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Above-average temperatures in November and December have helped Louisiana’s crawfish season get off to a fast start.
Water temperatures in some ponds were as high as 75 degrees at the end of December, which kept newly hatched crawfish active and growing. These weather conditions led to many crawfish reaching market size in late December and early January.
“When the water temperature is jumping between 60 and 70 degrees, that’s optimum for crawfish growth,” said Mark Shirley, an aquaculture agent for the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

​On Jan. 14, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m. officers of the Abbeville Police Department learned of the possible location of a person wanted on numerous violent felony charges.
Detectives began working surveillance in the area to attempt to locate the suspect. Officers observed that Jamie Davis, 26, of Abbeville, was the passenger in a vehicle.

MAURICE — The Vermilion Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness has provide the Village of Maurice at home COVID test kits for distribution to residents of Maurice and the surrounding Vermilion Parish rural areas.
The test can be obtained at Maurice City Hall between the hours of 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Tests are available while supplies last.
“More test should be received over the next two weeks,” Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot said. “Please limit your request to one per person needing a test due to symptoms.”