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Matt Montz's wife and daughter hug Thursday morning when the search resumed in Intracoastal City.

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Wildlife and Fishery Agent Katie Matthias shows Matt’s wife Jamie and his daughter Lauren GPS readings where they will be searching in the Vermilion Parish. Also in the photo is agent Derek Logan.

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Jamie Montz, the wife of Matt, watches Wildlife and Fisheries agents leave the boat launch in Intracoastal City on Thursday morning.

Montz’s family began day with hope & prayers

Thu, 07/13/2023 - 1:42pm

On Thursday, the family of Matt Montz, a missing crabber, arrived at the boat launch in Intracoastal City at 7 a.m. They came with the hope that Montz would be found alive.
By noon, however, that hope turned to despair when Matt’s body was discovered.
Lauren Montz, his daughter, posted on Facebook, “His body is at peace, and we are absolutely crushed. We appreciate all of the prayers. We know we will get through this.”

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Mohamad Qasem was found not far from his truck.

Missing Youngsville man found north of Erath, not far from truck

Tue, 04/11/2023 - 8:55am

The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office located a missing Youngsville man and the news was tragic.
Mohamad Qasem went missing early Thursday morning when his truck was found pulled off to the side of La. 338 in front of LeBlanc Elementary School, north of Erath.
Keys were found his 2020 Toyota Tundra with the windows down, no gas, and a dead battery.
After searching fields and drainage ditches within a mile of where Mohamad’s truck was located, his body was found Monday around 5 p.m.

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The fire began in the back of the house.

House fire in Gross Isle

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 2:32pm

On Saturday, volunteer firemen and the Abbeville Fire Department battled a major house fire on Gross Isle Road.
When the fire fighters arrived, they noticed the rear of the house was on fire and then the fire had spread to the front of the house, totally destroying the house.
As of Monday, there is no official word as to what the started the fire.
Also destroyed in the fire is the resident’s BMW car.
No one was injured in the fire.
Volunteer firemen were called to the house later that night after another flame was spotted.

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Some of VC's defenders who helped shut down St. Martin's running game are (left to right) Will Allan, Britt Bass, Seth Reed, Jake Lege and Rhett Taylor.

VC's defense shuts down St. Martin's five-star running back

Sat, 12/03/2022 - 10:14am

Before Monday, few in Vermilion Parish had heard of St. Martin’s running Harlem Berry. So when the semifinal game against the Vermilion Catholic Eagles was over, Vermilion Parish residents were still unsure who Harlem Berry was.
Berry came into the game said to be a four- to five-star running back recruit, who was being billed as the top recruit for the 2025 graduating class. He is said to have scholarship offers from big-time schools such as Nebraska and LSU.
He averaged 178 yards a game and rushed for 2,000 yards this season.

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Someone cut the chain and walked off with this blue handicap swing that was located at Godcaux Park in Abbeville.

Someone stole handicap swing from Godchaux Park in Abbevile

Tue, 11/22/2022 - 4:14pm

The Abbeville Police Department is looking for help to try and find the missing blue handicap swing that was recently stolen from Godchaux Pak in Abbeville.
City officials were recently informed that the blue swing, called a Jennswing Molded Swing Seat, was missing.
A person visiting the park saw the swing was gone and contacted city officials.
The seat is valued at over $400 and has been at Godchaux Park since June 13.
It was donated to the city by the local handicap association.
Someone cut the chains when they took the swing.

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