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LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that four men have been sentenced for their involvement in the theft of 32 firearms from a gun dealer in Maurice, Louisiana. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced the defendants as follows:
Damien Damon Briggs, 28, of Kaplan, Louisiana, was sentenced to 96 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Tawaski Tavon Lewis, 32, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release.

Phillip Freeman has a vision for Abbeville High School.
Right now, it’s only a vision held by the newly named principal of the school.
“I don’t have a plan that is on paper just yet,” Freeman said.
That will, of course, change during the coming weeks. What will assist that process is input from the school and community stakeholders. Freeman wants that input.
“I have met with more and more people this week,” Freeman said. “Community is very, very important. You also have to be able to communicate your vision. If you can do that, it gets easier.

When Mike Guilbeaux retired as North Vermilion High principal in 2008, after 33 years in the public school system, he didn’t plan on another stint in education.
He ended up finding one anyway, one that has lasted a dozen years. So now, Guilbeaux feels the time is right to again head off into retirement.
At the official end of the school year, Guilbeaux will say goodbye to Vermilion Catholic after spending the 12 years at the school, including the past 11 as principal.