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Vermilion/Municipal Narcotics Task Force arrests three on drug charges
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force recently made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses: - Anthony Harrison (dob 1-4-77) of 701 Clover St. Abbeville, arrested for Possessi...
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Abbeville city council district lines to be redrawn in the future
Abbeville city lines will soon be redrawn to support the growing population of the city. According to City Engineer Gene Sellers, city population has risen by 370 people in the past 10 years. The ...
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Sugar cane is growing well in the parish.
Sugar Cane enjoying the rain
PARKS – This year’s sugarcane crop is responding well to recent rainfall, after a dry spring and early summer. “You can start to see some changes in the crop,” Al Guidry, LSU AgCenter county agent...
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Pastors Brian Kurt and Ulander Stevens.
Abbeville pastors going to Africa
Pastor Brian Kurt and Ulander Stevens are going to spread the world of God in Africa. Back in 1997 Pastor Brian Kurt and Ulander Stevens received a vision from God to pick up everything and move to...
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The life cycle of the mosquito.
More rain means more mosquitoes
Stagnant water left from recent rains could become a favorite breeding ground for disease carrying mosquitoes, but some simple practices can keep you safer. Since the outbreak of West Nile virus in...
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Debbie Garrot recently found Buddy, who had been neglected and weighed 40 pounds. Garrot plans to find a good home for the black lab.
Helping find home for black lab Buddy
Dogs are “man’s best friend.” For some dogs, though, the friendship in not a two-way street. Many are neglected, given little food, water or shelter. Buddy is one such dog. The black lab found much...
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Brady Broussard Jr.
Brady Broussard Jr. announces candidacy for Abbeville District C Council Seat
Editor’s Note: In announcing his candidacy for the Abbeville District C Council Seat, Brady Broussard Jr. submitted the following statement: I am pleased to announce my candidacy and humbly ask fo...
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Simone Champagne
Champagne announces re-election candidacy for State Representative District 49
Editor’s Note: In announcing her re-election candidacy for the State Representative District 49, Simone Champagne submitted the following statement: NEW IBERIA, LA, July 28, 2011… Louisiana State...
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Minimum bid price for leases at White Lake kind of pricey
Looking for a good duck lease for the upcoming hunting season? The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries has the perfect place in Vermilion Parish. The only thing you need is a large checkbook. For the...
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Vermilion/Municipal Task Force busts alleged drug dealer
The drug scene, not only in the world, but right here in the parish of Vermilion is ever changing. New methods of concealment and new trends in the demand for types of drugs on the streets, keep l...
Jul 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jared Broussard (middle) accepts the award from Kiwanian Shane Sellers (left of Broussard). Also in the photo is Broussard’s family: His father, Darren, Sellers, Jared, mother, Suzanne and his sister Erin.
Jared Broussard shines in his first year at Air Force Academy
Jared Broussard rose to the top in his first year in the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, earning him a local award. Broussard, a 2010 North Vermilion High graduate, will be consider...
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Jesse Owens Elementary announces schedule
Jesse Owens Elementary School recently announced the upcoming events for the start of the 2011 school year. The Meet and Greet event for grades first to fifth will be held Monday, August 15 from 4...
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Florida shooting has school board members thinking security
A person would have trouble walking around waving a gun in a Vermilion Parish high school because of a security officer on campus. But that same person with a gun can walk into a school board meeti...
Dec 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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The last call for alcohol in Delcambre is 2 a.m. instead of 4 a.m.
No alcohol after 2 a.m. in Delcambre
DELCAMBRE - The Delcambre Aldermen voted to change the time bars and convenience stores can sell alcohol, and it is also looking into changing how the chief of police is decided in the town. In the...
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The Share volunteers and Eastridge workers gave out gift bags to the residents.
Share program gives gifts and gets new storage
Those involved in the Share Program spent Tuesday morning delivering gifts to residents of Eastridge Nursing Center. Founder Susan Vincent explained that Eastridge Nursing Center is one of the Shar...
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City Christmas ornaments on sale now
The 2010 City of Abbeville ornament is now on sale at various Downtown Abbeville stores. Each year, artist Jeannie Comeaux sketches an historic building for the ornament. Ornaments are $16 and can ...
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Dr. Chastant has an office in Abbeville.
Iberia police arrest man for allegedly killing Dr. Chastant
A New Iberia man who worked for local orthodontist Dr. Robert Chastant at his horse stables on Sugar Oaks Road in New Iberia was arrested Monday night in connection with the orthodontist's death, a...
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The teenager was driving this Dodge truck that landed upside down after hitting another vehicle.
Vermilion Parish teen escapes serious injuries in two-vehicle accident
A Vermilion Parish teenager escaped serious injuries after the truck he was driving hit another vehicle on a curve on Pumping Plant Road, about a mile north of Perry, Monday around 3 p.m. The te...
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The Maurice firemen check out the corner of the house.
Small house fire east of Maurice
The volunteer fire departments of Maurice, Meaux and Indian Bayou responded to a small house fire east of Maurice on Paddle Wheel Circle Monday at 1 p.m. According to Matthew Trahan of the Mauric...
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Abbeville agreed to a new contract with CLECO, which will cost the City more money.
Abbeville's electrical rate may climb not taxes
The Abbeville City Council is not raising taxes; it may, however, raise electrical rates. In Sunday’s Meridional, the headline stated that the City may raise taxes. Abbeville Councilman At-Large Fr...
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Abbeville Police were on the scene at Valero's in Abbeville on Friday,
Maze slices her own sister in Abbeville's Valero store
Two sisters got into a fight inside of Valero's Convenience Store in Abbeville Friday evening, resulting in one sister going to the hospital while another one went to jail. At 6 p.m., Abbevill...
Dec 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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On Monday, the Delcambre aldermen are expected to answer questions about the town's recent audit report.
Delcambre audit report shows former town clerk allegedly stole money
DELCAMBRE - Delcambre’s Raywood Sons did something that not many concerned citizens do - he requested a copy of the entire 60-page audit report for Delcambre. What he read inside the report stunne...
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Volunteer firemen make up the fire department in and around Erath.
Some Erath volunteer firemen threatening to quit
ERATH - There is a friction between some members of the Erath Volunteer Fire Department, and the Erath Aldermen and Mayor George Dupuis that may result in half of the fire department quitting. ...
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It is against the law to kill black bears.
Dead black bears found near White Lake; reward offered for information
Dead black bears have been found east of White Lake and La. 82, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement (LDWF) are searching for information on who may have killed them. ...
Dec 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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