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Vermilion Parish piers along La. 82 may be removed
A popular fishing spot between Forked Island and Pecan Island is about to be removed if the Police Jury votes to remove the five fishing piers along La. 82. On Tuesday, the police jury’s “committee...
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The Kiwanis Club of Abbeville honored Erath High senior Jordan Lange (second from left) as the Kiwanis Student of the Month. Along side of Lange are (left) EHS principal Jed Lange, Kiwanians Thomas Vallot and Dr. Anitia Chiasson.
Erath High’s Lange earns monthly Kiwanis honor
Jordan Lange, a senior at Erath High, has already been named his school’s, as well as Vermilion Parish’s, student of the year. Lange, a 4.0 student, picked up another accolade Tuesday afternoon. T...
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Melissa Pate was arrested by the Kaplan police
Woman arrested by Kaplan Police for prostitution; she charged $300 for her services
KAPLAN - After Kaplan Police received numerous complaints of possible prostitutes coming to Kaplan, Chief of Police Boyd Adams, along with his Detectives, conducted an undercover operation in an at...
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Cooking Cousins won two divisions on Saturday.
Stir the Pot at Palmetto Island State Park in Vermilion Parish raises $10,000
After the dust had settled and the 3rd Annual Stir the Pot Louisiana Seafood Cook-off wrapped up, festival organizers have deemed the festival a success. With right at 900 people in attendance, 12...
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Auditions begin Friday for Allumé production
Earlier this week Allumé Productions announced the title of their anticipated upcoming community performance. “In the Wake of Time” will premiere on Wednesday, April 17, and continue with daily per...
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Dog poisoning under investigation
GUEYDAN - Last week was National Animal Poison Prevention week but according to the Jennings Animal Hospital and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries there are a few folks that have n...
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Stir the Pot at Palmetto Island State Park on Saturday
Campers at Palmetto Island State Park will be smelling something good on Saturday, while at the same time, jamming. The third annual Stir the Pot: Louisiana Seafood Cook-off and Festival is being ...
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By the end of the month, this limestone road will have asphalt on it.
Gravel roads at Palmetto Island State Park south of Abbeville will be getting a hard surface
One of the biggest complaints Palmetto Island State Park Manager Marcelle Guidry has heard the last three years is the amount of dust flying because of five miles of limestone road throughout the ...
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Only Gueydan residents voting Saturday
GUEYDAN — A special election will take place this Saturday, April 6, to fill an aldermen seat on the Gueydan city council left open with death of Manson Saltzman last August. Only those living in t...
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John Marvin
Man in Abbeville charged after allegedly setting fire to van, trailer
Abbeville police arrested John Marvin early Sunday morning and charged him with two counts of simple arson after he allegedly set fire to a van and a trailer on Rodeo Road. “The guy had his trailer...
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Abbeville woman arrested in St. Mary Parish because of outstanding warran
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Sen. Bob Hensgens
Rep. Hensgens of Vermilion Parish introduces House Bill 267 that deals with LHSAA football playoff split
State Rep. Bob Hensgens, and two other state representative filed a bill that says no public schools can take part in an athletic contest regulated by a group or organization that discriminates on ...
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Danny Broussard, a Meaux High graduate, stands by the two state basketball trophies his STM basketball teams have won. The first one (right) was in 1986 and last week his team won another trophy (left).
Vermilion Parish native Broussard wins 2nd title for STM
LAFAYETTE — St. Thomas More’s 2013 Class 4A State Basketball title, as is the case with its 1986 championship, has roots in Vermilion Parish. Those roots, of course, come from the Cougars head coac...
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Kaplan city employees vote to keep civil service
KAPLAN - In an attempt to find out if the City of Kaplan employees were in favor of keeping Civil Service (CS) or abolishing it, the CS board members and the director held a sealed ballot poll for ...
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Bill Searle
Longtime Gueydan School Board Member dies after short illness
GUEYDAN - Bill Searle unexpectedly passed away Monday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services had not been made when the Meridional went to press on Monday. Searle, a farmer by trade, serve...
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Abbeville Ducks Unlimited chapter named Top 100 innation
ABBEVILLE – The President’s Top 100 is one of the most highly sought-after titles of recognition Ducks Unlimited offers to chapters throughout the nation. Each year, the list is comprised of the t...
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Sheriff’s Office investigating residential burglaries in North Vermilion, Meaux area
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Criminal Investigations Division is diligently working to identify the person or persons responsible for at least seven (7) daytime burglar...
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Mayor attempts to abolish civil service in city
KAPLAN - Mayor Kirk Champagne is attempting to heed the advice of the city auditors....cut spending or increase electricity rates. “There is no way on God’s green earth I would ever attempt to rai...
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Vermilion Parish educators heading to Baton Rouge to attend BESE Board meeting about special education
A group of educators from Vermilion Parish, including the superintendent, are heading to Baton Rouge this morning to voice their concerns about proposed state cuts to special education students. ...
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Lovelace and Gertrude Hebert located these bottles near Holly Beach buried in the mud as a result of Hurricane Audrey.
Vermilion Parish couple collected bottles from store that washed away due to Hurricane Audrey in 1957
The Hebert family has a unique bottle collection and the way they obtained the bottles is also unique. Lovelace and his wife Gertrude have about 25 bottles stored in a box in their utility room. So...
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Phone call leads to drug charges against Kaplan woman
Dialing the wrong phone number usually ends up with you apologizing to the other party on the line, and possibly wishing them a good day. For a Kaplan woman the wrong call got her locked up for sev...
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Superintendent Jerome Puyau talks to the Kwanians at last week's meeting.
More financial challenges for Vermilion Parish school system
While the Vermilion Parish School Board is looking at a $1.5 million shortfall six months into the fiscal year, the next six months financially does not look better because of the state cuts and...
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The driver of this van allegedly pulled out onto the La. 14 Bypass in Abbeville, hit a SUV, causing the SUV to hit a car. The driver of the van was not seriously injured.
Three vehicle accident in Abbeville near McDonald's
There was a three-vehicle accident near the corner of the La. Bypass 14 and South State Street near McDonald's in Abbeville on Monday. According to a witness, at around 11:15 a.m. a Harvest T...
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Matt Suire of Abbeville won Festival Volunteer of the Year.
Two Vermilion Parish festivals shine by winning top awards
Two festivals from Vermilion Parish took home top honors in their division at last week’s 2013 Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals Convention held in Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Cattle Fes...
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