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Video cameras are placed throughout the City schools.
Vermilion Parish School Board finished installing video cameras in schools
The Vermilion Parish School Board has finished installing video cameras this school year. The School Board completed installing 16 cameras in each of Eaton Park Elementary and Herod Elementary, ...
Dec 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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AG’s High Tech Crime Unit Arrests Baton Rouge Man on Child Pornography Charges
Baton Rouge—A Baton Rouge man has been arrested and charged with pornography involving juveniles, announced Attorney General Buddy Caldwell.   Christopher Periou, 24, of 1307 Kenilworth Parkway , ...
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Chris Rosa
2011 VC Eagles help Gueydan family heal
While the football season is over for the 2011 Vermilion Catholic Eagles after a semi-final loss Friday, one Gueydan family wants to thank the team and the VC fans for helping them heal, four years...
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John White, who 35, is the leading candidate for the top education job in Louisiana.
BESE Board member from Abbeville has to vote on new state superintendent
Abbeville’s own Holly Boffy will be sworn in as a new member of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) in January, and the first thing she and other board members have to decide is ...
Dec 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Recreation tax still being collected in Vermilion Parish despite new bill
Hotels, motels and overnight camping facilities in Vermilion Parish continue to contribute to the recreation tax. The possibility exists that the collection of the tax, which helps raise money to b...
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Pecans selling for high price, but supply down in Vermilion Parish
While the price of pecans is at an all-time high in Louisiana, the supply and quality of the tree nut is not so good in Vermilion Parish. The average price for a pound of in-shell pecans in Vermil...
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Farmer's Market in Abbeville next weekend
The year is nearing an end, and for the Abbeville Downtown Farmer’s Market, next Saturday will be the 2011 swan song. It will be special as next Saturday, Dec. 10, will be the Farmer’s Christmas Ma...
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North Vermilion, Erath bands to play in Hawaii
ABBEVILLE – Three South Louisiana high school bands are among those taking part in the 70th anniversary observance of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii next week. The surprise Japanese raid prompt...
Dec 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brenda Leyva
Class Act Student: Brenda Leyva
Brenda Leyva School: Seventh Ward Age: 9 Grade: Fourth I hate it when: My brother does stuff and blames it on me and I get in trouble. A food I won’t touch: Spinach I listen to what on the ra...
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Mary Melebeck
Gulf Coast Bank Originator Melebeck named Affiliate of Year
Mary Melebeck, the Mortgage Loan Originator and Assistant Vice President, has recently received the honor of Affiliate of the Year from the Realtor Association of Acadiana. This honor recognizes Ma...
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VC preparing for large crowd for Friday's football game
Vermilion Catholic Principal Michael Guilbeaux was on the phone the last couple of days trying to get a projection of how many people are expected at Friday’s Class 1A semi-final football game. Aft...
Nov 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Meridional looking for sports-theme Christmas tree
The Abbeville Meridional is looking for Christmas trees that are decorated with a sports theme. If you have an LSU, UL, Saints or all three decorated Christmas tree or any other sports tree, call ...
Nov 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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The remodeled Delcambre Field at A.A. Comeaux Park will be one of the sites for this weekend’s state baseball tournament.
Economic boost for City: Baseball tourney in Abbeville
aseball is America’s pastime; so it is only fitting that during this weekend, when those around our nation celebrate its birth, that baseball will be in the forefront in Abbeville. Fifteen teams, i...
Jun 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Barrett Broussard
Barrett Broussard retires from Air Force
He grew up in the tiny community of Forked Island, Vermilion Parish dreaming of a life spent flying. Fast forward about 40 years, and Col. Barrett Broussard, 349th Air Mobility Wing vice commander ...
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Prime hunting land up for lease around White Lake
For the first-time ever, Louisiana outdoors men will get a chance to bid on prime hunting, fishing and agriculture land on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation area, located south of Gueydan; howe...
Jun 28, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Liz Cavalier Choate was busy signing autographs at the Erath Fourth of July on Sunday. In the photo with her are Ella Caillouet (4), Amelia Caillouet (10) and Jeanne LeBlanc (10) (left).
Liz on ‘Swamp People’ handles new fame well
Liz Cavalier Choate, who lives in Pecan Island, is now a celebrity thanks to the TV show “Swamp People.” Being a celebrity comes with the good and bad. There are no photographers standing on her...
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Abbeville man dies in auto accident
Louisiana State Police Troop I has learned that the driver involved in a crash on LA 331 on Friday has died as a result of the injuries he sustained. According to investigating troopers, on June 2...
Jun 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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For the last 47 years, Joe Hardy has been cutting Joseph Duhon’s hair.
Less and less barbers in Abbeville
Abbeville once had at least 20 barbers cutting men’s hair in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, there are less than seven and the number is declining each year. In another 10 years the number of Abbevill...
Jun 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Warren Perrin signs Rotarian Deborah Parson’s book she purchased at the Rotary meeting on Wednesday.
Henry native Warren Perrin releases historical book of Vermilion Parish
When Warren Perrin began the year-long project of compiling as many historical pictures of Vermilion Parish as possible, he knew he wanted more photos of people than buildings. With the help of Ver...
Jun 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Delcambre's Homer Stelly in Haiti.
Delcambre's Homer Stelly, National Guard helping in Haiti
(Written By Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker, Task Force Bon Voizen Public Affairs, Louisiana Army National Guard) GONAIVES, Haiti – Members of Task Force Bon Voizen provided the logistical support...
Jun 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish will soon have its own hurricane protection district
At Monday night’s Police Jury meeting, police jury president Wayne Touchet told the jurors that Vermilion Parish is one step closer to creating its own hurricane protection district. Last year the...
Jun 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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John Trahan has been playing the accordion since he was 8 years old.
Abbeville's John Trahan has a passion for Cajun music
Playing and listening to Cajun music is something Abbeville’s John Trahan has been doing since he was eight years old, and he’s still doing it at the age of 49. Trahan, who has toured with Janie Fr...
Jun 21, 2011 | 3 3 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Newly appointed Tessie Gary signs the official document to become a Kaplan Civil Service board member while fellow member John Francis looks on.
Kaplan Civil Service continues to exist, votes in new board member
KAPLAN - The Kaplan City Council had previously voted to abolish the Civil Service, pending the repeal of the law by the state’s legislators in the recently held Louisiana Legislative session. Be...
Jun 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Erath's Nathan Granger has a big hand in getting the complex built.
Sports complex being built in Erath
ERATH - By this time next year Vermilion Parish will have its first-ever sports complex. The complex, located on 44 acres of land in Erath, is being constructed now by Quality Sports Authority out ...
Jun 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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