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Vermilion Parish's Recreation bill to remove hotel/motel tax still alive in Baton Rouge
Senate Bill 106, authored by Sen. Jonathan Perry, is going to have to fly fast through the Senate and House for it to become law by June 23 when the session ends. Sen. Perry introduced Senate Bil...
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Vermilion Parish should still be able to ignite fireworks for Fourth of July holiday
As of now, the Erath Fourth of July Association is going forward with their fireworks show on July 4. The association has not heard from the state fire marshal’s office on if the association can ig...
Jun 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville Council of Aging broken into, nothing taken
Sunday night the Abbeville Police responded to a call from a resident who saw someone breaking into the Vermilion Council on Aging Office on Graceland Street. At around 11 p.m., the police arrived...
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Asian corp may invade Louisiana waters
Opening the Morganza and Bonnet Carre spillways to divert Mississippi River waters has caused concern that Asian carp could move from the Mississippi River into other Louisiana waters. Although t...
Jun 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bernice Shiner Gera in her umpire uniform.
Erath High graduate made baseball history by becoming first female umpire in pro baseball
Remember the Kevin Costner movie, Field of Dreams? According to the 1989 movie, Kevin Costner played an Iowa farmer who heard voices coming from his cornfield accompanied by visions of a baseball...
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Travel writers invade Vermilion Parish
The Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission (VPTC) has been very busy hosting several groups of journalists all writing for different publications throughout the United States and Canada. Each press to...
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114 will graduate from Gulf Area Campus
On Friday, the Acadiana Technical College Gulf Area Campus will have its commencement ceremony at Abbeville High School, starting at 7 p.m. The Master of Ceremonies will be Chad Edwards and the in...
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Fishing For Memories Fishing Rodeo in search of fishermen
The Fishing For Memories Fishing Rodeo is looking for fishermen for its June 23 through June 26 rodeo. The rodeo is to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. The rodeo will be held at the Ab...
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Rep. Boustany
Boustany happy with energy find
U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-Southwest Louisiana) praised the new discoveries of oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico, including potentially the largest discovery in the Gulf of ...
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A sign about Wright has been on side of the rice dryer for 50 years.
Wright sign, “If You Lived In Wright, You Would Be Home Now” turns 50 years old
WRIGHT - There is a landmark in Wright, La. that turns 50 years old this summer, but don’t expect a big celebration. For a half of a century, the sign, “If You Lived In Wright, You Would Be Hom...
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Abbeville City Council agrees to keep same number of lieutenants on Police force
The Abbeville Police Department currently has five lieutenants as part of its force, and the City Council looked into eliminating one but voted against it. One of those lieutenants, R.J. Thibodeau...
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Col. Phillip Frederick
Abbeville's Frederick retires from Air Force
Col. Phillip Frederick, 1977 Abbeville High graduate, has decided to retire from the U.S. Air Force after serving 29 years. He entered the Air Force ROTC at USL in 1981. A career as a logistics off...
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This is one of the 96 RV spots in the park.
Lt. Gov. thrilled with quick booking of Palmetto Island State Park
BATON ROUGE – The opening of Palmetto Island State Park has been extremely well-received, based on the number of reservations made within the first 24 hours of the overnight facilities becoming ava...
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The car landed upside down in a field on La. 339, north of Erath. It just missed hitting the telephone pole.
Two injured in accident on La.339
Two people were injured Friday at around 5:30 p.m. in a single car accident on La. 339, two miles north of Erath. Travis Pedigo of Abbeville and Trivini Pillette of Erath were in the car when for...
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The steering wheel of the tractor broke when it flipped and landed on the man.
Leger killed when tractor flipped over
Jason Leger of Abbeville was killed on Thursday when the tractor he was on, flipped backwards and fell on him while he was trying pull a heavy piece of iron out of a pile of iron at the residence...
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This is one of the 96 RV spots in the park.
Palmetto Island State Park booked in 45 minutes
It only took 45 minutes for all 96 RV spots and six cabins to rent out on the opening weekend of Palmetto Island State Park located south of Abbeville. Campers began checking the Web site Reserve A...
Oct 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rickey Jackson signed an autograph for eight year old Cole Durke in Abbeville last month. He will be returning to the City on Wednesday to sign more autographs.
Rickey Jackson explains why he was a "no-show" at the Cattle Festival
NFL Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson decided to come to Abbeville Tuesday afternoon to try to clear the air on why he did not attend the 62nd Annual Cattle Festival last week. Bottom line, miss communi...
Oct 19, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Parts of Charity Street in Abbeville are now two lanes because of construction.
Charity Street to go from four lane to three lane street
Say good-bye to Charity Street’s four lanes, because hopefully by Christmas, Charity Street will be a two-lane street with a turning lane in the middle. The Monday after the Cattle Festival (Oct. 1...
Oct 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Alex Rowley holds his $100,000 check
Abbeville man wins $100,000 in scratch off
LAFAYETTE – Alex Rowley of Abbeville was still shaking when he arrived at the Lottery’s Lafayette office to claim a $100,000 top prize from an Extreme 13 scratch-off. “This is so unbelievable,” sa...
Oct 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Randy Romero will be in Abbeville Saturday to sign autographs and promote his new book.
Hall of Fame jockey to visit Abbeville Saturday
To win a Triple Crown in horse racing, everything has to go right for the jockey and the horse, which may be why Secretariat was the last winner since 1973. “Everything has to be right,” said Hall ...
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Funny money call ends in drug possession charges
A call to the Kaplan police reporting someone attempting to use counterfeit money ended up with a Houma man being charged with drug possession. When police arrived at the business where the call or...
Oct 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lucian Jackson
Youth helps catch burglars at his home
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, two Abbeville men have been arrested and booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center each on 1ct. of Simple Burglary with additiona...
Oct 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hospital seeking support from voters
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital is working hard to inform the residents of the Hospital Service District No. 1 of an upcoming issue that will appear on the November 2 ballot. Hospital Service Distri...
Oct 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Deep-water drilling moratorium lifted
LSN ST. MARTINVILLE -- Lt. Gov. Scott Angelle on Tuesday morning reiterated his original stance that the oil-drilling moratorium would be lifted by mid-October. It could “be lifted sooner rather ...
Oct 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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