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Nearly 8,000 Louisiana students receive scholarship offers
NEW ORLEANS – Governor Bobby Jindal and State Superintendent of Schools John White announced today that the Louisiana Department of Education has successfully matched nearly 8,000 students with th...
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National Day of Prayer Thursday in Abbeville
The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress, when people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation...
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Abbeville police working to establish motive for last Friday’s fatal shooting
Abbeville Police continued Tuesday an investigation in search of a motive behind a shooting last Friday that claimed the life of 19-year-old Jovantae Charles. Police arrested Walter August, 18, of ...
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Louisiana Ag industry brought in $11.4 billion this past year
BATON ROUGE, La. – The agricultural economy in Louisiana grew to a record high value of $11.4 billion in 2012, an increase of 6.5 percent over the 2011 amount of $10.7 billion, according to the lat...
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‘Meals on Wheels’ hits financial bump in road in Vermilion Parish
The Vermilion Council on Aging finds itself looking for funds to help offset the money that the federal and state government cut for its “Meals on Wheels.” Lois Bodin, the assistant director for Ve...
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Bird problems frustrate La. rice farmers
CROWLEY – Southwest Louisiana farmers are frustrated this year with a larger-than-usual number of birds eating seed rice, causing many farmers to replant. In addition to the expense of replanting, ...
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Polls open Saturday for 7th Ward mileage vote
Voters in eight Vermilion Parish precincts will go to the polls this Saturday, May 4. The Seventh Ward Gravity Drainage District No. 2 Board is setting up for a vote on renewal of its mileage for m...
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Kaplan woman arrested in Lafayette police sobriety checkpoint
A Kaplan woman was one of two people who was charged in a Friday night sobriety checkpoint in Lafayette. The Lafayette Police Department sobriety check was done at the 1800 block of West Pinhook S...
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Pastor Walter August Jr., (right) with Abbeville Councilman Wayne Landry, said it is “humbling” to receive a key to the city.
Abbeville native, community work to send kids to summer camp
Walter August Jr. left Abbeville more than 30 years ago. In that time he became Pastor Walter August Jr. and has lived in Houston for more than 30 years, helping build Bethel’s Family Church into o...
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Kaplan businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors
KAPLAN - Kaplan Chief Boyd Adams reports two Kaplan businesses were cited for selling alcohol to minors Adams stated his detectives recently conducted a compliance check on all businesses which se...
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United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley gives Jeffery Cessac (middle) a plaque. Also in picture is Willie Hymel.
Women veterans honored by Vermilion Parish's American Legion’s Post 29
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley was the guest speaker at a special event recently hosted by the American Legion Vermilion Post 29. The American Legion Vermilion Post 29 held the event t...
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Perry Bridge will close next week in Vermilion Parish
PERRY -- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that on Tuesday, April 30, La. 82 at Perry Bridge, in Vermilion Parish, will be closed to motorists so cre...
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"Very Special Arts Festival" takes place in Vermilion Parish despite weather
HENRY - The “Very Special Arts Festival” is like the U.S. Postal Service. They deliver despite rain, snow, blizzard or hail. The 26th annual Very Special festival went off without a problem Wednesd...
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Vermilion/Municipal Task Force arrests three on drug charges
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal task force made following arrests recently for drug related offenses. Task force agents receive...
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Drug, cocaine exchange leads to arrests in Kaplan
KAPLAN — Agents with Vermilion Municipal Task Force were in Kaplan, looking into allegations of illicit drug activity and allegedly found some. Undercover operatives were able to make contact with...
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Rocky Trahan watches Diamond try to locate a bomb in a car.
Kaplan's USK-9 has back-order for bomb sniffing dogs after Boston Marathon bombing
Bomb-sniffing dogs are now in high demand after the Boston Marathon bombing, and USK-9 now has a backorder for the specially trained dogs. In Boston after the bombing, bomb-sniffing dogs were used...
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Brian Campbell reacts after learning he and his team earned a record $104,000 for LLS.
'Cale's Team' raises $104,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; Campbell named Man of the Year
Five-year-old Cale Langlinais of Delcambre ended his tough battle with leukemia when he passed away last week, but after what a group of individuals from the parish recently accomplished, Cale Lang...
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Police investigating armed robbery attempt in Abbeville
An attempted armed robbery Thursday night in Abbeville left a store clerk with a head injury but did not result in any cash or items being taken. The Abbeville Police Department continued Friday it...
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Abbeville General Hospital is working to repair pipes that busted in the early morning of Friday, April 19.
First floor of Abbeville General floods after sprinkler line bursts
A portion of the first floor of Abbeville General Hospital had to be shut down early Friday morning after a sprinkler pipe busted leaving much of the floor covered with water. That area included th...
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Tina Chargois, in her first-ever acting role, shines with her performance.
Cast of ‘In the Wake of Time’ shines in performance in Abbeville
Some of the 66 cast members for the community performance “In the Wake of Time” had no plans to take part in the first-ever play when they first arrived at the Abbey Players Theater. They went to a...
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Overlay on Main Street in Abbeville will be done in proper time; public works director says patch work needs to settle
The city recently completed work on four water systems located on North Main Street in Abbeville. Workers successfully repaired leaks to the system during a four-day period in late March. The work...
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Vermilion Parish fishermen rally to save fishing piers
A group of Vermilion Parish fishermen rallied Monday to save the five piers along La. 82 at the police jury’s regular scheduled meeting. Last week at a committee meeting, the police jury voted to r...
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Anne Sagrera and her husband Craig
Two Vermilion Parish residents in Boston at time of explosion; Anne Sagrera just completes Boston Marathon
As of 4 p.m. on Monday, two Vermilion Parish residents, who were in Boston at the time of the two explosions, are OK, according to a family member. Anne Moreau Sagrera and her husband Craig, from E...
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Jason Harrington (left) and ‘Judge’ Edwards practice their lines.
Collections of oral, local stories come together in play to be performed in Abbeville on Wednesday
A collection of stories told by Vermilion Parish residents will be coming alive this week with the start of Allumé Production’s “In the Wake of Time.” Over the last year, members of Allumé Product...
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