News

Article Image Alt Text

Marlon Greene

Article Image Alt Text

Fernando Lopez

Article Image Alt Text

Agents located “high grade” marijuana in an Abbeville residence after executing a search warrant last Thursday.

Vermilion Narcotics Task Force arrests one suspect, looking for another

Mon, 03/20/2017 - 9:46am

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses within the parish.
On Thursday, March 16, agents with the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotic Task Force, along with the Assistance of the VPSO Criminal Investigations and Lafayette Police Department conducted an investigation leading to a search warrant being executed at the address of 1811 Cherokee St. in Abbeville.

Article Image Alt Text

Photo from www.townoferath.com

Erath Aldermen debate making officer full time

Fri, 03/17/2017 - 8:58am

ERATH — One Erath alderman voted against making a part-time Erath police officer full time, while another Erath alderman said the police budget can afford it.
In the end, the Erath aldermen approved taking a part time police officer who was on a three month probation period to become a full time officer and made the officer full time.

Article Image Alt Text

Erath Man Killed in Lafayette Parish Crash

Thu, 03/16/2017 - 8:55am

LAFAYETTE – Shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesdsay, Troopers from Troop I were notified of a two-vehicle crash involving a fatality on I-10 Eastbound in Lafayette.
The crash claimed the life of 21-year-old Triston Bourque of Erath, LA.
The preliminary investigation revealed Bourque was traveling east on I-10 in a 2015 Kia Soul. He was in the right lane when he encountered traffic congestion that was stopped ahead of him.

Article Image Alt Text

Kaplan Police looking for suspect

Wed, 03/15/2017 - 3:51pm

Kaplan Police Chief Boyd Adams is asking for help in locating a suspect who fled from police officers.
Adams said the department responded to a caller who complained of a man sitting in his vehicle at the corner of J. Viator and Irving Street (near the cemetery). The caller also stated the vehicle had three pounds of marijuana in the trunk of the vehicle.
When police approached the vehicle, the driver immediately reversed the car and hit an officer while fleeing.

Article Image Alt Text

Rene Rost Middle School’s Carina Chargois will be competing to be Louisiana Middle School Student of the Year. She is the Vermilion Parish Middle School Student of the Year this year and won the Elementary Student of the Year honor in fifth grade.

Rene Rost’s Carina Chargois vying for state’s top middle school student

Fri, 03/10/2017 - 4:52pm

To read Carina Chargois’ bio is to see the accomplishments and experiences of someone who will be graduating high school in May and heading off to college in the fall.
That is not the case.
Chargois is simply a 13-year-old eighth grader at Rene Rose Middle School who will be entering high school when August rolls around.
Chargois has an opportunity to close out her middle school career in a big way. She is one of six semifinalists for the Louisiana Middle School Student of the Year.

Pages

Vermilion Today

Abbeville Meridional

318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022

The Kaplan Herald

219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548

The Gueydan Journal

311 Main Street
Gueydan, LA 70542

The Abbeville Meridional Copyright © 2024