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Swamp Pop icon Warren Storm passed away on Tuesday.

Vermilion Parish loses another musical icon; Warren Storm passes away at 84

Thu, 09/09/2021 - 10:00am

Swamp pop musician Warren Storm died Tuesday at age 84, according to multiple sources, including KBON 101.1.
According to reports, Storm had been hospitalized since the middle of August
Storm is the second music icon from the parish to pass away within the past few days. Last week, Cedric Benoit, 62, a Kaplan native and a star in Branson, Missouri, suddenly passed away. Benoit performed at the Silver Dollar in Branson from 1988 to 2018.

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LDH: Hurricane Ida storm-related death toll rises to 9

Fri, 09/03/2021 - 8:10am

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed 9 total storm-related deaths due to Hurricane Ida.
The storm-related deaths include:
3 individuals died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Jefferson Parish. No additional information about the victims is available at this time.
A 65-year-old female that drowned in floodwaters in Jefferson Parish.

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North Vermilion freshman Aryelle Cormier practices on her new Chromebook before Wednesday.

‘Distance Learning’: North Vermilion High School students staying home this week to learn on their brand new Chromebooks

Tue, 08/31/2021 - 1:14pm

All public school students in Vermilion Parish will return to school on Wednesday, except for students at one high school.
North Vermilion High School students will be learning, but it will not be in a classroom. They will be at home, sitting in front of their brand new Chromebook computer. Each parish high school student and middle school student was loaned a $250 Chromebook laptop to be used whenever there is no school. In addition, the school district purchased 11,000 Chromebooks.

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Paul Barras

Barras retires from U.S. Army after 30 years

Tue, 08/31/2021 - 9:04am

After 30 years of serving in the U.S. Army, Paul Barras of Abbeville has decided to retire and accept a civilian job at Tulane University Hospital and a teaching position at LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans.
His official retirement date was Aug. 1, 2021.
Barras, the son of Ray and Jane Barras of Abbeville, graduated from Abbeville in 1984 and then attended USL where he graduated in nursing in 1988.

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