla Broussard will be decided by a Vermilion Parish grand jury after the police department just received the autops...
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O'Gwin
Abbeville man stopped with several Xanez pills, two infants in car
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. Agents received informatio...
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Sen. Perry introduces bill that does not allow family, friends to visit convicted first degree murderers
Sen. Jonathan Perry is trying to get a bill passed in Baton Rouge that will make it impossible for future first degree murderers who are sentenced to life in prison, to visit with family and frien...
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Abbeville Teen charged as adult for shooting
The district attorney’s office has announced that 16-year-old Gene Williams III of Abbeville will be charged as an adult with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder in connection to a shooting last month. A j...
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Tyron Picard, son of Cecil Picard, and his sons John and David unveiled a life-sized bronze sculpture by Patrick Miller titled “Cecil Picard and Children.”
Cecil Picard honored; Maurice native gets bronze statue
LAFAYETTE, – The Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Thursday unveiled two bronze sculptures of the center’s namesake, ...
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Richard Putnam IIII escaped through the sunroof before the car flooded with water.
Richard Putnam III escapes out of sunroof after car lands in coulee in Erath
ERATH — An Abbeville man had to escape through his sunroof after the car he was driving was broad-sided and landed in a coulee in Erath. On the La. 14 Bypass in Erath, Richard Putnam III was headi...
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Arlene White, manager of the Abbeville R.V. Park, discusses local foods with 94-year-old Enrest Entzian of Maryland. Entzian is a part of an Air Stream camper caravan traveling through Louisiana. The group stopped by Abbeville City Hall Thursday morning for a reception.
Caravan visits Abbeville; group travels state in Airstream campers
Abbeville rolled out some of its hospitable charm Thursday morning as the city welcomed travelers from all around the U.S., as well as some from Canada. The group, which travels in a caravan of mor...
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Home break-in north of Erath; same people may have done north Vermilion area home break-ins
A homeowner, who lives north of Erath, left her house to go to Lafayette Monday afternoon. When she returned, she saw her door was kicked in and items were stolen from her family’s home. She had on...
Apr 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crystal meth located in Erath
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. After receiving several co...
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Abbeville man caught going in woman's stall at Abbeville library
The woman’s bathroom at the Abbeville library had an unwanted visitor when a man was spotted walking into the girl’s bathroom and hid in a stall, according to a witness. According to the Abbeville ...
Apr 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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