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Pastor Walter August Jr., (right) with Abbeville Councilman Wayne Landry, said it is “humbling” to receive a key to the city.
Abbeville native, community work to send kids to summer camp
Walter August Jr. left Abbeville more than 30 years ago. In that time he became Pastor Walter August Jr. and has lived in Houston for more than 30 years, helping build Bethel’s Family Church into o...
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Kaplan businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors
KAPLAN - Kaplan Chief Boyd Adams reports two Kaplan businesses were cited for selling alcohol to minors Adams stated his detectives recently conducted a compliance check on all businesses which se...
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United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley gives Jeffery Cessac (middle) a plaque. Also in picture is Willie Hymel.
Women veterans honored by Vermilion Parish's American Legion’s Post 29
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley was the guest speaker at a special event recently hosted by the American Legion Vermilion Post 29. The American Legion Vermilion Post 29 held the event t...
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Perry Bridge will close next week in Vermilion Parish
PERRY -- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that on Tuesday, April 30, La. 82 at Perry Bridge, in Vermilion Parish, will be closed to motorists so cre...
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Six teachers represent Vermilion Parish in Baton Rouge on Wednesday
The good news for Vermilion Parish students is that only six teachers attended a rally on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, which meant, the rest of the teachers were in the classroom teaching. Vermilion P...
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Landry Drive in Abbeville to be resurfaced with help of city, Vermilion Parish Police Jury
Citizens living on Landry Drive in Abbeville recently made a request for repairs to the street. Not only did residents of the 15-home drive receive help, it is coming in the form of two entities. T...
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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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Vermilion Parish fishermen rally to save fishing piers
A group of Vermilion Parish fishermen rallied Monday to save the five piers along La. 82 at the police jury’s regular scheduled meeting. Last week at a committee meeting, the police jury voted to r...
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Anne Sagrera and her husband Craig
Two Vermilion Parish residents in Boston at time of explosion; Anne Sagrera just completes Boston Marathon
As of 4 p.m. on Monday, two Vermilion Parish residents, who were in Boston at the time of the two explosions, are OK, according to a family member. Anne Moreau Sagrera and her husband Craig, from E...
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Jason Harrington (left) and ‘Judge’ Edwards practice their lines.
Collections of oral, local stories come together in play to be performed in Abbeville on Wednesday
A collection of stories told by Vermilion Parish residents will be coming alive this week with the start of Allumé Production’s “In the Wake of Time.” Over the last year, members of Allumé Product...
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Gueydan Police Chief Kayla Henry
Kayla Henry appointed as Chief
GUEYDAN - A recent change in personnel has made history for the City of Gueydan last week by appointing the city’s first-ever female police chief. Kayla Henry a 2-year veteran of the force, recentl...
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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...
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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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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...
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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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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