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Abbeville's Ron Darby elected police jury association region president
Elected and appointed officials from eight parishes gathered recently for a meeting at the Creole Fire Station in Creole, LA.  Cameron Parish hosted the meeting for members of the Police Jury Asso...
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The DHS football players wore a sticker with Cory Bourque's initials on it it.
Delcambre High remembers principal on Friday
On Friday, Delcambre High School remembered their principal Cory Bourque, who passed away last week. In front of the high school, there was a special ceremony on Friday where teachers and students ...
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Palmetto Island State Park splash pad was a big attraction this year at the park.
Friends of Palmetto Island State Park throwing park one year old birthday on Saturday
The Friends of Palmetto Island State Park invite the public to join in the one-year anniversary of the park’s opening with special events scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 29. From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., v...
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Lamplighters of Vermilion Parish
A lamplighter was a person, hired by the U. S. Coast Guard to light kerosene wick lanterns at unmanned lighthouses. There were also lanterns attached to an arm on a pole or upon an unmanned tower....
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The aquifer supplies Acadiana with drinking water.
Vermilion Parish School Board wants to protect Chico Aquifer from AGL
The Vermilion Parish School Board wants to make sure there is fresh water for everyone to drink in the future, so it is opposing the AGL expanding its natural gas storage facility on Lake Peigneur ...
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North Vermilion Homecoming Court
NVHS Homecoming Court for the 2011-2012 school year are as follows; seated L to R: Amber Credeur, Danielle Rudesill, Aubrey Constantine, Taylor Trahan, and Taylor Manceaux. Standing L to R: Ashle...
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Movie on the Square Friday in Abbeville
From staff reports Friday the “Movies in the Square” will take place in Abbeville. Grab your lawn chairs or blankets and spread out as we watch a classic family film under the stars. This month’...
Oct 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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State election on Saturday; a lot to vote for on ballot
Voters will be facing a large ballot when they go to the polls Saturday. The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Saturday. There is everything from the governor’s race, Lt. governor’s race...
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Certain rules need to be followed with political signs, shirts on day of election
All voting precincts in Vermilion Parish have been warned to be on the lookout for campaign signs, support t-shirts, bumper stickers and anything else with a candidate’s name on it near the polls. ...
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Maurice mayor, council watching budget, discuss police overtime
MAURICE — Additional expenditures will receive a closer look in Village of Maurice. Mayor Wayne Theriot announced Wednesday at the regular council meeting that the village’s administrative building...
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There will be room for football, band practice fields when NV Middle School is being built
Project Architect Gene Sellers Jr. and Vermilion Parish Supervisor of Maintenance Jerome Puyau presented the Vermilion Parish School Board with an update on the North Vermilion Middle School campus...
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Catholic sophomore Lucus Hebert runs with a flag during Eagles games.
Passion for carrying flag; Hebert showing pride for Eagles
Lucas Hebert said he wants to go to college and eventually create an alternative to fossil fuels. There is still plenty of time to meet that impressive goal. Right now, however, Hebert is simply a ...
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This is what the bank robber looks like.
It had been 30 years since Gulf Coast Bank robbed at gunpoint
LAFAYETTE - A Gulf Coast Bank in Lafayette was robbed at gunpoint and an undisclosed amount of cash was taken on Wednesday. It had been 30 years since the last time a Gulf Coast Bank was robbed at...
Apr 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vibram shoes popular with Cajun feet
Walking, our original mode of transportation, is so simple and natural an act that humans don’t need someone to teach it to us as children. As toddlers, once our legs become of proper strength and ...
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Funeral set for parish pilot killed in Arkansas
Funeral services for Timothy James Stanley, 52, will be held Friday in Abbeville. Stanley was killed in a single plane accident last week in Arkansas. He was living in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was on hi...
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White bunnies are a popular choice to buy.
Bunnies popular gift for Easter
With only a few days before Easter, a popular gift for the holiday is purchasing baby rabbits or chicks for children. But before you invest in that cute gift, there are a few things you need to kno...
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State Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, Kaplan Area Chamber of Commerce President Christine Trahan and Kapan Mayor Kirk Champagne.
State Attorney General addresses Chamber crowd
James David ‘Buddy’ Caldwell, Jr., the current Republican Attorney General of Louisiana, was in Kaplan last week as the guest speaker for the annual Kaplan Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The At...
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Ethics Board rules Anthony Fontana's daughter can not do business with Vermilion Parish School Board
BATON ROUGE (CNS)—Renee Fontana is prohibited by the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics from assisting Achieve3000 in transactions with the Vermilion Parish School while her father serves as ...
Apr 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Farmer’s Market to be held Saturday
The Abbeville Farmer’s Market will begin Saturday, April 23 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. “I think the market is starting to prove itself,” said Debbie Garrot. “We’re going to have lots of crafts, food, cann...
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Vermilion Parish sheriff warns of postal gram scam
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon said at least one Vermilion Parish resident has received a postcard that claims to be a “Federal Union Postal Gram.” Sheriff Couvillon also says that on ...
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Lindsey LeBlanc
Former Gueydan fire chief sentenced to 63 months
LAFAYETTE — Former Gueydan Fire Chief Lindsey T. LeBlanc was sentenced Friday to 63 months in federal prison after his October guilty plea to two federal counts of attempting to receive child po...
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Tim Stanley was taking off in Arkansas Friday morning but soon crashed into a ditch. Stanley once lived near Henry. (photo courtesy of the DeQueen Bee)
Vermilion Parish man killed in a small plane crash in Arkansas
DEQUEEN, AR - A Vermilion Parish native is dead following a plane crash at a small southwest Arkansas airport. According to Sevier County Sheriff Monte Stringfellow, the pilot was killed in the ...
Apr 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Darrell Gabriel
Alleged murderer turns himself into the Abbeville Police Department
On Thursday at around 3:30 p.m., Darrell Gabriel Jr. was arrestedmon the charges of three counts of attempted first degree Murder and one count of first degree murder of a Franklin man on the stree...
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Vermilion Parish School Board cuts VPAP to save $250,000
Because of federal funding cuts and the increase of the school board employer retirement contributions by $2.5 million this year and $1.5 million next year, the Vermilion Parish School Board is ...
Apr 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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