Several convicted in Vermilion Parish
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 9:01am
The following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 15th Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermilion.
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Darron Carter
Alleged Gremlin Gang member charged with 1 count of murder
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 9:54am
By Harlan Kirgan
Eunice Editor
A second man associated with the Gremlin Gang of Vermilion Parish is charged with four murder counts in connection with a Christmas party shooting in Eunice.
Darron Carter, 20, of the Lafayette area, was arrested Tuesday in Lafayette, and is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Also charged in the shooting is Rontreal J. Prejean (A.K.A. “D-Jack”), 18, of the 400 block of Madison Street in Lafayette.
Maurice Aldermen approve adjustment to water, sewer fees
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 9:09am
MAURICE — Customers on the Village of Maurice’s water and sewer systems will see slight increases on their bills beginning in April.
The Village of Maurice Board of Aldermen voted 3-0 during its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday to adjust the water user fees and the sewer user fees.
The board voted to amend the ordinances that cover the fees after holding a public hearing.
The adjustments will show up in April’s bill for March consumption. In 2019 and ‘20, the increases will be applied to February’s bill for January consumption.
Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, looks on as the House Ways and Means Committee debates his income tax bill, a critical component to the compromise that advanced negotiations on revenue-raising measures Sunday
Photo credit: Sarah Gamard/LSU Manship School News Service.
House panels edge toward budget breakthrough
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 9:16am
By Matt Houston and Drew White
LSU Manship School News Service
False Alarm Problem
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 8:53am
When an alarm goes off, Vermilion Parish volunteer firefighters rush. They leave their job, head to the fire station, get on a fire truck and rush to the fire.
When firefighters get to the scene, sometimes there are not always flames or smoke. Many times, they never arrive because when they are en route, they hear this. “False alarm. Turn around.”