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Death threat allegedly made against Erath High teacher

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 1:42pm

ERATH - Erath Police Chief Anna LaPointe is investigating threats made at Erath High School.
On Tuesday, she got a tip from a school official that students heard one student telling another student that he planned to shoot up the school.
Then, while investigating that threat, Lapointe also learned of another threat made about a teacher at Erath High School.
Chief LaPointe said students learned of a group of students talking about murdering a teacher. LaPointe did not name the teacher, but the teacher is aware of the students’ alleged threat made on her life.

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Sheriff's Office, Wildlife and Fisheries rescue three teens in Vermilion Bay

Fri, 11/26/2021 - 11:59am

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents and Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office (VPSO) deputies rescued three boys from Vermilion Bay Friday morning.

LDWF agents were alerted around 6 a.m. about a capsized vessel in Vermilion Bay with two seventeen-year-old boys and an 18-year-old clinging to the vessel.

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Angela Lee Bradley replaces Chris Gautreaux as the new school board member.

Angela Lee Bradley new school board member

Fri, 11/19/2021 - 9:06am

By a vote of 4-3, the Vermilion Parish School Board named a replacement school board member for the vacant seat in District B.
Two names nominated were Angela Lee Bradley and Kevin Meyers.
Both have lived in the North Vermilion area for at least six years.
The school board members voted by writing down their selection on paper, and then they had to sign the document.
Superintendent Tommy Byler read each ballot and who voted for that person.
Bradley won by one vote.

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It takes only about five minutes to steal a converter from a car.

Abbeville Police warn about catalytic converters being stolen off vehicles

Thu, 07/15/2021 - 4:28pm

If one morning when you start your vehicle and it sounds like your vehicle no longer has a muffler and it runs rough, the odds are someone stole your catalytic converter from under your vehicle.
The Abbeville Police Department sent out a public notice informing Abbeville citizens to be aware of catalytic converter thefts in different parts of Abbeville.

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