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This Christmas ornament is for sale at the Stroll.
Christmas Stroll to be held Thursday
Abbeville Main Street’s Charlene Beckett searched for a word to describe Abbeville’s Christmas Stroll. After thinking for a moment, Beckett landed on nostalgic. There probably isn’t a better way de...
Nov 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Abbeville firefighters observe the damage after containing a fire on Southland, off Rodeo Road, Tuesday afternoon.
Abbeville Fire Department responds, contains mobile home fire on Tuesday
The Abbeville Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a mobile home park Tuesday afternoon. The AFD went to Southland, off Rodeo Road, at approximately 2:36 p.m. The AFD reported no injuri...
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2011 hurricane will end on Thursday; Vermilion Parish dodges busy year
So many storms, but none visited Vermilion Parish. That was great news for Vermilion Parish residents when it comes to describing the 2011 Atlantic Storm Season which ends Thursday. There were 19 t...
Nov 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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The friend of the person who stole a cell called him on the stolen cell phone.
Erath police catch car burglar thanks to stolen cell phone
ERATH - The Erath Police Department has been trying to find out who has been breaking into vehicles located in the north part of town, and they got the break they needed thanks to a cell phone call...
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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...
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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...
Nov 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Nov 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Nov 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The money and drugs located by the Task Force.
Chrystal meth located in Erath
In the early morning hours of June 8, the Vermilion / Municipal narcotics task force executed a search warrant at 207 S. Oak Street in Erath. After receiving information that crystal meth was bein...
Jun 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Two escape serious injuries in accident in Perry
Two people escaped serious injuries Thursday in a two vehicle accident in Perry on La. 82. Around noon, Christopher Foreman was heading home to Mouton Cove for lunch. Foreman, who was driving his ...
Jun 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Parts of Vermilion Parish under Tornado warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTH CENTRAL ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... ...
Jun 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gueydan Police Chief Stoney Broussard (left) listens to Terry Mouton speak to him at the Gueydan meeting on Tuesday.
New Black Panther Party upset with Gueydan police
GUEYDAN - There was a large crowd at Tuesday night’s Gueydan Aldermen Meeting and they were there not to see David Dupuis be sworn in as mayor and Manson Saltzman as an alderman. They were there ...
Jun 08, 2011 | 4 4 comments | 15 15 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...
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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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