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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 ...
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville City Council votes to refinance bonds
After damage to a transformer caused some problems in September, the Abbeville City Council discussed the possibility of purchasing a replacement transformer, as well as other upgrades to the city’...
Oct 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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William Thibodeaux
Railroad gold pocket watch big part of Acadiana history
When one thinks of the glory days of railroading, there are two images that inevitably come to mind, those of the steam locomotive and the conductor with a gold pocket watch. The railroad pocket...
Oct 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bowman locks months away from being fixed
The good news is that the Leland Bowman Locks are in the process of being repaired. The bad news is that it could take anywhere from three to six months. The locks, located in Intracoastal City, we...
Oct 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brandi Martin, first cousin of U.S. Marine Howard Clayton, who was killed during the Vietnam War in 1968, does a rubbing of his name off the Traveling Vietnam Wall which was in Jennings last weekend. Clayton was a Gueydan native.
Thousands attend traveling Vietnam Wall in Jennings
JENNINGS - Thousands of people, ranging in age from very young to senior citizens, converged on the Louisiana Oil and Gas Park in Jennings from Friday through Sunday (Oct. 23) to pay tribute to th...
Oct 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Just over 6,000 students ride the bus in Vermilion Parish.
Vermilion Parish schools observe National School Bus Safety Week
Did you know that school buses safely transport almost 25 million kids to and from school every day? “We carry more than 6,000 of them right here in Vermilion Parish,” said Lonnie Richard, head o...
Oct 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pryan Berg and Ira Savoie, President of Jewelers of Louisiana, present Richard Melancon with the “Custom Jewelry Designer of the Year” Award.
‘Custom Jewelry Designer of the Year’ awarded to Richard Melancon for third consecutive year
Their record speaks for itself: 5 times awarded Louisiana’s Overall Custom Jewelry Designer of the Year, 3 times National First Place Winner, 11 times First Place Winner in Louisiana and over 20 Se...
Oct 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Leryn Detraz throws a football to the crowd during Saturday’s Cattle Festival Grand Parade. Detraz gained attention from festival organizers after sneezing 39 times in a row on a Youtube video.
Hard work pays off with successful 63rd Cattle Festival
Hard work is often its own reward, but when that hard work pays off, smiles can certainly be expected. After the completion of this past weekend’s 63rd Annual Louisiana Cattle Festival, Francis Pl...
Oct 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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2,207 vote early for Saturday's election
Early voting ended Saturday and the number who voted was about the same as the same election four years ago. Over seven voting days, there were 2,207 people who voted from Vermilion Parish. There w...
Oct 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville Lowe's not on the list to close
MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Lowe’s Companies, Inc. announced today the company is closing 20 underperforming stores in 15 states. The good news is that the Lowe's store in Abbeville is not on the list to ...
Oct 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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October Fete next week in Kaplan
KAPLAN - Mark your calendars and make plans to attend the Holy Rosary and St. Francis Cabrini Church’s annual October Fete in Kaplan. The fete will be held on the weekend of October 21-23 on the Ma...
Oct 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Task Force locates drugs, money and car
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force and K-P Division made two arrests and seized suspected drug proceeds from an undercover sting conducted Friday. Agents received information that a de...
Apr 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kent Nunez
Erath man dies in single-car accident over weekend
According to State Police, an Erath man died in a single-vehicle crash in Pointe Coupee Parish over the weekend. It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday. Troopers said a preliminary investigation show...
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Abbeville Police searching for person who shot, killed man
The Abbeville Police are searching for Darrell Gabriel Jr. of Opelousas, who allegedly shot and killed a man Thursday night around 10 p.m. According to David Hardy, head of detectives for Abbeville...
Apr 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Single-sex class lawsuit still alive against Vermilion Parish School Board
A federal appeals court has refused to kill a legal challenge to single-sex classes in a middle school in Vermilion Parish. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesd...
Apr 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lawrence Levy III
Ex Abbeville drug dealer to put on event in Abbeville
Lawrence Levy III will try again to hold the first-ever Unity in the Community, a one-day event on Saturday designed to help save the youths of Abbeville. The event was first scheduled a month ago...
Apr 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville Carousel of Arts to kick off Thursday
The 18th Annual Carousel of Arts is kicking off tomorrow night and will take place through April 10. Chet & Billie Jazz Duo will be playing Thursday in the Magdalen Square gazebo from 5:30 p.m.-6:...
Apr 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Signing a proclamation is Kaplan Mayor Kirk Champagne (bottom left). Also in the photo are (bottom row) Diane Meaux Broussard and Abbeville police chief Tony Hardy. On the back row are Johnny Gaspard (cancer survivor). Darlene Bares (publicity chairman), Amanda Habetz (American Cancer Society), Lindsay Blanchard (chairperson) and Sandy Sagrera (a team captain). Missing from the photo is Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza.
Relay For Life date set for April 29 at Kaplan High
As long as there will be cancer in Louisiana, expect Relay for Life to be here. For the last 12 years, Vermilion Parish had been putting on a 12-hour Relay For Life that generates money to help fi...
Apr 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Engineer Gene Sellers explains to the jurors the new lines.
Vermilion Parish police jurors look at possible new district lines
Because of the new census numbers, Vermilion Parish Engineer Gene Sellers is having to move district lines in order for each police juror to have an ideal population of 4,143 in each of their distr...
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Cox Communication raising its rates
When Cox Communications customers in the area received their bills this past month, they likely were surprised to see that they would now be playing more for their internet, phone and/or cable serv...
Apr 04, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Harley driver killed when bike hits curve sign, then driveway
A motorcycle rider died Saturday when his Harley struck a curve sign and turned over near here. State Police said Troy Trahan, 43, of Esterwood was traveling south on LA 91 when his bike traveled o...
Apr 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Liz Cavalier Choate is the new shooter of alligators on Swamp People.
'Gator Queen' on 'Swamp People' lives in Vermilion Parish
The second season of “Swamp People” began Thursday and what many people do not realize is that one of the characters on the new season lives in Vermilion Parish. Her name is Liz Cavalier Choate ...
Apr 02, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bryce Quebodeaux, assistant administrator at Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital, speaks at the Kaplan Rotary Club on the hospital’s transition to electronic medical records.
Switch in professions leads to fulfilling career
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital serves a vital role in our community. Many people think of the hospital as a stand alone entity, but behind the scenes are many workers who do their part to keep Abro...
Apr 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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