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Anna Guidry
Kaplan High School is excited to announce the inaugural class to be inducted into the newly formed Athletic Hall of Fame.
Photo by Bruce Schultz/LSU AgCenter
Water is pumped onto a rice field that will be used for crawfish. Mark
Shirley, an agent with the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant, recommends
crawfish producers wait for cooler temperatures before flooding their fields.
It’s almost time to flood crawfish ponds and get started on another season, said Mark Shirley, aquaculture specialist with the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.
Jerome Puyau
On Wednesday, Superintendent Jerome Puyau’s attorney Lane Roy sent a letter to all eight school board members offering them some legal advice for free.
ERATH — The Town of Erath will be without power early Wednesday.
Mayor John Earl LeBlanc announced Monday afternoon that power will be shut off from midnight on Wednesday until 4 a.m.
In the time since he brought the issue to the table earlier this month, Abbeville Councilman Francis Touchet Jr.
Sports
Abbeville's Tavion Menard rushed for a team-high 125 yards.
The Abbeville Wildcats needed to beat the Jeanerette Tigers on Friday.
The week before, the Wildcats committed 11 turnovers and were beaten badly by Church Point.
GUEYDAN - Could history be in the making at Gueydan High School this football season?
Kendrick Baudoin (10) breaks up a pass.
Coach Matt Desormeaux’s Ascension Episcopal Blue Gator took momentum from a 95-yard drive and opted to go for the win instead of overtime Friday night here at Patriots Stadium.
The VC Eagles run onto the field before the Erath game.
The VC Eagles beat parish rival, the Erath’s Bobcats, 34-11, on Friday.
John Robert Allums kicked two field goals in final three minutes of game for VC.
When the game was on the line, the Vermilion Catholic Eagles answered in a big way.
Lifestyle
James Schexnayder, Tiffani Broussard, Kathy Cormier and Richard Melancon
Link des Pink Cancer Organization has donated a total of 44 mammogram certificates valued at approximately $450 each to Abbeville General Hospital to use on those that are less fortunate or not fin
Eastridge Nursing and Rehab Center staff honored and celebrated the housekeeping department employees during National Housekeeping week which was September 9-15.
Kappa Zeta Sorority recently donated canned goods to Christian Service Center of Abbeville. This organization helps the needy in the surrounding area. Pictured are (l-r) Kappa Zeta Treasurer, Marlene Theriot; incoming president, Diana Frederick; outgoing president, Rachel Miller; volunteer, Denise Frederick and Director of Development with Christian Service Center, Kelli Davis.
Obits
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church for Mrs.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at St.
Vermilion Today
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Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022
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Kaplan, LA 70548
The Gueydan Journal
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Gueydan, LA 70542