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At 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, Vermilion Parish was highlighted in blue, showing it was the only that was not finished posting election results.

Computer glitch causes delay in posting the Vermilion Parish election results

Mon, 10/16/2023 - 3:40pm

On a typical election night, everyone at the Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court’s Office is finished sending the election results to the Secretary of State’s Office by 9:30 p.m. But that was not the case this past Saturday.
Vermilion Parish was the last parish in the state to finish submitting the election results. It was just after midnight on Sunday by the time everyone finished.

So, what happened?

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Diane Meaux Broussard will remain as clerk of court.

Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court's Office had to input election results by hand

Sun, 10/15/2023 - 12:18am

It took a while, but the final election results in Vermilion Parish were completed at around midnight.
Vermilion Parish was the final parish in the state to get complete results.
Clerk of Court Diane Meaux Broussard explained why the hold up. She said her office had to type in the results manually.

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Gordon (4) and Darrell Davis III tackle West St. Mary’s J’kaylon Carter (11) on Thursday night at WSM.

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Abbeville quarterback Tahj Judge (1) dives into the end zone for a touchdown against West St. Mary on Thursday. He ran 11 yards for the score.

Abbeville crushes West St. Mary, 41-0

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 9:26am

BALDWIN - Abbeville senior inside linebacker Zaylun Williams admitted that he and the rest of the Wildcats were looking ahead to next week in preparing for Thursday night’s road trip to winless West St. Mary.
But in the end, it didn’t matter as Abbeville’s defense pitched a shutout, and the offense came around in the second half as the Wildcats won their fourth straight game of the season in a 41-0 rout of the Wolfpack as the team looks towards Friday’s road game at St. Charles Catholic.

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Homecoming queen Trihnity Campbell.

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Homecoming maid Kayla Boudreaux

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Homecoming king Brian Gordan

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Homecoming maid Patricia Gamez

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Homecoming maid Damyrie Fontenot

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Homecoming maid A' Kela Shelvin

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Homecoming maid Myka Johnson

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Homecoming maid Candy Tran

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Homecoming maid Khali Crooms

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Homecoming maid Kensley Clark

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Homecoming maid Josey Istre

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Homecoming maid Macy Soucy

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The Class of 1993 ride in the parade.

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The class of 1998 in the parade.

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The class of 2003 in the parade.

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The Abbeville High band march in the parade.

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The cheerleaders also marched.

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The Class of 1983.

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The Class of 1978 on the tour bus.

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The class of 1973 throw candy.

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Members of the Class of 1958.

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The Class of 1968.

Here are scenes from the Abbeville High homecoming parade

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 4:45pm

The Abbeville High School Homecoming parade took place on Friday through downtown Abbeville. Here are some photos of the parade.

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Agents participating in the case are Corporal Derek Logan, Corporal Nathan Vanya, Senior Agent Joshua Segrest and Agent Clinton Willis.

Abbeville man cited for alleged deer hunting violations

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 2:13pm

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two men for alleged deer hunting violations in Vermilion Parish on Sept. 1.
Agents cited Davin A. Miller, 18, of Abbeville, for hunting deer during a closed season, failing to tag deer, failing to validate deer, failing to comply with harvest card regulations, and hunting without basic hunting and deer hunting licenses. Agents also cited Ronald J. Menard, 25, of Kaplan, for possession of an illegally taken deer and an untagged deer.

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