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Cattle Festival in Abbeville creates obstacles for early voters
Streets will be closed in downtown Abbeville, starting Friday evening and all day Saturday, which is going to create problems for early voters at the Vermilion Parish Courthouse. For the last week...
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Barge accident leaves hole in Bowman lock on Intracoastal Canal
The Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of repairing the damaged Leland Bowman Lock on the Intracoastal Canal, but farmers and police jurors would like to speed up the repair process to hel...
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Traffic is now flowing over the Perry Bridge.
Perry Bridge now open
A week before schedule, the Perry Bridge located south of Abbeville opened Thursday at 3 p.m. The Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) first said it would take five to six weeks to ...
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Kaplan's Homecoming Court
MEET THE KAPLAN HOMECOMING COURT - (front) Katie LeDoux, Mallory Hebert, Bailey Sellers, Shaniqua Meaux, Emily Leonard, Mia Boullion and Laura Couvillon; (back) Hillary Primeaux, Lynsie Fulkerson, ...
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Sales tax collection up in Abbeville
In August, Vermilion Parish residents spent 14 percent more money in Abbeville based on the increase in sales tax collections. According to the School Board’s Sales and Use Tax Department, the city...
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Martha Stewart (left) and Jade Harrington (right) hold two of the mats they cut.
Abbeville's Jade Harrington will appear on Martha Stewart Show Thursday at 4 p.m.
In case you missed Abbeville’s Jade Harrington on “The Martha Stewart Show” last week, you get another chance to see her Thursday at Noon on the Hallmark Channel (Channel 62 on Cox Cable). “A lot o...
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Mobile homes older than 10 years old is not wanted in Erath.
Erath aldermen adopts new ordinance that will not allow mobile homes 10 years or older in town
ERATH - Thinking about buying an old mobile home and moving it into Erath? You better do it in the next two weeks because afterwards it will be against the law. The Erath Aldermen approved a new...
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Abbeville council suggests review of Civil Service handbook
As years go by, certain things require maintenance and makeovers. The Abbeville City Council has reached that point with the city’s Municipal Employee Civil Service handbook. The council voted 5-0 ...
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Early voting off to good start in Vermilion Parish; Process will continue until this Saturday
Early voting is off and running. The process, which began Saturday, will continue today through this Saturday. Those interested in using the early voting option can do so from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ...
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Abbeville's Fire Fighter of the Year
Abbeville Fire Chief Elvin Michaud Jr. (right) hands Fire Fighter Jace Hebert his plaque after being named the 2011 Abbeville Fire Fighter of the Year. Earlier in the year, Hebert pulled a man from...
Oct 08, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Arsenio Arceneaux
Two Abbeville men arrested after high speed car chase
The Vermilion Parish Task Force arrested two males, who first had outstanding warrants, but then led the Task Force on a high speed car chase last week. Agents received information that two male su...
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State Supreme Court denies to hear City of Abbeville's argument about debate on hurricane protection tax
The battle to try and put a flood protection tax on the ballot in Vermilion Parish is headed back to the district court where the fight first began. The State Supreme Court refused to hear the City...
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Abbeville teen found not guilty of murder
On Wednesday evening a jury of 12 persons returned a verdict of not guilty in the matter of the State of Louisiana vs. Roland Bernard, III. Bernard, now 18, was charged with second degree murder i...
Mar 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Erath police officer Larry Landry places Victor Shabanah in handcuffs.
Erath police arrest man who may have burglarized vehicles
ERATH - Wednesday morning the Erath Police arrested the man who they think was responsible for breaking into at least 15 vehicles and stealing four from driveways. After an eight hour search, Victo...
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David Estelle has turned himself into the Breaux Bridge police Monday night.
Teen turns himself into police after learning Abbeville police want him for Winn Dixie break-in
The Abbeville Police now have two men in jail who allegedly robbed the Winn Dixie two weeks ago. Monday night David Estellle tuned himself into the Breaux Bridge Police Department after learning ...
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Erath police warns residents to lock homes, car doors
ERATH - Erath Police Chief Gerald Hebert is warning people in the town to protect their belongings by locking their homes and vehicles. The reason he made that statement is because 12 vehicles that...
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Devin Mayon
Abbeville police arrest teen for Winn-Dixie break-in
With the help of tips, the Abbeville Police Department was able to figure out who broke into Winn Dixie two weeks ago and stole cigarettes and alcohol. Detective Jason Hebert received a first name...
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Abbeville fireman Jace Hebert looks at where he pulled a man through a trailer floor on Sunday.
Abbeville fireman rescues man from burning home
On Sunday the Abbeville Fire Department responded to a trailer fire that sent two people to the hospital, including a fireman. The fire occurred at 3 p.m. at 317 Robie Circle and the fire departmen...
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They crossed over the counter and took alcohol and cigarettes.
Abbeville Police looking for two men who broke in Winn Dixie, stole alcohol, cigarettes
The Abbeville Police have no leads on two men who broke into the Abbeville Winn Dixie and took cartoons of cigarettes and fifths of alcohol. A week ago Thursday, a video at Winn Dixie shows two wh...
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DOTD is repairing the bridge downtown Abbeville.
Abbeville downtown bridge will be out two weeks
Drivers are learning quickly how important it is to have two bridges open that cross the Vermilion River in Abbeville. For the last week, the bridge in downtown Abbeville has been closed for repair...
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CCA seeking approval for new reef in Vermilion Bay
CCA targets Vermilion Bay for future artificial reef Local Chapters work with State Board to approve project planning   In February, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of Louisiana Board of...
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Teacher Donny Broussard (middle) shows students how to operate the camera.
Abbeville Film Commission sponsors film class at technical school
One way to attract film makers to Vermilion Parish is have a local workforce who know the ends and outs of making films, making the parish more appealing. The Abbeville Film and Visitor’s Commissio...
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Judy Bailey, who lives in Abbeville, has had a long singing career.
Judy Bailey: Productive country singing career
If Judy Bailey would walk into the grocery store in Abbeville today, no one would stop and ask her for an autograph or want to take a photo with her because she had a duet Top 10 country song bac...
Mar 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ian Shello
Delcambre man arrested for allegedly scamming elderly woman
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man suspected of scamming an elderly woman and stealing her television. Ian Michael Shello, age 22 of Delcambre, has been arrested and booked i...
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