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Free movies will be shown in Abbeville's Magdalen Square; first one is Friday night
This fall, “Movies in the Square” will showcase a classic family film each month free to the public. The first movie is Friday, starting at 7 p.m. It is a series of outdoor films presented in Magd...
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James Noel, Jr., John Coleman Locke, James Noel, Sr. (L to R) prepare to open the gate to let the cattle go to their new pasture.
Local cattlemen help out Texas rancher
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 James Noel, Jr. received a phone call from Joshua Duhon to see if he had any extra pasture to house a herd of Brahman cattle from a drought stricken ranch in Hungerford, T...
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Vermilion/Municipal Task Force makes pair of arrests
The Vermilion / Municipal Narcotics Task Force made two arrests while conducted street level narcotics disruptions. In the first incident agents made a criminal patrol stop utilizing the Sheriff’s ...
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Chrystal Mouton holds the bronze plaque donated to the Louisiana Military Hall of Fame and Museum by the Woodmen of the World Lodge 7. Also in the photo are the Hall of Fame board members and members of Lodge 7 and their youth group.
Woodmen of the World Lodge 7 donates flag, flag pole to military museum in Abbeville
Woodmen of the World Lodge 7, for the last five years, has been honoring those who have perished in 9/11 with a special ceremony. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Lodge 7 had its annua...
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Boustany to host ‘Farm Day’ Forum for farmers
LAFAYETTE – U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-South Louisiana) will host the annual Farm Day Forum to discuss bureaucratic challenges facing Louisiana farmers. The forum will be he...
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Marguerite Plowden and Abbeville Councilman Wanye Landry observe the damage.
Tropical Storm Lee damages home in City
The effects of Tropical Storm Lee left Abbeville largely unscathed last weekend. Not everyone in the city escaped without incident, though. At 2:30 a.m, Labor Day, Marguerite Plowden awoke to a boo...
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Parts of Abbeville were without lights
Parts of Abbeville lost power about 8 p.m. on Friday after a transformer blew at the Gertrude Substation near St. Theresa Catholic Church off Charity Street. The lights went off in homes south of...
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Corey Harrington lives in California today.
10 years later, former Kaplan High students recall letter they wrote days after 9/11
Kaplan High teacher Timmie Melancon realized 10 years ago that 9/11 was a traumatic event for America, including her high school students. After watching the events happen on TV, Melancon decided t...
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Vermilion Parish School Board in search of part-time bus drivers
As the new school year begins, the Transportation Department at the Vermilion Parish School Board once again finds itself with a shortage of substitute school bus drivers. However, this is not an...
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Ciara Brown
Vermilion Parish Class Act Student
Ciara Brown Age: 9 School: Herod Elementary Hometown: Abbeville Grade: 4th How have the first few weeks of school gone? Great !! What is your favorite thing about your new grade? That ...
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UL Lafayette will hold ceremony to mark 10th Anniversary of 9/11
LAFAYETTE – On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette community will remember the victims, including Robert Hymel, an alumnus who was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, t...
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Interest rates for CCC loans announced
Commodity Credit Corporation's (CCC) variable interest rate for 2011 commodity loans disbursed in September 2011 is 1.125 percent per annum. CCC's commodity loan program for corn, cotton, rice, gr...
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Vermilion Parish farmers have up, down year in 2010
The 2010 crop season in Vermilion Parish was marked by as close to normal growing conditions as farmers have seen in many years. Timely and adequate rains, adequate dry times allowed for good crop...
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Warm weather good news for crawfish lovers
Over the last two days the weather, which has begun to warm up, is great news for those who love crawfish. Warm weather means warm water in crawfish ponds. Warm water means crawfish are going to co...
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City may have rolling blackouts in future
There is a possibility Abbeville may have scattered blackouts in small increments of time in the future. Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza shared with the city council a newsletter from LEPA, the compan...
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Daniel Hernandez was booked on manslaughter charges.
Abbeville man dies after fight; man arrested
Jason Duhon died Tuesday after sustaining a head injury in a fight in front of Dee’s Lounge in Abbeville last month. Duhon, 33, had been on life support in a Lafayette hospital until a week ago. He...
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Senate candidates have a combine $472,000 to spend on election
One candidate for the District 26 Senate race has twice as much money on hand as the other candidate in hopes of winning a political position that pays $17,000 a year. Nathan Granger and Jonathan...
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Roy Stewart, Jr.
Abbeville man arrested for unauthorized entry
KAPLAN - An Abbeville man was arrested on Valentine’s Day after he forcefully entered one home, and tried to gain entry in another one on the east side of Kaplan. Roy Anthony Stewart, Jr. 43, of ...
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Kaplan may contest census totals
Mayor Kirk Champagne has contacted the Louisiana Municipal Association to inquire on the procedure of contesting the population estimated by the 2010 Census. Their estimates show Kaplan with a poul...
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An elderly woman was robbed of $3,000 in her Kaplan home.
93-year-old woman robbed in Kaplan
KAPLAN - Two men posing as City of Kaplan electric workers tricked and robbed a 93-year-old lady, according to Kaplan Police Chief Boyd Adams. According Adams, between 7 and 8 a.m.on Sunday, two wh...
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Quint Mire was arrested by the Sheriff's Office for possibly shooting Julien Gajan Jr.
Maurice man arrested for possibly shooting missing fisherman
Friday afternoon a Forked Island fisherman who heard 56-year-old Julien Gajan Jr. was missing said he would not be surprised to learn Gajan disappeared as a result of foul play. The fisherman said ...
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Church Point native Carrier takes Zydeco Grammy
Chubby Carrier and his Bayou Swamp Band claimed the Best Zydeco and Cajun Music Album Grammy at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. The award was one of 98 issued in a pre-tele...
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Hundreds of new homes are being built in the northern area of the parish.
Vermilion Parish grows, but towns losing population according to census report
There is good news and there is bad news when it comes to the new 2010 U.S. Census Population totals. First the good. Vermilion Parish has grown 7.8 percent or 4,192 people over the last 10 years. ...
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Boats were used in the search on Friday.
Missing fisherman found dead with a gunshot
Friday afternoon a Forked Island fisherman who heard 56-year-old Julien Gajan Jr. was missing said he would not be surprised to learn Gajan disappeared as a result of foul play. The fisherman said...
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