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Former parish educator passes away
Paul “MC” Trahan, an Erath native and former educator in Vermilion Parish, died Sunday morning at his home. Services will be held today beginning at 8:30 a.m. at David Funeral Home in Erath. A Rosa...
Jan 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish Task Force busy making arrests
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal Task Force made the following arrests recently for drug related offense. • While working street...
Jan 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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U.S. Postal Service trying to end door-to-door home deliveries
The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail right to the front doors of more than 35 million American households and businesses. But door-to- door postal services are by far the most expensive and labor ...
Jan 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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This is a picture of the marijuana found by the Abbeville police.
Abbeville police find hydro marijuana
Recently, officers of the Abbeville Police Department teamed up with probation and parole officers after obtaining information from an anonymous citizen about drug activity on Frankie Street in Ab...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville police charge man with principal to attempted second degree murder
The Abbeville Police Department arrested Maxie Mitchell (25) on warrants for the charges of Principal to Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, Armed Robbery and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The bond ...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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More than 200 youth took part in the 39th Annual Vermilion Parish Livestock show held last weekend in Abbeville.
More than 200 youth, 300 animals part of Vermilion Parish livestock show
The Vermilion Parish 4-H Livestock Show and Sale, involved 202 young people who exhibited over 300 animals. This was the 39th year for this event which is organized by the LSU AgCenter Extension ...
Jan 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shown are Claude Ledet, Jr. and Warren A. Perrin, Chairman of the Acadian Museum, accepting the donation of the Derouen photograph.
Ledet family donates artifacts to Acadian Museum in Erath
The Ledet family of Abbeville, represented by Claude Ledet, Jr., donated some artifacts to the Acadian Museum of Erath and the Louisiana Military Museum in Abbeville in memory of Conrad C. Derouen,...
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville man caught on video taking forgotten money at bank
Sometimes it pays to be honest. An Abbeville man learned that lesson the hard way. Recently, Wayne Briggs of Abbeville was arrested by the Abbeville Police Department and charged with theft. Accor...
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rev. Walter August speaks to the crowd.
Future focus of Abbeville’s MLK Day ‘Stump’ service
The sun shone Monday morning as dozens gathered at the corner of South Miles Street and Green Street in Abbeville to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. An old tree stump, located at the corner o...
Jan 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Diocese of Lafayette honors people from Vermilion Parish
LAFAYETTE — The Diocese of Lafayette honored 88 people, representing 87 church parishes and one ladies auxiliary court, on Friday during its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Mass and Award Ceremony ce...
Jan 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish students named to President's List at UL Lafayette
LAFAYETTE — At the end of each regular semester, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette recognizes those students named to the President's List. Eligible students must be enrolled full-time and ...
Jan 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Housing Authority leaving Abbeville because it can not afford to remain
The Lafayette Housing Authority is leaving its location in Abbeville and moving to Lafayette, but renters who are part of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Assistance Program in Vermilion...
Jan 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish school personnel trained to handle crises like a shooting
Parents and students of Vermilion Parish need to know that the school board has been proactive when it comes to being ready for a disaster like what occurred in Newtown, Conn. Adam Lanza killed h...
Dec 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jeremy Pridgen (no shirt on) and the volunteer firemen from LeBlanc and Erath try to help the driver of the small red car.
Kaplan man dies after his car hits sugar cane truck north of Erath on La. 339
A Kaplan man driving a small red car was killed Sunday before noon on La. 339, north of Erath, after his car allegedly sideswiped an oncoming loaded 18-wheeler sugar cane truck and then swerved ri...
Dec 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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This is an old picture of the German prison camp in Iowa, La. There were more than 20 camps like this in Acadiana, including two in Vermilion Parish.
Abbeville resident remembers walking 10 miles to see German prison camp in Acadiana
During World War II, the government needed a place to keep 425,000 German prisoners. Louisiana was one of 46 states that housed the prisoners during the war. There were more than 25 prisoner of war...
Dec 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gabe Marceaux will be sworn in as Vermilion Parish Tax Assessor Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Marceaux will be sworn in Monday as Vermilion Parish tax assessor
Voters of Vermilion Parish elected Gabe Marceaux as the next tax assessor on Oct. 22, 2011. While other officials elected on the same date became sworn into office in early 2012, Marceaux had to wa...
Dec 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Some cast members of the movie attended the showing.
"Blood on the Bayou" big hit at Abbeville theater
‘“Blood on the Bayou” will not win any Academy Awards or any other movie award, but the more than 300 people who went to see the Abbeville-filmed movie did not care. This time the plot, special eff...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Madeleine Richard
Vermilion Catholic grad top grad in UL Lafayette's Moody Business School; Richard graduates with 3.948 GPA
Eight students will be honored during Fall 2012 Commencement ceremonies as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association’s Outstanding Graduates. One of them will be a 2009 Vermilion ...
Dec 13, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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The hairy crazy ant likes to swarm by the thousands when located in a yard or field.
Vermilion Parish residents going to New Orleans be on the look out for hairy crazy ants; do not bring any back to area warns LSU AgCenter agent
Those heading to New Orleans for vacation, work or to watch a football game need to now be aware of what you bring back to Acadiana. The LSU AgCenter is warning those who are traveling to the “Big ...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Small bags of cocaine were located by the Task Force.
Small bags of cocaine located on the streets of Abbeville
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Division recently seized several packs of suspected powder cocaine, broken down for street distribution, and made one arrest As agents were working illicit narco...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cecil Hebert’s wife, Gayle, his oldest son Blair, hold the book being donated to the North Vermilion High library. School Board member Chris Gautreaux (right) and the rest of the school board members paid for the book. Also in the photo are NV Principal Greg Theriot and NV librarian Gill Ayo Roy, who located the book.
Hebert family honors Cecil Hebert by donating book to North Vermilion High School library
There are two defining factors Cecil Hebert loved in his life - education and agriculture. Hebert was a long-time agriculture teacher in Vermilion Parish who died this past April of cancer. He tau...
Dec 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jake Carrier was involved in a two car accident in Abbeville.
Abbeville Police busy with females fighting, purse snatching at bar and serious accident
The weekend was not a quiet one for the Abbeville Police Department. The weekend began Friday morning with the homicide of Kyle Trahan, who was shot in his Abbeville home. The police discovered the...
Dec 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fire damaged a home Monday morning on Kibbie Street in Abbeville.
Fire causes damage to Abbeville home
Fire damaged a home Monday morning on the 400 block of Kibbie Street in Abbeville. The fire occurred just after 11 a.m. No one was inside the residence at the time. Abbeville Assistant Fire Chief M...
Dec 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ruby Thibeaux is the new city marshal of Kaplan.
Thibeaux wins as Kaplan marshal; Boustany beats Landry in U.S. Representative race
Ruby Thibeaux went from a dispatcher to the Kaplan Marshal in eight short years. Thibeaux won the run-off election over Brodney Mouton 1,110 votes to 743 votes (60 percent to 40 percent). U.S. ...
Dec 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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