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Deputy Grand Master of the State of Louisiana Martin Reinschmid; 50 year member, Earl Toups; Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana James Steen and 11th District Deputy Grand Master of the State of Louisiana Kirby Henry

Toups receives 50 year pin and certificate

Mon, 04/23/2018 - 11:16am

A presentation was made at the 11th Masonic District Meeting at Gueydan Lodge No. 429 to Brother Earl Toups on April 14, 2018.
He received his 50 year certificate and pin, which was presented by the 11th District Deputy Grand Master of the State of Louisiana Kirby Henry, the Deputy Grand Master of the State of Louisiana Martin Reinschmidt and the Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana James Steen.

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State Police release details of pedestrian fatality on Highway 14 near Abbeville

Fri, 04/20/2018 - 1:46pm

VERMILION PARISH – On Thursday, shortly after 12:30 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a fatal crash on LA 14 near Marcus Road in Vermilion Parish. The crash claimed the life of a pedestrian identified as 59-year-old Gloria Yanna of Erath.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Yanna parked her vehicle on the westbound shoulder of LA 14 and began to cross the roadway. Yanna entered the right lane of LA 14 eastbound and was struck by a 2016 Ford Explorer, driven by 28-year-old Kaitlin Rogers of Erath.

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Deyshia Hargrave (left) holds up her Courage Award that she was given by the LTAE. Next to her is Debbie Meaux.

Courage Award winner

Fri, 04/20/2018 - 9:11am

One question has changed the life of Deyshia Hargrave, a Rene Rost Middle School teacher.
At a Vermilion Parish School Board meeting a few months ago, Hargrave asked Superintendent Jerome Puyau why he thought it was right for him to get a pay raise when teachers have not gotten one in years. A few minutes later, Hargrave was being escorted out of the meeting by Reggie Hiltz, who works for the Abbeville Marshal’s office. Hiltz handcuffed Hargrave, placed her in a police car and drove her to the Abbeville Police Station.

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Changes for Maurice bars

Fri, 04/20/2018 - 9:08am

MAURICE — There will be some changes to the bar scene in the Village of Maurice.
The Maurice Board of Aldermen voted Wednesday during its monthly meeting to prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from entering an establishment that has the primary purpose of selling alcohol. The Board also passed an amendment to the open container ordinance, one that will allow officers to issue citations in bar parking lots.
The Board held a public hearing for both items prior to passing both unanimously.

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Abbeville Police working shooting that claims life of Kaplan man

Wed, 04/18/2018 - 3:08pm

Abbeville Police are looking for suspects involved in a shooting that left a Kaplan man dead.
Just after 2 a.m. on April 17, the Abbeville Police Department responded to a complaint of shots fired in the area of Graceland Avenue and Hawthorne Street.
Upon the officers’ arrival, they were unable to locate any incident.
The officers continued to search the area and located a subject laying in the street on the 200 block of East Vermilion Street. The victim, later identified as Douglas Bourque, 38, of Kaplan, suffered from several gunshot wounds.

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