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This past week, the mean-green “Terminator” arrived at the Vermilion Parish Solid Waste Department (the landfill).
The terminator is a portable shredder, and it is called the terminator because it terminates anything that is dropped into it.
The Police Jury purchased the terminator for $700,000 and it will extend the life of the landfill by 10 to 15 years.
The landfill, located north of Abbeville, is 40-plus years old and was looking at filling up and shutting down over the next 10 years.

LEBLANC — Yes, it may make other departments envious, but for the members of the LeBlanc Volunteer Fire Department, their new service rescue truck is more than just a sweet, new ride.
And for the people the department serves, the truck may just make a life-saving difference.
LeBlanc Fire Chief Ronald Broussard unveiled the new truck this week. Broussard said a grant from FEMA covered a majority of the $262,000 price tag. The department had to cover a five-percent match for the grant.

The LeJeune-Boudreaux American Legion Post 271 in Kaplan held its 72nd birthday party on March 28th.
The Legion uses this opportunity to recognize outstanding people in the community. This year’s honorees were Firefighter- Cory Frith, Law Enforcement Officer- Virgie Lemaire, and Citizens of the Year- Drs. Jagdish and Padmini Gupta.
Fire Chief Jacob Matthews introduced Cory Frith.