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The Kiwanis Club of Abbeville’s Ross Comeaux (left) presents Erath High’s Everett Etie and North Vermilion’s Abbie Bourque with their scholarship awards from the club.

Kwanis Club awards scholarships to Erath High’s Everett Etie, North Vermilion’s Abbie Bourque

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 9:09am

Hundreds of students in Vermilion Parish are set to graduate high school in the coming days.
Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Abbeville, a couple of those students will not have to spend as much money as they continue their education. On Tuesday, the club awarded Erath High School’s Everett Etie with the Lloyd Doré Scholarship and North Vermilion High School’s Abbie Bourque with the new South Louisiana Community College scholarship.

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Students in Savannah Trahan’s science class at Gueydan High School prepare to take part in a Cardboard Boat Regatta.

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The Gueydan High students traveled to Lake Arthur Park to take participate in the Cardboard Boat Regatta.

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Gueydan High students compete in Cardboard Boat Regatta

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 11:10am

GUEYDAN — Gueydan High School students in Savannah Trahan’s Environmental Science class participated in a Cardboard Boat Regatta.
This was a STEM-based project in which students designed, built, and raced boats made solely of recycled materials (and duct tape) as part of a series of lessons on recycling and sustainability. The teams aimed to create a vessel capable of carrying one or more people across a body of water, applying principles of buoyancy, structural integrity, and fluid dynamics.

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Abbeville High students and faculty stand next to the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.

Abbeville High students spend Easter break touring historical Philadelphia

Tue, 04/28/2026 - 10:24am

A group of 13 Abbeville High School Civics and US History students spent their Easter break touring Philadelphia and learning about our nation’s history.
Tiffany Fontenot, who teaches the two subjects at AHS, organized the trip. This is the second time her classes have traveled to the city, following the 2024 trip. The idea for the excursion started with a T-shirt in 2023.

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Holy Cow!

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 10:18am

Early in our marriage Boo’s dad would have a calf butchered every few months.
The meat was divided between each of the family. Such a treat! Delicious! Easy in the budget! Convenient! What comes to mind now is how we used brisket and round steaks. I chicken fried the round steaks and made soup with brisket, because these cuts were considered subpar.

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