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The aquifer supplies Acadiana with drinking water.
Vermilion Parish Police Jury against Sabine selling water to Texas
The Vermilion Parish Police Jury is expected to send the 13-member Sabine River Authority Board (SRA) a letter opposing the sale of water to Texas. The SRA is expected to vote later this month on a...
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Mandy Comeaux
Mother caught allegedly selling her children’s medications
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task force recently made the following arrests for drug related crimes: • While working criminal patrol in high narcotics areas, agents recognized Michael Campb...
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John Eric Clostio
John Eric Clostio: Class Act Student
Name: John Eric Clostio School: Abbeville High Class: Senior Where do you plan to go to college after high school? Either LSU or UL. I have not decided. When you are not studying, what do you ...
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Kayla Marceaux proudly wears her gold medal that she won.
J.H. WIlliams Middle School student perfect on algebra competition test
LAFAYETTE – J. H. Williams Middle School eighth grader Kayla Marceaux thought she did well in the Hands-On Equations Algebra Competition at the University of Louisiana - Lafayette; she did not kno...
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Vermilion Parish Police Jury stops perks of working at landfill; workers bringing home items bound for landfill
Did you know working at the Vermilion Parish Solid Waste Facility has perks? While the work is dirty, the weather conditions can be tough, along with the pay not being all that great, it is also t...
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Being recognized by the Abbeville City Council are police officers (left to right) Danny Powers, Austin Romero and Joshua Hebert.
Abbeville police officers, fireman honored at city council meeting
Three Abbeville police officers and one fireman were recognized by the Abbeville City Council on Tuesday for their act of bravery during a fire a week ago. In attendance at the meeting were Abbevil...
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This new stop sign is mounted to a telephone pole at the intersection of St. Charles Street and Lafayette Street in Abbeville. The city mounted the sign on the utility pole because there was no room to put a stop sign pole.
Elevated stop signs placed at Abbeville intersection
For the last couple of weeks motorists who travel on East Lafayette Street in Abbeville may have noticed or not noticed two new stop signs at the intersection of South St. Charles Street and East ...
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Rice farmers meeting will be held Jan. 7 in Kaplan
A series of clinics in January sponsored by the LSU AgCenter for rice farmers will provide information on the latest practices and products. The session for Vermilion Parish will be Friday at the A...
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Mary Godchaux Wieck, with her son, Stephen and their dog, Ace, who wears an Alabama shirt and collar.
Family split: one Abbeville sister is for LSU, the other is an alum of the University of Alabama
The Godchaux sisters have been jarring back and forth with each other for the last few weeks because the two sisters are pulling for two different teams in the BSC championship game on Jan. 9. Fir...
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LSU cuts $8 million from mid-year budget
BATON ROUGE – LSU has cut $8.1 million from its operating budget in response to mid-year budget cuts dictated by a $50 million reduction in funds for higher education due to a shortfall in state ...
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Trevor Simon
Trevor Simon: Class Act Student of the Week
Name: Trevor Simon Age: 13 Grade: 7th School: NVHS How many instruments can you play? One. I play the trumpet. What is your favorite sport? Soccer. There is a junior high soccer team. It is ...
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The above is a chronocological order of what happened in Abbeville 17 days ago dealing with the discharge of a firearm by an Abbeville policeman. (1) Speeding car on Frank’s Alley is spotted by police officers who are at Allen Richardson’s home on Massena Street. (2-3) Speeding car turns right on next street and then right on Godchaux Street. (4) Speeding car turns on Massena Street and swerves into an empty lot to avoid hitting a parked police car and the people around it. (5) The police officer standing near his patrol car fires and hits the speeding car five times. (6) The speeding car cuts through a yard and stops on Frank’s Alley. The driver and passenger flee and have yet to be found.
Abbeville police officer still on paid leave after shooting 17 days ago
An Abbeville police officer remains on paid leave while the investigation continues into the discharge of the officer’s weapon 17 days ago. The incident took place Dec. 11 on a Sunday night on Mass...
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Master of Ceremonies and master of all trades for the Gueydan Duck Festival, President Ronnie Lougon was recognized with a plaque by his fellow board members for his hard work and dedication to the Duck Festival at the Wine and Cheese Social held August 6, 2011.
Duck Festival President honored
GUEYDAN - On Saturday, August 6, 2011 the Gueydan Duck Festival held the annual Wine and Cheese Social, the kick off party for the 2011 festival season. At the event Ronnie Lougon, Duck Festival Pr...
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Shane Primeaux (top left) stands with his family: son Austin, daughter Angelle and his wife Christi.
Lafayette Little League All-Stars have a Vermilion Parish connection
The Lafayette Little League All-Stars, who are one game away from playing in the Little League World Series, have a Vermilion Parish connection. Erath native Shane Primeaux is the father of Austin...
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New Cecil Picard Elementary at Maurice Principal Paulette Gaspard is ready to welcome students for next Monday’s “Meet and Greet” and the first day of school next Tuesday.
New face in Maurice: Gaspard ‘excited’ to be at Cecil Picard, looks to keep school moving forward
MAURICE — The start of the school year brings with it new faces each August, many of whom are in a new place. Paulette Gaspard is one of those beginning fresh in a new spot. She will welcome studen...
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Three Vermilion Parish schools will use 'English in a Flash'
During the upcoming school year, three Vermilion Parish Schools will be piloting a new vocabulary learning program called “English in a Flash.” Dozier, Eaton Park and Herod will be piloting the pr...
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Mike Guilbeaux is ready for his first year as Vermilion Catholic Principal. Guilbeaux, who was an assistant principal at VC last year, takes over for Joseph Steepleton.
Back to school for Vermilion Catholic; Freshmen arrive Monday, all students on Tuesday
The first days of school can be both exciting and nerve-wracking the same time...especially for freshmen. Dozens of new faces will walk through the doors of Vermilion Catholic Monday morning to beg...
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Ulysse “Joe” Gayneaux Jr.
Gayneaux named ‘Living Legend’
Andy Perrin, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Acadian Museum, announced: “On Saturday, August 13, 2011, at the Acadian Museum Café, 102 East Edwards, Erath, LA, at 4:00 p.m., the Acadian ...
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This sunken shrimp boat, caused by the storm surge of Hurricane Ike, will finally be removed at Richard’s Marina in Intracoastal City. It has been parked for three years with no one claiming it.
Wrecked boats to be moved; Vermilion Parish Police Jury opens bids to remove vessels
For the last three years, two wrecked boats have been eyesores in Vermilion Parish waterways, but that is about to change. The Police Jury on Wednesday opened bids to award a contractor with the lo...
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KPD Officers Jacob Primeaux, Kurt Boeve and Rocky Trahan get in front of a fan to try and get a little relief from the burning of their face and eyes from the pepper spray.
Officers get certified to carry, use ‘pepper spray’
Several local police officers have first hand knowledge of how intense the burn is if doused with pepper spray when they went through their certification course. Because all police officers must g...
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Stan Kasperski spent the last week cleaning out his mechanic shop by getting rid of batteries and other things.
Eastside Chevron Station closing doors; being purchased by new owner
For 17 years Stan Kasperski has been going to work at East Side Chevron –– a corner gas station where he was mechanic, as well as a service station man. For 16 of those 17 years, Debbie Roy helpe...
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Meeting about Chico Aquifer set for Thursday in New Iberia
NEW IBERIA - For the first time the people of Iberia/Vermilion Parish will have a chance to voice their opinion without traveling to Baton Rouge about the decisions being made by the Department of ...
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‘Overflow’ prisoners giving Vermilion Parish Police Jury financial headaches
The Vermilion Parish Police Jury is paying $1,200 per day to house 59 parish prisoners in other jails throughout the state. That has the Police Jury concerned because the jury only budgeted $400 pe...
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Joe Schexnider served a brief time in the Army National Guard after high school in the early 1980s.
Joe Schexnider story goes global thanks to Internet
Joe Schexnider is now getting his 15-minutes of fame, but it is not the way he planned it. His name and picture have gone worldwide thanks to the Internet but the sad thing is that Schexnider is ...
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