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Kaplan chief warns citizens of phone scam involving police donations
Several citizens in Vermilion Parish, as well as many others around Acadiana, have received phone calls asking for police donations. Kaplan Police Chief Boyd Adams is among those who have received ...
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Vermilion Parish Task Force arrest five with drugs
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Abbeville Police Chief Tony Hardy and Kaplan Police Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal Task Force made following arrests recently for drug related offe...
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Erath, Delcambre aldermen do not have the money now to fund new economic development department
ERATH - Vermilion Parish Police Juror Paul Bourgeois Jr. made his sales pitch to try and get a financial commitment from the towns Erath and Delcambre to help create a Vermilion Parish Economic D...
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Lafayette man who is charged in OWI death of Abbeville woman gets another OWI
The alleged driver who caused an accident that killed Bobbie Tinker of Abbeville two years ago received another OWI last week, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Dallas Fabre, 49, was ...
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Course choice expands educational opportunities for students
BATON ROUGE — Online registration for the Louisiana Course Choice Program at www.LouisianaCourseChoice.net is now available for students across the state. Course Choice will provide students access...
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Cameron Libersat (left) and Ty Miller (middle) are shown here with their AHS Agriculture teacher Shane Theall (right). Libersat and Miller placed first in team welding in a parishwide welding tournament, while Miller placed first individually and Libersat second. AHS hosted the tournament Thursday, March 7.
Abbeville students top welders; Miller, Libersat won first place in contest
Abbeville High School hosted Vermilion Parish’s annual welding contest Thursday, and two of its students earned top honors in both team and individual welding. Ty Miller, a freshman at Abbeville Hi...
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Children can take part in egg-knocking on March 30 in Abbeville
Call it whatever you may prefer...egg-tapping, egg-knocking or egg pocking. All that really matters come March 30 is whether your egg, if you are ages 5 through 12, can hold up against all challen...
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Maurice mayor asks for public awareness after burglary in Village of Maurice
MAURICE — A string of home burglaries in the North Vermilion area has included one within the limits of the Village of Maurice. Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot said he hopes awareness from the public ...
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Abbeville contributes to economic development plan
There is at this time no department in Vermilion Parish with the sole task of focusing on economic development. Vermilion Parish Police Juror Paul Bourgeois Jr. is in the early stages of trying to ...
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Jaron Guidry gets into morphsuit character to show his Kaplan pride.
Kaplan’s Guidry named March Kiwanis Student of the Month
The Abbeville Kiwanis Club has named Kaplan High senior Jaron Guidry its March “Student of the Month.” Along with a sign that he can display in his front yard, Guidry will also receive a $25 gift c...
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Abbeville Kiwanis Club to put on golf tournament in Abbeville
The Abbeville Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Fund Raising Golf Scramble this Saturday. The event will take place at the Abbeville Country Club with a shotgun start set for 12:30 p.m. Registrati...
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Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge receives $1 Million to rebuild research complex
NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced more than $1 million in recovery aid to build a new Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Fish Lab and Fish Lab Complex, which were de...
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These four guns were located during a drug bust.
Task Force locates four guns, drugs in a home north of Erath
The Vermilion Parish Task Force located what looks to be a pound of marijuana, along with four guns in a home north of Erath. Task Force agents received information in reference to persons po...
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Roberta Boudreaux’s mission is to find ways to make the parish jail run smoothly and cheaper.
Job: Save Vermlion Parish taxpayers money
Roberta Boudreaux was hired five years ago by the police jury to save Vermilion Parish taxpayers money. Thus far, she has saved the taxpayers just under $2 million. Boudreaux, who lives in Lydia,...
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Six months later and Amy Breaux’s death is still a mystery.
Lets keep Amy Breaux in the news
GUEYDAN - For the Breaux family, whose daughter, sister and mother’s murderer has never been brought to justice, this “cold case” is one too many for our small community. There has not been a break...
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Blair Cordell King is wanted in an armed robbery.
Burglar suspect found
Chief of Police Boyd Adams has reported that a suspect wanted in a home invasion which took place on the 300 block of West Third last night has been found in Crowley. Blair Cordell King, original...
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The Maurice police officer was driving this car.
Maurice police officer turns himself into Sheriff's Office
At 1 p.m. on Wednesday Willie Thomas, a Maurice police officer, turned himself into the Vermilion Parish jail after a Vermilion Parish Grand Jury indicted Willis Thomas on negligent homicide ch...
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Vermilion/Municipal Task Force busts three alleged drug dealers
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal task force made following arrests recently for drug related offense. - Sheb Chase Callahan (dob...
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Paul Suire's car on the left and the Maurice police car on the right.
Maurice police officer indicted for car accident that killed 83-year-old Abbeville man
From staff reports On Tuesday, a Vermilion Parish Grand Jury indicted Maurice Police Officer Willis Thomas for negligent homicide in the death of Paul Suire. The grand jury came back with the dec...
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Abbeville High’s Jabian August receives his Kiwanis Student of the Month Sign. Joining August are Kiwanis Club member Dr. Anita Chaisson, AHS Principal Ivy Landry and Kiwanis Club President Dickie Durr.
Abbeville Kiwanis Club honors AHS senior August as Student of the Month
Jabian August is many things. The Abbeville High senior is a 3.8 student, a drum major in the band and an athlete. He can add Abbeville Kiwanis Club Student of the Month. The group named August wit...
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Nick Breaux (in blue) stands behind his two baskets of groceries he yanked off the shelves of Robies on Tuesday morning. Also in the photo are NV student Jordan Jraeff, NV band director Jude Gaspard and Robies assistant manager Chris Richard.
Abbeville man grabs frozen pizza, Hot Pockets in Robie's food dash
It was evident Nick Breaux has children based on the food he yanked off the shelves of Robies Tuesday morning. Breaux was the lucky person picked out of 13,000 tickets sold for a fund raiser for th...
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Joseph Lugo was wanted in New York state for stealing an ATM from a college book store. On Monday, the Sheriff's Office located Lugo in the parish and arrested him.
Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office captures New York man wanted for stealing ATM machine
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office helped capture a man wanted in up-state New York for allegedly stealing an automated teller machine stuffed with cash from a university book store. Three mont...
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Larry Harrington allegedly shot and killed his son this week in Cow Island.
67-year-old Vermilion Parish father now charged with second degree murder for allegedly killing his 40-year-old son
Charges against Larry Harrington have been upgraded from manslaughter to second degree murder for allegedly killing his son MaCade Harrington on Wednesday. According to assistant district attorney ...
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67-year-old father arrested for killing 40-year old son from Cow Island
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office arrested 67-year-old Larry Harrington and charged him with manslaughter after allegedly shooting and killing his son, MaCade Harrington, Wednesday night at 7:2...
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