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Jasonn Picard

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Janice Fabre of Sellers & Associates tells the Vermilion Parish Police Jury about the adoption of a reapportionment ordinance to revise and rename election precinct boundaries in the parish.

Vermilion Parish Police Jury re-elects Picard as president

Mon, 01/30/2023 - 10:59am

The Vermilion Parish Police Jury re-elected Jason Picard as its president and Brent Landry as its vice president at Wednesday’s first regular meeting of 2023.
Both were the only nominees for the positions.
Picard said the standing committee assignments would largely stay the same as they were in 2022 with a couple of changes.
On the Coastal Protection and Restoration Committee, Picard appointed Chad Lege as the chair and Sandrus Stelly as the vice-chair.
He also appointed Dr. Paul Whittington to the rabies control board.

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Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy points to a location where there was a random shooting and no one was injured.

Abbeville Chief tracking shots fired on map

Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:09am

Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy is taking random gunfire seriously. He is so serious that he tracks each time random gunfire is called into the police department.
Chief Hardy plots with a red pin where the gunfire was reported. If anyone was hit with a bullet, he marks the location with a yellow pin.
Since January 2022, Hardy has placed 185 red pins on the map. The red pins represent one shot to as many as 60 shots fired at one location.
Just under 20 yellow pins mark where someone was hit with a bullet.

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School Board member Kibbie Pillette tells board members that the Vermilion Parish school board is making the same amount of money it made 42 years ago.

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School board member Chris Hebert

Vermilion Parish School Board members have not received pay raise in 42 years

Thu, 01/26/2023 - 11:41am

With school teachers and support staff seeking pay raises throughout Louisiana, one Vermilion Parish School Board member feels school board members in the state should also get a pay raise.
At the end of Thursday’s school board meeting, during board commentary, long-time school board member Kibbie Pillette had a request for Superintendent Tommy Byler.
Pillette told the board that when Bobby Jindal was governor, he created ACT 1, which gives the superintendent power to run the school district.

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Suzanne Sandoz (R), Regional Administrator for Acadian Homecare providers pictured with Vermilion Parish Police Jury member Ron Darby (L) in the SLCC’s Gulf Area Home Health Lab located in Abbeville.

SLCC Foundation recognizes 2022-23 Benefactors of Year

Thu, 01/26/2023 - 10:38am

LAFAYETTE – Each year, the SLCC Foundation honors its strongest supporters with the prestigious Benefactor of the Year Award. The SLCC Foundation has named LHC Group and the Myers Family Foundation as its 2022-23 awardees.

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Lauren Trahan

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The Nehemiah Projects’ office is located in downtown Abbeville.

The Nehemiah Projects of Louisiana and its gatekeeper

Tue, 01/24/2023 - 11:03am

Lauren Trahan is the current executive director of The Nehemiah Projects of Acadiana Inc. (NPAI), a nonprofit formed to revitalize Acadiana’s communities, beginning with Abbeville.
She comes from an educational background and is passionate about seeing young men and women reach their potential and express their talents through education and dedication. She is the current gatekeeper of the organization, working to fulfill the mission that began with Pastor Walter August’s desire to give back to his hometown of Abbeville.

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