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Man turns himself in to police in connection to ZaZa’s Lounge shooting in Abbeville

Kalen Christopher Cormier turned himself in at the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center after learning there was an arrest warrant issued for him by the Abbeville Police Department.
Cormier was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities. All five charges are felony charges.
Cormier’s alleged attempted murder charges relate to the shooting in front of ZaZa’s Lounge on the La. Hwy. 14 Bypass in Abbeville. The shooting took place on Feb. 24, 2023.

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Abbeville Man Dies in Vermilion Parish Crash

VERMILION PARISH – At 9:15 a.m. on September 26, 2023, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 82 near Alcide Circle in Vermilion Parish.
The crash took the life of 44-year-old Nicholas Ray Seaux of Abbeville.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as Seaux was driving a 2016 Toyota Tundra east on LA 82. For reasons still under investigation, the Tundra exited the roadway to the left and struck a tree.

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Holding up the 10-foot long alligator hide are agents David Sanford, Lucas Hildago and Derek Logan.

Morgan City man cited for hunting alligator illegally in Vermilion Parish

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Morgan City man for an alleged alligator hunting violation on Sept. 17 in Vermilion Parish.
Agents cited Clifford Roberts, 58, for taking an alligator from an unapproved area.

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A grass fire started in a field, north of Erath on Tuesday. Volunteer firemen responded to the fire. Three men were cited by the Sheriff's Office.

Vermilion Parish: Three cited for violating burn ban

ERATH — Three people were cited for violation of the state’s burn ban.
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, at approximately 12:51 p.m., patrol deputies were dispatched to a fire off Wilmer Road, north of Erath, that got out of control.
Local fire departments were also dispatched to put the fire out.
Due to the dry conditions, the fire caused the closing of Wilmer Road while attempts to extinguish the fire continue.

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