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150 pounds of copper wire stolen from Abbeville utility department
It has been a week since the copper theft, and the Abbeville Police Department still do not have any leads on who stole 150 pounds of copper from the city utility department. Abbeville Detective St...
Nov 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police Jury declares state of emergency because of too much salt in Mermentau Basin
The paper work will be filed Monday morning by Vermilion Parish Police Jury President Wayne Touchet declaring a state of emergency in the parish due to the high salt content in the Mermentau Bas...
Nov 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ben Primeaux and the VC Eagles are one win away from going back to the Louisiana Superdome.
VC Eagles will play host to rare semifinal game on Friday
The Vermilion Catholic Eagles are one win away from heading back to the Superdome in New Orleans. The Eagles needed four quarters this time to beat Westminster 41-28 in the third round of the Class...
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DOTD is announcing the closure with signs along La. 339.
DOTD will soon close La. 339 for three days
Starting Thursday, drivers who travel La. 339, north of Erath, are going to have to find an alternate route. The Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced last week with a digi...
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CVS Pharmacy moving to new location in Abbeville
The old Iberia Bank building on the corner of the Bypass and Lyman Street in Abbville has been vacant for a few years. That is about to change. CVS Pharmacy is set to begin the process of taking th...
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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FEMA cuts Vermilion Parish's OEP grant in half
Office of Emergency Preparedness Director Becky Broussard is happy and sad at the same time. First of all, Broussard is happy because her department was recently awarded a $73,499 Federal Emergenc...
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Governmental offices will close Thursday, Friday
Government offices will shut down Thursday and Friday in Vermilion Parish because of the holidays. All municipalities’ city halls will be closed, along with the Courthouse, Police Jury, the Sherif...
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Area farmers have been busy cutting cane.
Sugarcane harvesting ahead of schedule in Acadiana
The 2011 sugarcane harvest is expected to wrap up sooner than usual this year because of dry field conditions. Jim Simon, general manager of the American Sugar Cane League, at left, talks with farm...
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Kaplan mayor will get $600 a month car expense
KAPLAN - With a vote of three to two, the Kaplan City Council decided to go against the recommendation of the city’s finance committee on a vehicle policy for the mayor. The Kaplan finance committ...
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion/Municipal arrests man who attempted to flee
The Vermilion / Municipal narcotics task force made one arrest Monday evening as the suspect in the drug related incident caused more problems for others and himself as he fled from the officers. A...
Nov 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Mary Magdalen Church
St. Mary Magdalen church building has 100 year old birthday party
With so many hurricanes that have passed through Abbeville over the last 100 years, St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church parishioners have a lot to be thankful for that their church is still standing....
Nov 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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DOTD issues travel advisory for Thanksgiving
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) today advised drivers of upcoming work schedules for interstate and major road projects throughout Louisiana for...
Nov 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Denna Decuir
Third Circuit Court of Appeal denies Decuir's appeal for reduction of sentence
Denna Decuir, who pled guilty to shooting her husband, Milton Decuir, seven times in the head as he slept, felt Judge Edward Broussard’s sentencing her to 35 years in jail for the crime was too ha...
Jun 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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The new Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center campus, located on Ambassador Caffery Parkway.
Our Lady of Lourdes ready for move; Hospital’s new campus set to open June 25
LAFAYETTE — Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center will officially open the doors of its new facility on June 25. The hospital is located on the Southside of Lafayette, but the plan is to serv...
Jun 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ronald Menard (l) opens one of the many gifts he received from family and friends during his retirement party at Kaplan State Bank, while Vernon Johnson, CEO, looks on.
Menard retires after 42 years at Kaplan State Bank
KAPLAN - On March 28, 1969, Ronald Menard became an employee of Kaplan State Bank (KSB), working in the bookkeeping department. Last week, Menard said goodbye to the bank after deciding to retire....
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Karen Pommier waters a small tree.
Plants, trees in need of watering because of drought in Vermilion Parish
Vermilion Parish is in a drought and not only farmers are feeling it. Residents are starting to worry about their lawns and trees in their yards because it has not rained in eight weeks. Over the l...
Jun 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gregory Menard was given a DWI ticket by the Sheriff's Office for driving drunk in a boat on the Vermilion River.
Gregory Menard no stranger to drinking, driving; he has been arrested on Vermilion River, at AA meeting
Gregory Menard of Abbeville is no stranger to drinking and driving, based on his past criminal record. The police have found him intoxicated on the streets of Abbeville, on the Vermilion River whi...
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Abbeville man killed in car accident; driver gets 4th DWI offense
Saturday morning, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana 82 south of Abbeville that claimed the life of an Abbeville man, left a Lafayette woman in critical co...
Jun 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish School Board votes to suspend single-sex classes
The Vermilion Parish School Board unanimously voted to suspend same-sex classes at Rene Rost for the 2011-2012 school year. During a presentation given to the board Thursday evening by David Dupui...
Jun 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Children of all ages enjoy the new splash pad at Palmetto Island State Park.
Cool at Palmetto Island Park; New splash pad busy due to hot days
The Dallas Mavericks found a way to beat the Heat, and those living in Vermilion Parish now have a place to help combat the rising temperatures. Palmetto Island State Park, located eight miles sout...
Jun 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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The structure located on 205 Charity burned early Friday morning. The Abbeville Fire Department responded.
Abbeville Fire Department Responds To Structure Fire
At approximately 4:20 a.m. on June 3, 2011, the Abbeville Fire Department received an alarm for a medical emergency. While en route to the medical emergency, AFD rescue unit driver/operator...
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Therese Falcon made her way into the music business by playing drums in her husband’s band, ‘Joe Falcon and his Silver String Band.’
Therese Falcon proved women could play drums
Many stories have been told about the shortage of men during wartime to satisfy employment vacancies, where women were given the opportunity to fill those spots while men were gone. These opportuni...
Jun 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Miss Dubois accepts roses from her students as school ended.
Erath's Cecile Dubois retires from teaching after 45 years
ERATH - If the saying “You never really leave a place you love, part of them you take with you, leaving a part of yourself behind” is true, then retiring educator Cecile Dubois will not only be car...
Jun 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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A black bear like this one was spotted near Delcambre walking through yards.
Black bear spotted south of Delcambre
DELCAMBRE - Three days after seeing a black bear, residents who live south of Delcambre on Isadore Road have yet to stop the bear again. The bear was spotted Tuesday morning in the yards of reside...
Jun 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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