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Abbeville's Harrison found guilty of selling drugs
Michael Harrison of Abbeville was found guilty of distribution of hydrocodone by a jury on Wednesday in the 15th Judicial Courthouse in Abbeville. Harrison, who lives on Lafayette Street, was orig...
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Unemployment rate up in Vermilion Parish
Unemployment in Vermilion Parish has risen by a half a percent or about 66 laid off workers in a year’s time. According to the Louisiana Work Force Commission, there was a total of 1,726 unemployed...
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Chris Dardeau
Dardeau 2nd in Man of the Year competition
Two Vermilion Parish men took 1-2 honors in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man & Woman of the Year campaign. Chris Dardeau was second and on Sunday, the Meridional will announce who was first with...
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The 1979 truck has been part of the Abbeville Fire Department since 10 years.
Abbeville Fire Department selling 1979 truck
In the market for a used truck? The Abbeville Fire Department has one to offer. The only drawback is that it is not for everyday use. The AFD is looking to unload a 1979 pumper engine. “It’s being...
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Bajat named Vice President of Rotary International
Noel A. Bajat, President/CEO and Director of Abbeville Building & Loan has been named the Vice President of Rotary International. The Vice Presidency position is the second highest position in Rot...
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Randy Schexnayder
Schexnayder not interested in applying for Lafayette Parish Superintendent job
The search is on for a new Lafayette Parish school superintendent and one could be hired by December. One person who will not be applying for the job is Vermilion Parish School Superintendent Rand...
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Parts of Rockefeller Refuge closed due to litter
From LDWF CAMERON - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed a portion of Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge (SWR) due to litter problems created by recreational fisherme...
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State cuts will not affect Louisiana Military Hall of Fame in Abbeville
Do not look for any changes at the Louisiana Military Hall of Fame and Museum in Abbeville. The State is cutting back the budget and hours at State-run historical sites throughout the state. Sec...
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LSU AgCenter economist, Mike Salassi, far right, tells farmers at the Vermilion Parish rice field day about the rice acreage decline in the United States. (Photo by Bruce Schultz.)
Rice acreage falls in United States
GUEYDAN - U.S. rice acreage has fallen significantly, and that could affect prices, according to an LSU AgCenter economist who spoke at the Vermilion Parish rice field day recently. “Every rice sta...
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Perrin to have book signing at The Depot in Abbeville on Saturday
Warren Perrin will hold a book signing on July 16 at The Depot at Magdalen Place in Abbeville. It will be held at 2 p.m. The Depot will be serving coffee and wine Perrin’s book, Highlights of Verm...
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Police apprehend suspect in Abbeville shooting
On the morning of Tuesday, July 12, at 1:20 a.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department with the assistance of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Department, apprehended Daniel Paul Simon. The...
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Abbeville Building Permits in June
Here are the city of Abbevile Building Permits for the month of June. 6-1-11: Blake Henry (self contracted) - 708 Coulee Kinney, Cost: $5,000: Permit Fee: $25 (demolition) 6-3-11: Earl and Sarah Da...
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Kirk Frith speaks to the Kiwanians at their meeting.
Frith says the Sheriff's Office is the people's office
Kirk Frith, who is the chief deputy of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, made it clear to the Abbeville Kiwanians recently that the Sheriff’s Office belongs to the people of Vermilion Parish. ...
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Mike Strain
Strain to speak at Rice Grower's Banquet in Gueydan
Come out and join Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain at the 2010 Vermilion Parish Rice Grower’s Banquet scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at the Gueydan Community Center...
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State Treasurer wants to cut state jobs to save money
CROWLEY - Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy told the Crowley Rotary Club this week that things are not always as they seem with the state budget. The state entered this fiscal year with a $26....
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The fire department trucks sit in the parking lot while firemen search the building for smoke.
Abbeville fire trucks sent to Eastridge Nursing Center
At 9 a.m. on Thursday, the Abbeville Fire Department responded to Eastridge Nursing Center in Abbeville after receiving a phone call because the fire alarms went off in the center. The fire depar...
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This frame and document have been hanging on the wall since around 1925.
1908 graduation certificate hanging in Hollier's Drug Store for the last 80 years
For more than 80 years, a graduation certificate from New Orleans College of Pharmacy hung on the North wall at the old Hollier’s Drug Store. On Monday, that certificate almost found its way into a...
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Pre-K program may cost parents
The Vermilion Parish School Board learned from a report given Monday night that the pre-k program is currently leaving the board at a $180,000 deficit. Previously reported, the program was thought ...
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Skyla Saddler
Task Force finds drugs; searching for suspects
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task force is asking for the community’s assistance in locating two suspects that are being charged with narcotics related incidences. Leon Clark (DOB 5-27-80)...
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Some elderly can not afford a floor heater or a blanket this winter.
Abbeville's Council on Aging in need of heaters, blankets
The weather is expected to get cold in the next few days, and Racheal August of the Council on Aging is worried about the elderly in Abbeville. Because of that, the Vermilion Council on Aging is n...
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Mike Strain
Commissioner of Agriculture guest speaker at banquet
Come out and join Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain at the 2010 Vermilion Parish Rice Grower’s Banquet scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Gueydan Community Cen...
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Annual holiday food drive needs help from community
The Kaplan Food Bank’s annual food drive will be held Dec. 8. Teaming with the KLFY annual food drive, donations will be accepted from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Home in Kaplan. With ...
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Acadian Ambulance medics treat the elderly lady in the yellow 1889 Ford LTD. She walked away from the accident with a few scratches.
Vehicle runs off Rodeo Road, overcorrects, hits SUV
An elderly lady, driving a 1989 Ford LTD, was heading East on Rodeo Road, when for unknown reason, ran off the road on the passenger's side, over corrected, then hit an oncoming SUV Monday in Abbe...
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Abbeville woman killed in auto crash
Bobbie Tinker of Abbeville lost her life Sunday night in a two vehicle accident. Tinker, one of Bob LeBlanc's daughters, was a passenger in a crash at the intersection of Verot School Road and...
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