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Abbeville Council discusses grass, bike ordinances
Recent days of rain have let up allowing Abbeville residents to mow their lawns. Some of the clippings have ended up in streets, something officials do not want to see. The Abbeville City Council ...
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Vining invites citizens to day of prayer, fasting
On Saturday, Aug. 6, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has called, and is hosting, “A Day of Prayer and Fasting for our Nation.” In calling the event, Gov. Perry said, “With the economy in trouble, communi...
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Abbeville High principal Ivy Landry walks the empty halls.
School orientation underway in Vermilion Parish
Students in Vermilion Parish learn throughout the school year; those same students also learn before school starts. Orientations began this week in Vermilion, with Erath High and Erath Middle welco...
Aug 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sheriff Gordan Sandoz
‘Gris-Gris’ may have protected 1936 slasher from Abbeville
Some of the more mature citizens of Vermilion Parish and surrounding areas probably remember one of the biggest man hunts of the 1930s. Sheriff Gordon P. Sandoz of Vermilion Parish and his deput...
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Police Jury stuck paying juvenile detention bills
According to a 15th Judicial District judge’s ruling, the Vermilion Parish Police Jury is not only responsible for taking care of the roads and ditches in the parish, but it is finding out it is a...
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Bliss
Vermilion/Municipal Narcotics Task Force arrests three on drug charges
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force recently made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses: - Anthony Harrison (dob 1-4-77) of 701 Clover St. Abbeville, arrested for Possessi...
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Abbeville city council district lines to be redrawn in the future
Abbeville city lines will soon be redrawn to support the growing population of the city. According to City Engineer Gene Sellers, city population has risen by 370 people in the past 10 years. The ...
Aug 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sugar cane is growing well in the parish.
Sugar Cane enjoying the rain
PARKS – This year’s sugarcane crop is responding well to recent rainfall, after a dry spring and early summer. “You can start to see some changes in the crop,” Al Guidry, LSU AgCenter county agent...
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Pastors Brian Kurt and Ulander Stevens.
Abbeville pastors going to Africa
Pastor Brian Kurt and Ulander Stevens are going to spread the world of God in Africa. Back in 1997 Pastor Brian Kurt and Ulander Stevens received a vision from God to pick up everything and move to...
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The life cycle of the mosquito.
More rain means more mosquitoes
Stagnant water left from recent rains could become a favorite breeding ground for disease carrying mosquitoes, but some simple practices can keep you safer. Since the outbreak of West Nile virus in...
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Debbie Garrot recently found Buddy, who had been neglected and weighed 40 pounds. Garrot plans to find a good home for the black lab.
Helping find home for black lab Buddy
Dogs are “man’s best friend.” For some dogs, though, the friendship in not a two-way street. Many are neglected, given little food, water or shelter. Buddy is one such dog. The black lab found much...
Jul 30, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brady Broussard Jr.
Brady Broussard Jr. announces candidacy for Abbeville District C Council Seat
Editor’s Note: In announcing his candidacy for the Abbeville District C Council Seat, Brady Broussard Jr. submitted the following statement: I am pleased to announce my candidacy and humbly ask fo...
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Task Force arrest two with drugs
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force conducted undercover operations lately that led to the following arrests: On Dec. 13, agents with the task force made contact with suspects who were...
Dec 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish Police Jury to close landfill on Sundays as way to save money
As a way to save money, the Police Jury is closing the landfill on Sundays. Since the landfill has been open for 30-plus years, the landfill has been open seven days a week. Customers were able t...
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Lafayette man killed in hunting accident near Forked Island
A Lafayette man was killed in a hunting accident Saturday, near Forked Island. According to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff Department, 25 year old Ryan Allen Guidry died after being accidentally sho...
Dec 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three killed in plane crash near Crowley; group was skydiving
ESTHERWOOD - Investigation continues into a Saturday afternoon plane crash that killed the pilot and two passengers from the Lafayette area. Two others were injured in the tragic end to a skydiving...
Dec 19, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville City Council questioned about new pay raises and future revenue
After last Sunday’s Meridional article about the city’s need to raise revenue for next year, questions arose about whether the council knew the budget situation when council raises were voted on in...
Dec 18, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Liz Rugger of Maine spends her Sundays picking up trash after the campers have left.
Maine couple work-campers at Palmetto Island State Park
Meet the Ruggers. They are a retired couple from Maine who have been living and working at Palmetto Island State Park for the last two months. They are Palmetto Island’s first-ever work-campers. T...
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David Rugger is busy cleaning up the park.
Palmetto Island State Park thriving two months after it opens
Palmetto Island State Park has been open for almost two months, and according to Marcelle Guidry, who manages the park, things have been going well. “We are doing great,” said Guidry. “The cabins ...
Dec 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The driver of the SUV (left) came to a stop after it ran into a truck driven by Reiss Hebert, a teen from VC.
Parents of teen who was involved in two-car accident upset with driver leaving scene
The parents of the teen who was involved in a two-car accident on Pumping Plant Road earlier this week were stunned to learn that someone else tried to pretend to be the person driving the vehicle...
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Demolitions crews pick up what is left of the old Kaplan Furniture Store after it was torn down last week to make way for expansion of Healthmart Pharmacy.
Making room for progress
Demolition work began last week to clear property on Cushing Avenue between Cajun Mufflers and Healthmart Pharmacy. Because of the close proximity to the pharmacy, it took workers with Trahan Con...
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Dr. Chastant has an office in Abbeville.
Dr, Chastant funeral arrangements set
Dr. Robert Chastant, who had orthodontist office in Abbeville, will be buried Saturday, Dec. 18, at Sacred Heart Jesus Catholic Church in New Iberia. It will be begin at 10 a.m. Interment will fol...
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Florida shooting has school board members thinking security
A person would have trouble walking around waving a gun in a Vermilion Parish high school because of a security officer on campus. But that same person with a gun can walk into a school board meeti...
Dec 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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The last call for alcohol in Delcambre is 2 a.m. instead of 4 a.m.
No alcohol after 2 a.m. in Delcambre
DELCAMBRE - The Delcambre Aldermen voted to change the time bars and convenience stores can sell alcohol, and it is also looking into changing how the chief of police is decided in the town. In the...
Dec 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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