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Mark Shirley
LSU Ag Center honors Abbeville's Mark Shirley
The LSU AgCenter is honoring six individuals, including Abbeville resident Mark Shirley, and four teams of faculty members for outstanding service to extension and research at a ceremony on Dec. 2...
Nov 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gene Sellers (left) is given his award by Duayne Richard.
Abbevile's Gene Sellers given Philanthropy Award
LAFAYETTE - Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) held its inaugural 2011 Leaders in Philanthropy Awards Luncheon, presented by The Shaw Group, recently at the Cajundome Convention Center, and A...
Nov 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The AFD responded to the fire Saturday at 4:20 a.m.
Abbeville Fire Department battles early morning blaze
The Abbeville Fire Department responded to a structure fire early Saturday morning. The house, located at 1619 Cherokee Ave., was completely engulfed in flames when the AFD arrived at approximately...
Nov 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jeffery Coates
Two arrested by Vermilion Parish Task Force
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force recently made two more arrests while working street level crimes and drug activity operations. • Agents received information that a person was alleged...
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The Erath High band.
Erath High band finishes strong in competition
There is the saying, “It is not how you start that counts but how you finish.” Well, if that is the case, then the Erath High School Band finished the marching season strong. In the final two week...
Nov 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Mary Magdalen to hold 100th Celebration
On Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, St. Mary Magdalen Church located in Abbeville, will celebrate an important milestone – the 100th anniversary of the present exterior church structure. The celebration wil...
Nov 11, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kate Faulk
North Vermilion's Kate Faulk is latest Class Act Student
Student Name: Kate Faulk School: North Vermilion High Age: 17 Grade: Senior I hate it when: there aren’t enough hours in the day to complete my tasks. My most memorable pet was a yellow lab n...
Nov 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tony Mayard takes part in “If Head Stones Could Talk” cemetery tour. The tour is produced by Abbeville Main Street.
‘If Head Stones Could Talk’ set for Friday
Those living in and around Abbeville will have a chance to learn from those who came before. Abbeville Main Street will hold its fifth cemetery tour “If Headstones Could Talk: A Living History Ceme...
Nov 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sen. Vitter helps get transportation legislation passed
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today helped get the highway transportation reauthorization legislation known as Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) passed through th...
Nov 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Annie Kananack and Tab Laven were married October 23, 2011.
‘Cranberry Red Balloon’ is music born of couple’s love; help written by North Vermilion graduate
Sometimes the best things in life are worth waiting for. In the case of newlyweds Annie Kananack and Tab Laven, that’s true both for their love for each other and for his new album, “Cranberry Red ...
Nov 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Despite the break-in, school continues at Herod Elementary in Abbeville.
Abbeville Police still watching over Abbeville schools due to crime
It has been two weeks since someone broke into Abbeville schools, but that does not mean the Abbeville Police Department is slowing down its efforts to catch the criminal (s). The police departme...
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Emergency Alert System Test will take place on Wednesday
The first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will occur on Wednesday at 1 p.m. CST. The test will last approximately 30 seconds and is being conducted jointly by the U.S. De...
Nov 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish Police Jury President issues ban on burning for the entire parish
Volunteer firemen are fighting field fire after field fire which has gotten the attention of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury. Friday morning, Police Jury President Wayne Touchet declared a burn ...
May 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kindergarten teacher Delia Girouard stacks the chairs for school employees to move.
LeBlanc Elementary staff begins move into new school
ERATH - Finally - no more bad hair days; no more heels breaking in the walkways walking to the cafeteria; no more reasons to put on rubber boots and a rain coat to walk from one class to another. ...
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Leighton Theriot
Kaplan man's body found in Grand Lake
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries and the Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office located the body of Kaplan’s Leighton Theriot Wednesday morning in Grand Lake in Cameron Parish. The departments locate...
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Ryan Allen, who will attend the U.S. Air Force Academy, is close to earning his pilot's license.
Erath High grad Allen will attend U.S. Air Force Academy
ERATH - Ryan Allen graduated from Erath High School last Saturday. Now he is ready to spread his wings and fly...literally. Allen, 18, will leave June 17 to begin a journey to Colorado Springs, Co...
May 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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A Daisy Red Ryder BB gun like this one was used to shoot out windows in Erath and Abbeville.
Erath teens use BB gun to shoot out windows in businesses and cars in Erath, Abbeville
ERATH - A group of teenagers in Erath decided they were going to have fun and ride around Erath and Abbeville, shooting out vehicle and store windows with a BB gun. What they did not figure into th...
May 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Councilman at Large Herb Gaspard assists city workers in spreading the eco-friendly ground cover at Kaplan’s Eastside Park. The mulch is recycled rubber tires from which all metal has been stripped. The rubber is then shredded and colored for playground use.
Children’s parks get eco-friendly ground cover
KAPLAN - The playgrounds in the two Kaplan parks will have a new fresh look, be a lot safer for the youngsters, and is very eco-friendly. A rubber mulch made from recycled and shredded tires was l...
May 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fr. Meaux talks to National Guard soldiers in Haiti.
Abbeville priest talks to Louisiana National Guard troops in Haiti
Written By Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker, Task Force Bon Voizen Public Affairs, Louisiana Army National Guard GONAIVES, Haiti – It’s fairly routine for military chaplains to be on hand to minister t...
May 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Arthur Ray Thibodeaux Jr., along with his wife Bonnie, claims a $100,000 top prize from a “Hot Streak” scratch-off at the Lottery’s Lafayette office.
Maurice man wins $100,000 from Lottery scratch-off
LAFAYETTE – Arthur Ray Thibodeaux Jr. of Maurice isn’t sure what prompted him to purchase a Hot Streak scratch-off from the Lottery besides feeling drawn to it. That feeling paid off in a big way ...
May 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wendy Stoute
Vermilion Parish School Board names new principal at Eaton Park Elementary
The Vermilion Parish School Board did not waste any time naming a new principal at Eaton Park Elementary in Abbeville. The School Board approved the involuntary transfer of Wendy Stoute, who is now...
May 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jamie Hebert in a 1982 graduate of Abbeville High School
Hebert named provost at Sam Houston State University
Jaimie L. Hebert, dean of Sam Houston State University’s College of Arts and Sciences since 2005, has been named provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the university. Hebert is a 1982 ...
May 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Two mobile homes burn south of Abbeville
The Abbeville Fire Department and other volunteer fire departments could not save two mobile homes that caught fire at the corner of South Airport Road and Donna Road, south of Abbeville. The fire ...
May 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Soileau out at Eaton Park
The Vermilion Parish School Board voted 6-2 to not renew Denise Soileau’s contract as principal of Eaton Park Elementary School during a special meeting held Monday evening. Superintendent Randy S...
May 17, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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