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Hurricane season underway
The peak is still a few months away but hurricane season is officially underway. Saturday marked the beginning of the season that will run through Nov. 30. The high point of the season is mid-Septe...
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Broken trucks causing headaches and delays for Vermilion Solid Waste Department
Vermilion Parish Solid Waste Department is crippled because of broken garbage trucks and Vermilion Parish residents are not afraid to call and complain when their garbage can has not been emptied. ...
May 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville drug distribution conspirator sentenced
LAFAYETTE – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Jose Manuel Mojica-Echeverria, 27, of Mexico, was sentenced Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik to 24 months i...
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State adjusts rates for Palmetto Island State Park
The Office of State Parks announced this week that it is adjusting fees for parks and historic sites. New prices will go into effect on July 1. The changes will affect Vermilion Parish’s own Palme...
May 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion/Municipal Task Force arrests Abbeville man after obtaining search warrant
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal task force made following arrest recently for drug related offense. On 5/28/13 agents applied f...
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Marc Turner (right) helps Kaplan High teacher Donald Richard recently.
New Erath High principal had career planned out as a junior in high school
Not many high school juniors know what they want in life, but that was not the case for Marc Turner, a 1994 Erath High graduate. Turner, who is now the new principal at Erath High School, knew he w...
May 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three charged with armed robbery in Vermilion Parish
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, two adult males and one juvenile male have been arrested in connection with an early morning armed robbery which occurred in Vermilion Parish ...
May 28, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Blake Miguez takes part in a recent national shooting contest.
Blake Miguez will appear on reality TV show ' Top Shot' this Wednesday
Growing up in the Loreauville area, Blake Miguez loved to target practice with a .22 caliber rifle. What he did not know at the young of age 12, 19 years ago, was that all that practicing would...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tammy Bertrand of Tammy’s Flowers (right) hands flowers to Nichole Green, the teacher Whisper Reyes (middle) wrote about.
LeBlanc Elementary student/teacher wins essay contest
Nichole Green makes no qualms about it - she loves to teach. On Friday at LeBlanc Elementary, she also learned that her passion also has meaning. The Abbeville Meridional held a voluntary 5th gra...
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Abbeville Council discusses workers’ comp, ways to limit claims
The Abbeville City Council voted Tuesday at its regular meeting to renew the city’s workers’ compensation insurance through Louisiana Municipal Risk Management Agency. The premium for the renewal i...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 | 3 3 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. ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Honor Guard end a busy month with Memorial Day ceremonies
When the Vermilion Honor Guard is busy, that is not a good thing because it means veterans are dying. The month of May, with only two days left, will go down as one of the busiest the honor guard...
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The two vehicles came to a stop in a field on La. 167, south of Maurice.
Two vehicle accident on Hwy 167 near La. 699 intersection
A two-vehicle accident occurred Tuesday afternoon around 3 near the intersection of La. 699 and Hwy. 167, south of Maurice. According to a driver who witnessed the accident, the female driving the ...
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Tracey Harris
Guilty verdict gives closure to Abbeville family
Thursday’s guilty verdict puts and end to a difficult year for Johnny Nguyen and his wife Diana Pham. A 12-person jury took less than two hours to convict Tracey Harris of multiple crimes includi...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dana Primeaux
Vermilion Parish School Board approves the hiring of four new principals
The Vermilion Parish School Board approved the hiring of four new principals on Thursday night - all are products of the parish school system. • Marc Turner is the new principal at Erath High Schoo...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tracy Harris
Abbeville man found guilty of beating, robbing convenience store clerk
A jury of seven men and five women found Tracey Harris, who was being accused of armed robbery, aggravated second degree battery and a convicted felon carrying a concealed weapon, guilty on all ...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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With all the daily difficulties Olivia Lemaire faces, she always has a big, beautiful smile.
Five year old diagnosed with extremely rare disease
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 ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
May 21, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 | 2 2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kentry Trahan
Standoff ends with no injuries
KAPLAN - On May 19, 2013, officers with the Kaplan Police Department were conducting an investigation which lead them to a residence on West 10th Street. Officers attempted to make contact with the...
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Louisiana will have Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday this weekend
Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some pennies during the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The 2013 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. May 25 and e...
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Two UL top graduates have Vermilion Parish connections
Two of the eight students honored during the Spring 2013 Commencement ceremonies as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association’s Outstanding Graduates has Vermilion Parish connecti...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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