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Different ways to wear saggy pants.
Vermilion Parish Police Jury looks into adopting 'saggy' pants ordinance for rural areas of parish
Six years ago the small community of Delcambre made national news by adopting an ordinance that would charge $500 to anyone caught wearing saggy pants that exposed underwear. At Monday night’s Ver...
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Marcus LeBlanc, an Erath native currently attending McNeese State, will leave Friday to attend a drum academy in Arizona.
Vermilion Parish native to spend summer making music
While most college students will be working this summer to help pay for their tuition, there is one college student who plans to perfect his musical craft. Marcus LeBlanc, a 2011 Erath High gradua...
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Dates announced when Palmetto Island State Park roads will be overlaid
Louisiana State Parks staff will be overlaying roads at Palmetto Island State Park during the week of June 3-7. Normal park operations are not expected to be affected by the work, but visitors are ...
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Emma, Mason top baby names in Louisiana
The Social Security Administration today announced the most popular baby names in Louisiana for 2012. Emma and Mason topped the list. Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, a...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vermilion Parish School Board OKs new teaching positions
As the school year ends, there will be plenty teachers in different classrooms next year when school starts in August. At a special meeting this past week, the Vermilion Parish School Board approve...
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Erath's Tricia Rood graduates with top honors from LSU; parish students graduate from LSU
BATON ROUGE – Erath’s Tricia Rood was one of 52 LSU seniors who received University Medals for graduating with the highest undergraduate grade-point averages as part of LSU’s 280th commencement ...
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Randy Schexnayder
Vermilion Parish's Schexnayder ending one chapter of career; Former superintendent ‘retiring’ as administrator, wants to return to classroom
Former Vermilion Parish Superintendent Randy Schexnayder’s retirement will be official in August. It is not a move that will catch anyone off guard. “I announced it to the school board two years ag...
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Abbeville man gets 15 years for selling $60 worth of cocaine
An Abbeville man took a plea deal of 15 years in prison for selling $60 worth cocaine out of his house. Assistant District Attorney Stanton Hardee, III, prosecutor for Mike Harson reports that Jo...
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A top view  of the Henry Hub Gas Plant.
Broussard family from Henry settles lawsuit with Chevron over contaminated land at Henry Hub Gas Plant
The battle between the big oil company and the small Cajun family is over after a settlement was reached Friday after 4:30 p.m.. The trial was expected to begin on Monday in Abbeville and last...
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Kentry Trahan
Standoff ends with no injuries
KAPLAN - On May 19, 2013, officers with the Kaplan Police Department were conducting an investigation which lead them to a residence on West 10th Street. Officers attempted to make contact with the...
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Louisiana will have Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday this weekend
Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some pennies during the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The 2013 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. May 25 and e...
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Two UL top graduates have Vermilion Parish connections
Two of the eight students honored during the Spring 2013 Commencement ceremonies as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association’s Outstanding Graduates has Vermilion Parish connecti...
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New Iberia woman gets 26 months in $12 million IRS scam
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
LAFAYETTE – A New Iberia woman was sentenced Monday to 26 months in federal prison and for filing false claims of more than $12 million with the IRS and receiving tax refunds she was not owed. She...
Martin will put $20 million into Chopin plan upgrade, expansion
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
CHOPIN – Gov. Bobby Jindal and President and Chief Financial Officer Roy O. Martin, III of RoyOMartin-Martco Ltd. Partnership announced Monday that the company will invest $20 million to modernize...
Trio of personal care attendants face Medicaid fraud charges
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
ZACHARY – Three Zachary women are charged with Medicaid fraud, each accused of filing false claims. All three were arrested May 15 by the State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with a...
Eunice teen dies from wounds in Branch shootout
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
BRANCH – A Eunice teenager died from wounds received in a shooting Sunday evening at the Branch/Church Point highway crossroad. According to Acadia Parish Sheriff Wayne Melancon deputies responded ...
Louisiana quartet pays heavy price for outlawing deer in Iowa
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
RED OAK, Iowa --Four Louisiana men from Kentwood, Roseland and Ponchatoula were found guilty of poaching Iowa deer from a case that started when someone made a call to the Turn in Poachers hotline....
Gator complaints keep Morgan City offiicals busy
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
MORGAN CITY — Alligators continue to be spotted in people’s yards and neighborhoods in Morgan City, a problem police have been dealing with for about a month, which could be due to several differen...
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Abbeville man gets 15 years for selling $60 worth of cocaine
An Abbeville man took a plea deal of 15 years in prison for selling $60 worth cocaine out of his house. Assistant District Attorney Stanton Hardee, III, prosecutor for Mike Harson reports that Jo...
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A top view  of the Henry Hub Gas Plant.
Broussard family from Henry settles lawsuit with Chevron over contaminated land at Henry Hub Gas Plant
The battle between the big oil company and the small Cajun family is over after a settlement was reached Friday after 4:30 p.m.. The trial was expected to begin on Monday in Abbeville and last...
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Kentry Trahan
Standoff ends with no injuries
KAPLAN - On May 19, 2013, officers with the Kaplan Police Department were conducting an investigation which lead them to a residence on West 10th Street. Officers attempted to make contact with the...
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Louisiana will have Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday this weekend
Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some pennies during the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The 2013 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. May 25 and e...
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Two UL top graduates have Vermilion Parish connections
Two of the eight students honored during the Spring 2013 Commencement ceremonies as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association’s Outstanding Graduates has Vermilion Parish connecti...
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The Maurice Volunteer Fire Department has responded to nearly 300 calls this year.
Maurice Fire Chief discusses possible funding with village council
MAURICE — Like most everything else in life, the expenses of running a fire department have grown since the early 1970s. In ‘71, the day-to-day expenses for the Maurice Volunteer Fire Department sa...
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Deaths Elsewhere
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Long-time vet METAIRIE – Services for long-time vet Dr. Thomas Melius, Jr. will be Thursday. He died May 19 at age 90. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was former veterinarian for Aud...
George Ernest LeBlanc
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
July 21, 1980 ~ May 18, 2013 ABBEVILLE—Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of George Ernest LeBlanc, 32, who di...
Ardine D. Duhon
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
January 24, 1940 ~ May 18, 2013 ABBEVILLE—Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of A...
Mary L. Gage Maze
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
March 15, 1943 - May 18, 2013 ABBEVILLE — A funeral service will be held for Mrs. Mary Gage Maze 70 at 1:00pm Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Mt. Triumph Baptist Church-310 S. Lamar Street in Abbevil...
Deaths Elsewhere
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Nursing homes owner ALEXANDRIA – Services for former Louisiana Nursing Home Association president Finley C. Matthews, Jr. are Monday. He died May 15 at age 78. He was owner/operator of Naomi Height...
Deaths Elsewhere
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Hospital executive LAKE CHARLES – Services were Saturday for hospital executive Dave Usher. He died May 15 at age 62. He was senior vice president of business development at Lake Charles Memorial ...
Abbeville Arrest Report: April 29 - May 13
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Stephain Brailey (Male) DOB: 3/19/1994 Charge: Felon Possession of Firearm (3 counts) Charge: Possession of Firearm with Obliterated Number Charge: Resisting an Officer Charge: Illegal Possession ...
Kaplan Police Report
Apr 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Chief Boyd Adams advises officers investigated the following: April 18 Alarm on the 100 block of S. Cushing. Loose dog on the 1200 block of W. Seventh. Disturbance on the 400 block of W. Veterans ...
Abbeville Arrest Report: April 22-29
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Tamiya R. Allen (Female) DOB: 12/18/1989 Charge: Possession of Marijuana Walter Jabrice August (Male) DOB: 12/16/1994 Charge: Warrant Arrest Jonathan C. Baudoin (Male) DOB: 8/25/1966 Charge: Th...
Kaplan Police Report
Apr 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Chief Boyd Adams advises officers investigated the following: April 4 Alarm on the 100 block of S. Cushing. Loose dog on the 100 block of N. LeMaire. Disturbance on the 200 block of N. Frederick. S...
Abbeville Arrest Report: April 8-15
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Roland Bernard III (Male) DOB: 8/4/1992 Charge: Simple Battery Aubrey Alan Berryhill (Male) DOB: 1/13/1996 Charge: Aggravated Second Degree Battery Elias J. Bilski Jr. (Male) DOB: 1/9/1954 Charg...
Abbeville Arrest Report: March 12-18
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Clay Bodin (Male) DOB: 9/10/1976 Charge: (Felony) Theft of Goods Brandon Bourgeois (Male) DOB: 7/13/1993 Charge: (Felony) Theft of Goods Nathisha Nicho Delcambre (Female) DOB: 9/18/1979 Charge: ...
Fire was big threat to towns
by Jim Bradshaw
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Fire was a huge hazard to south Louisiana communities in the days before modern firefighting equipment and good water supplies, when wooden homes and buildings were illuminated by oil lamps and can...
Remembering Mary Alice
by Jim Bradshaw
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
It's hard to believe that today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Mary Alice Fontenot, the newspaperwoman, teacher, and storyteller who knew and was known by practically everyone in Acad...
Cinqo de Mayo and Louisiana
by Jim Bradshaw
May 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Cinqo de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the Mexican army's defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, It was a huge victory for the Mexicans who were outnumbered two to ...
Egg knocking serious business
by Jim Bradshaw
Mar 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
"Pacques Pacques" means "Easter Easter" in French, but it is also the name in Louisiana of a contest that began innocently enough but that has become a major tradition in some Louisiana communities...
Opera houses saw more than singers
by Jim Bradshaw
Mar 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
"Opera Houses" were scattered across south Louisiana in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a good number of them, like the Grand Opera House of the South in Crowley, on the upper floor of a mercantile...
Lafitte wasn't only pirate
by Jim Bradshaw
Mar 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
Jean Lafitte was the most notorious — and successful — of the pirates operating from Louisiana in the early 1800s, but he wasn't the only one. A federal grand jury in New Orleans reported in July 1...
On amendments, we recommend ...
Oct 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6 and a very busy ballot awaits taxpayers. With early voting underway, we remind everyone that there are nine state constitutional amendments on the ballot and one loc...
Mitt for President
Oct 29, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
You have seen and heard the candidates running for president. After a year or more of listening to all the rhetoric it is time to make a decision. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you shou...
“Play on!”
by Russel Hebert
Jan 11, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
Each day, in countless methods and manner, We have the opportunities, ( hundreds of them it seems ), to witness the unabashed dissection of each of the individual candidates, attempting to be the G...
The Man: Wall Street protesters
by Milo A. Nickel
Nov 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
A woman I don’t know wrote the letter below to the protesters camping out in major cities. It says it all. You won’t see it in the liberal news media that delights in giving these protesters wide...
Numbers Games
by Thomas Sowell
Nov 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
One of the things that has struck me, when I have gone on luxury cruise ships, is that most of the passengers look like they are older than the captain -- and luxury cruise ships don't have juvenil...
The Media and “Bullying”
Oct 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
Back in the 1920s, the intelligentsia on both sides of the Atlantic were loudly protesting the execution of political radicals Sacco and Vanzetti, after what they claimed was an unfair trial. Supre...
Life from the outside looking in
by Duncan Boutwell
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
My wife and I moved to Abbeville in June of 2004, “in the course of human events.” Anyone who has lived here for the last nine years knows it has been a mixed bag, and in the hazy shape of the next...
I wanted to cut grass, but there were some problems
by Duncan Boutwell
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Country living and city living, both have the same problem, but with different solutions: wildlife management. Last week I rediscovered this old problem. I’m getting close to finding a solution. Wh...
Alcohol is not worth much as a lifestyle
by Duncan Boutwell
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Alcohol, the drinking kind, has only played a small role in my life. There was none in the house as I was growing up. But alcohol has long tentacles, and while high school was mostly a sort of inno...
Everyone has a birth order, but does it matter?
by Duncan Boutwell
Apr 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
I don’t choose books to write about. They choose me. I choose when I do the writing, even if it’s in the middle of the night. A colleague lent me this one: Dr. Kevin Leman’s 2009 (rev.) “The ...
Examining our rights and those who seem bent on taking them all away
by Duncan Boutwell
Apr 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Beside me as I write this is a small monthly publication from Hillsdale College, called Imprimis, published in Hillsdale, Michigan, a small city in the southern part of the state. This is the March...
Two New Books: Both Good Reads But Very Different
by Duncan Boutwell
Apr 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Coincidences - two or more events happening around the same time - seem to bring with them a sense of purpose, that they are happening at the same time for some reason. We wonder if there is a l...



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