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Abbeville Police arrest man twice in five days
The Abbeville Police Department arrested Joseph Arthur Sandoz twice in the span of five days. An official with the Abbeville police said at 1:35 p.m. on Sept. 19, patrolmen responded to a burglary...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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There will be anywhere from 150 to 400 horses on the trail ride on Saturday.
Cattle Festival to put on trail ride, barn dance on Saturday
For the first time in a long time, the Louisiana Cattle Festival is going to have a trail ride and a barn dance all in the same day. Trail rides and cattle once went hand-in-hand. Today, not so muc...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shayla Darby
Vermilion Task Force takes drugs off the streets of Abbeville
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force was successful taking drugs off the streets of Abbeville. Here are the people they arrested: • Jarden Uriegas (Date of Birth 10-3-91) of 119 Tut...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville Council votes to purchase new transformers, make upgrades
Parts of Abbeville lost power late on Sept. 9 after damage to a transformer located at the Gertrude Substation. The city had power back about four hours later, thanks in large part to preparation m...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Flu shots will be available at Abbeville Health Unit on Friday
It’s not too early to protect yourself from the seasonal flu. Each year millions of individuals contract the flu, with more than 36,000 people in the U.S. dying from the virus. The Louisiana Dep...
Sep 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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18-wheelers can continue to travel down Pumping Plant Road, south of Abbeville
As of now, 18-wheelers can continue to drive down Pumping Plant Road, located south of Abbeville. The Police Jury looked into banning 18-wheelers from traveling down Pumping Plant Road, a two-lane ...
Sep 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish rural parish insurance ratings decline
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says Vermilion Parish homeowners in rural areas received significant rate reductions in their fire insurance premiums recently. Donelon commended fi...
Sep 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bryan Veazey has been in the cattle business since 1969.
Bryan Veazey named Cattle Festival Cattleman of the Year
Bryan Veazey of Pecan Island is the 2011 Cattle Festival Cattleman of the Year. Bryan is a lifelong rancher with his father, who at one time ran the largest herd on Pecan Island and the surround...
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Abbeville police having a bike registration drive Saturday
Starting this Saturday, the Abbeville Police Department will begin registering bicycles in the city, and at the same time, have a bike auction. For the first time in years, the police department is...
Sep 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Many gathered in their lawn chair to watch the movie "Grease" on Friday.
'Movies in the Square' successful in Abbeville's Magdalen Square
This past Friday, several local organizations pulled together to host "Movies in the Square," which saw great success. Many families throughout Abbeville and surrounding areas came out to Magdalen...
Sep 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Five escape Abbeville house fire
Five people escaped injuries early Monday morning in a house fire. The Abbeville Fire Department responded to the fire on 1806 Wabash at approximately 1:30 a.m. Upon arrival, first responding units...
Sep 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
Sep 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kaplan Food Bank looking for new home
After being in the same location for 18 years, officials with the Kaplan Food Bank are looking to find a new home. Dawn Zellar, the owner of the building, informed Joyce Eleazar, Food Bank director...
Mar 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three year old Alexis Cormier awaits a donated heart.
Abbeville family deals with three generations of heart problems
There is one Abbeville family that has had hereditary heart problems for three generations, and they do not know why. Velma and Paul Dubois of Abbeville waited until their late 20s to have children...
Feb 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jeremy Williams
Task Force busy in February
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force along with the Task Force K-9 division made the following arrests: • On Feb. 15 agents received information that Jordan Matthews (DOB 7-24-91) of 203...
Feb 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Painting the town purple, gold and green for Mardi Gras
KAPLAN - The Chic-A-la-Pie Krewe is asking the town to get in the Mardi Gras spirit by "Painting the town purple, gold and green. Purple, gold and green are the colors of Mardi Gras. Krewe Chic-A...
Feb 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Betty LeBlanc (middle) sits at her desk surrounded by Janet Faulk, a former agent who will be working with Patrick Caffery Jr., broker for Caffery Real Estate. Caffery will be taking over LeBlanc’s listing when she calls it quits on Monday.
Betty LeBlanc Realtor closing doors for good
On Friday, Betty LeBlanc closed and locked the doors of her business, Betty LeBlanc Realty, for good. When she walked out of her office building, located in downtown Abbeville, there was no return...
Feb 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brittany Hopper
Funeral set for female killed in auto accident
Funeral services are set for the woman who was killed in an auto accident Friday morning in Lafayette. Funeral services will be held Monday at a 3:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magda...
Feb 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Roads will be overlayed in Intracoastal City
Four roads in Intracoastal City will be overlayed by Glenn Lege Construction after the company was awarded the low bid at Monday night’s Police Jury meeting. The roads getting overlayed will be Tea...
Feb 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville woman killed when thrown from overturning vehicle
LAFAYETTE -- An Abbeville woman died when she was ejected from an overturned vehicle early Thursday. According to State Police, Britanny Hopper 24, was in a vehicle which left the roadway at the dr...
Feb 24, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Reba Broussard reads over a checklist with student Creighton Broussard to figure out what needs to be placed in a particular plate lunch.
VC seniors take part in 'Project Casserole’
Vermilion Catholic High School seniors are putting their school motto to the test–“Enter to Learn Christ and Leave to Serve Christ”– with a new senior project titled Project Casserole. Following th...
Feb 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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The escalating cost of representing the public has one council member asking for help.
Kaplan Council to discuss stipend allowance
In a surprise turn of events, the Kaplan City Council meeting ended with a motion for possible pay raises for the council members and the mayor. The public hearing will be held and voted upon at t...
Feb 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
Feb 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Feb 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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