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Dylan Baudoin

Maurice man arrested for first-degree rape; molestation of juvenile, pornography

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 10:16am

KAPLAN - The Kaplan Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office arrested 25-year-old Vermilion Parish resident Dylan Baudoin on nine charges involving three juveniles.
His total bond for the charges was over $2 million.
Kaplan Police Chief Josh Hardy said a parent filed the charges after seeing something on her child’s phone.
Chief Hardy said the Kaplan Police have two young victims (13 years old and under), while the Sheriff’s Office has a separate victim.

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Close to 20 percent of all Vermilion Parish teachers are uncertified.

More uncertified teachers in Vermilion Parish than ever before

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 10:14am

There is a growing trend of uncertified teachers statewide, as well as in Vermilion Parish.
In the past four years, the number of uncertified teachers in Vermilion Parish has more than doubled. In 2021, there were only 65 uncertified teachers out of approximately 675. By last year, this number increased to 112.
This school year, the number is now 125.

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Pictured front row are Captain Mike Touchet, Public Information Officer Ashley Adams, Mrs. Lyndi Langlinais, Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, Captain Brooke Stelly, Lieutenant Marcus Hebert. Back row is Senior Deputy Shawn Falke, Captain Glenn Landry, Executive Secretary Monica Delcambre, Captain Sammy LaPorte and Deputy Gerald Stewart.

Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office wins an award

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 9:29am

The Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) held its sixth annual “Leaders in Law Enforcement” event on August 5, 2025 at the City Club River Ranch in Lafayette.
This event honors sheriff’s offices, district attorney’s offices, police departments, and members of the Louisiana State Police who are making the most impact in their communities with the resources they have been allocated. This year’s awards were underwritten by the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation.

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James Wyatt Joseph Bouley

Gueydan man arrested by Louisiana Bureau of Investigation

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:45pm

Gueydan man arrested by AG Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation for 10 counts of Sexual Abuse of an Animal and 100 Counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials
A man from Gueydan was arrested by Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation on Aug. 12, 2025.
James Wyatt Joseph Bouley, 25, of Saltzman Road in Gueydan, was arrested in Crowley for violating:
• 100 Counts of LA R.S 14:81.1E(5)(a) Child Sexual Abuse Materials under the age 13 (felony)
• 10 Counts of LA R.S 14:89.3 Sexual Abuse of an Animal