The deadline for applying for a share of $40,000 in college scholarship money from SLEMCO is fast approaching. Entries must be received by May 14. There will be 20 winners and each winner receives $2,000 to help offset tuition for college or trade school this fall.
Rockets carrying a satellite could be launching into space south of Pecan Island in the next few years. (photo courtesy of SpaceX website)
Here is a map of Vermilion Parish. Where the white box is located, below Pecan Island, is a possible location where a space exploration company is looking to locate.
Vermilion Parish may soon receive its most significant news since offshore oil drilling began in 1947.
In recent weeks, reports have circulated online that a space exploration company is considering purchasing 136,000 acres south of La. 14 in Vermilion Parish. The land is owned by Exxon-Mobil, with surface rights managed by Vermilion Corporation.
The 136,000 acres include land west of Intracoastal City, as well as areas north and south of Pecan Island, extending to the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish.
National Day of Prayer is this Thursday, May 7.
Many in the Abbeville community will join millions across the country this Thursday as they take part in the annual National Day of Prayer.
This year’s local event will begin at noon at the Vermilion Parish Courthouse in downtown Abbeville.
Photo Courtesy of Tim Temple Facebook
Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says expanding the state’s fortified-roof program will bring lower premiums to homeowners across Louisiana.
BATON ROUGE – The House voted 87-9 to allocate $64 million from excess collections by the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to expand a program that offers $10,000 grants to homeowners who install fortified roofs.
House Bill 1187 by Rep. Paul Sawyer, R-Baton Rouge, would reallocate surplus funds from Citizens’ emergency assessment to spur the installation of more fortified roofs, which Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said eventually would lower insurance premiums for property owners statewide.
Vermilion Parish Superintendent Tommy Byler (left) and Assistant Superintendent Kim Etie (right) recognize (L-R) Julien Leger, Isabella Breaux, Valerie Schexnider, Graecyn Diz and Hadley Dumond as the top five readers in the parish.
Reaching a milestone takes discipline and determination.
Three avid readers in Vermilion Parish displayed those traits this year, each reading more than 5 million words.
During the school board meeting on April 23, the Vermilion Parish School System recognized the top readers in the parish. That list includes:
• 1st Place (5,535,080 words) - Hadley Dumond, Forked Island E. Broussard
• 2nd Place (5,406,661 words) - Graecyn Diz, Cecil Picard Elementary School
• 3rd Place (5,189,256 words) - Valerie Schexnider, Erath Eiddle School
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