A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent cited a subject for alleged hunter harassment on Oct. 28 in Vermilion Parish.
Agents received a complaint on Oct. 24 from a resident of Gueydan about his neighbor shooting a shotgun and revving up an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on multiple days while he was deer hunting.
Friends and family join Christopher “Tipper” Esponge (middle) after his victory to
become Delcambre Mayor-elect.
Christopher “Tipper” Esponge
DELCAMBRE — Christopher “Tipper” Esponge spent the past few months campaigning to become the next mayor of Delcambre, his hometown.
That effort paid off Tuesday night, with voters giving him a win over two-term incumbent Pam Blakley. Esponge received 54% (306 votes) to Blakley’s 46% (264 votes). However, even with the election in the rearview, Esponge remained busy well into Wednesday afternoon.
“I think it’s starting to sink in,” Esponge said of the victory. “I’m just trying to keep up with all the calls, texts and Facebook notifications congratulating me.
The VC Eagles were hoping to find out this weekend who they may be playing in the playoffs. Because of a restraining order filed by University High School, the LHSAA will not be release the playoff brackets on Sunday.
One Vermilion Parish football coach is not panicking after learning the LHSAA will delay the release date of the postseason brackets.
The brackets are usually released on Sunday morning but may be available until Wednesday at the earliest.
North Vermilion head coach Roderick Moy said he is not worried about the delay.
“We are going to begin preparing for our next opponent based on the power rating,” Moy said Friday night.
According to GeauxPrep.com, the top 28 make the Non-Select Division II playoffs.
Kaplan's Coy Terro (8) prepares to get tackled on a kickoff return.
Kaplan running back Daylon Landry looks for running room. Landry scored a touchdown on this run.
KAPLAN - Now the Kaplan Pirates (8-1) sit and wait.
What are they waiting for?
See how well or not well other high school teams do on Friday. A win here and a surprise win there could affect where the Kaplan Pirates are ranked in the Division III Non-Select power point standings on Saturday morning.
Before the St. Martinville game on Thursday, the Pirates were ranked No. 7 in the Division III Non-Select Power rankings.
After the 32-0 win over the Tigers, the Pirates are still No. 7 in power rankings.
President Elect Donald Trump
Vermilion Parish voted to elect Donald Trump to the White House.
On Tuesday, with the help of Vermilion Parish and the state, Trump won the national election.
He received 21,510 votes in Vermilion Parish and 1,208,233 votes across Louisiana.
In contrast, Kamala Harris garnered 4,637 votes in the parish and 766,405 votes in the state.
Here is how Vermilion Parish voted for the president and U.S. Representative races.
President’s Race
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022
219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548