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Caroline receives her $1,000 scholarship from Ms. Gloria Pierce, President of the Volunteers of Abbeville General.

Volunteers of Abbeville General award Caroline David Healthcare Scholarship

Thu, 08/10/2017 - 8:33am

Caroline David, daughter of Danielle and Lance David, is the most recent recipient of the Healthcare Scholarship awarded by the Volunteers of Abbeville General.
Caroline is a Junior Nursing Student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is expected to complete her degree in May 2019. She currently has an overall GPA of 3.30.

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Vermilion Superintendent Jerome Puyau

Vermilion Parish students return on August 10

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 9:48am

The Vermilion Parish School Board has spelled out a new education model that should improve test scores and student learning in the district.
The district-wide vision, dubbed “Our Vermilion,” encourages schools and the parish on the whole to work together so that all students can receive top-notch education, said Jerome Puyau, Vermilion Parish School Board superintendent.

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Rev. Paul Bienvenu, the new pastor at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice, is an avid art collector.

Bienvenu makes artful arrival in Maurice

Mon, 08/07/2017 - 1:51pm

MAURICE — Drawing on 25 years as a pastor and 30 years as an art collector, the Rev. Paul Bienvenu has brought a unique vision of ministry to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Maurice.
Bienvenu became pastor of St. Alphonsus on July 3.
Born in Lafayette, Bienvenu grew up in St. Martinville. He graduated from Catholic High in New Iberia.
He studied psychology at Louisiana State University. After graduation, he studied theology at Loyola University New Orleans. He completed his graduate studies in theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans.

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Vermilion Catholic French teacher Julie Lapeyrouse (second from right) recently took students on a trip to Abbeville, France. Some of those students (L-R) Katherine Townley, Angel Nguyen, Ellis Vienne and Camille Harrington, spoke to members of the Rotary Club of Abbeville. Rotary President Thomas Thompson joined the group for a photo after the meeting.

French students to visit Abbeville

Mon, 08/07/2017 - 9:27am

After visiting Abbeville, France through an exchange program, Vermilion Catholic High School students will host students from France at their homes this Thanksgiving.
On Wednesday, Vermilion Catholic French teacher Julie Lapeyrouse spoke to the Rotary Club about the school's trip to France and plans for French students to visit Louisiana for 10 days.
Last year, Lapeyrouse received a message from Lycées Saint Pierre high school in Abbeville, located in the Picardie region of France, north of Paris.

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Kaplan welcomes new businesses

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 2:43pm

Within the last three months, lots of activity is going on in the city limits of Kaplan.
There has been a significant increase in building permits with people building new homes, adding on to their homes, building fences and sheds, lots of improvments on their property, along with new businesses opening up in town.
New permits issued to businesses were:
•Pythons Vape and Lounge - operated by Tanner Istre located 807 N. Cushing (next door to D. Simon Insurance).

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