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SpaceX’s Starbase is located near Brownsville, Texas. The company could soon move on a facility located near the coast of Vermilion Parish.

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Starbase is a primary rocket development and launch facility that is located near Brownsville, Texas.

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Brownsville Mayor John Cowen Jr. said SpaceX has had a positive impact on the city. Cowen said the company could have a similarly positive effect on Vermilion Parish.

Brownsville Mayor believes SpaceX can bring bright future to Vermilion

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:49am

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — When SpaceX locates in Vermilion Parish in the near future, the Mayor of Brownsville, Texas has witnessed firsthand the positives it will bring to Cajun Country.
Over the weekend, the Advocate newspaper released an article stating that sources close to SpaceX said the space company is planning to build a new spaceport on an 18-mile strip, just south of Pecan Island, that will launch rockets. What type of rockets is still unknown.

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Mula’s Pharmacy in Abbeville has expressed concern after the school district distributed a letter stating that school board employees who use Mula’s Pharmacy or two other Abbeville pharmacies may incur an additional cost of $11.81 per prescription. Melissa Prejean, a pharmacist at Mula’s, asserts that this information is inaccurate and warns that it could result in significant financial losses for the business if customers choose to seek services elsewhere.

Abbeville pharmacies push back against school district

Mon, 08/03/2026 - 10:24am

Three Abbeville pharmacies in Vermilion Parish are not happy with the Vermilion Parish Public School District.
The reason they are not happy is that last month the school district sent out a letter (email) to its employees encouraging them not to fill their prescription drugs at Mula’s Pharmacy, Cashway Pharmacy, and Thrifty Way Pharmacy.

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Some police juries around the state are using iPads to stream meetings.

Vermilion Parish Police Jury unaware it was violating law

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 1:41pm

State law says that any parish governing body with at least 25,000 people must film or broadcast its public and committee meetings. The Vermilion Parish Police Jury has not recorded any of its committee or regular monthly meetings since the law took effect two years ago.
Meanwhile, the Vermilion Parish School Board has been filming its meetings for the past two years.
Why isn’t the police jury recording its meetings? The Abbeville Meridional sent that question by email to the police jury last week.

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Holly Franks Boffy holds her Principal of the Year trophy that she recently won. It will sit next to her Louisiana Teacher of the Year Award she won in 2010.

Abbeville High graduate wins state Principal of the Year Award

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 10:45am

An Abbeville High graduate was named the 2027 Louisiana High School Principal of the Year, earning statewide recognition for her work expanding student pathways at the W.D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center.
The Louisiana Department of Education presented the honor to Dr. Holly Boffy, principal of the Lafayette Career Center, on Saturday during the 20th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Awards Gala.
The award recognizes exceptional school leaders whose vision, innovation, and commitment create meaningful opportunities for students.

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