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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...
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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...
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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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Filmmaker Russell Hebert shoots a scene of “Blood on the Bayou.”
Aspiring filmmaker; Hebert making independent film
Russell Hebert is familiar with the entertainment landscape. The 1978 graduate of Abbeville High School worked as a touring stand-up comedian from 1986 to ‘96. He has since retired and returned to ...
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2011 White Lake Marsh, Rice Field Lottery Waterfowl hunts announced
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for the 2011-12 marsh and rice field lottery waterfowl hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WC...
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Hunter safety class will be offered in Abbevilleat LSU AgCenter office
A Hunter Education and Firearm Safety Program will be held October 3, 4 and 5 at the LSU AgCenter, Vermilion Extension Office in Abbeville. Young hunters who will turn 16 before this fall’s hunting...
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Rice borer creeps toward Acadiana
The Mexican rice borer continues to expand its territory in Louisiana after migrating from Texas. An adult Mexican rice borer was found recently in a monitoring trap in southeast Beauregard Parish ...
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Sammy Kershaw endorses Billy Nungesser for Lt. Governor
LAFAYETTE – Country Superstar Sammy Kershaw joined Team Nungesser today, officially endorsing the Plaquemines Parish President for Lt. Governor. Kershaw, a Republican candidate in last year’s Lt. ...
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Cattle Festival events begin this weekend
The 63rd Annual Cattle Festival is set to kick off with events this weekend. Getting the festivities started will be the pageants. The Petite/Deb & Jr. Pageant is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday....
Sep 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Philip James Leonards
Philip James Leonards selected as 75th Rice Festival’s Junior Farmer of the Year
CROWLEY – Philip James Leonards of Roberts Cove has been chosen as the Junior Rice Farmer of the 2011 International Rice Festival slated for the weekend of October 20-22, 2011 as announced by J.C. ...
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Lafayette area leads state in wearing seat belts
BATON ROUGE – A recently completed observational survey found that 77.7 percent of Louisiana motorists had their seat belts fastened, matching the record-high rate achieved in 2005. The 2011 survey...
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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 | 8 8 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...
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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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These are just two of the many potholes found in the road of the cemetery located on the American Legion Road.
Kaplan church seeking help on cemetery road repairs
KAPLAN - Whether you are attending a funeral, or visiting the grave of a loved one, it is hard to not to notice the potholes in some of the roads in the Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery located on Ame...
Feb 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Donnie and wife Anna Bolden first began preaching under their carport and are now preaching from a pulpit in their own church.
Abbeville's Boldens go from carport to own church
Ever since Anna Bolden was young she knew she had a calling to preach the word of God. So, when she began preaching under her carport, it seemed like the right thing to do. “According to a vision G...
Feb 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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