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Rob Carter of Kolder, Slaven & Co. discusses the 2021 audit with the Vermilion Parish Police Jury finance committee on Wednesday evening.

Positive audit presented to Vermilion Parish Police Jury finance committee

The independent audit of Vermilion Parish Police Jury finances for the year ending Dec. 31, 2021, was largely positive, Rob Carter of accounting firm Kolder, Slaven & Co. told the police jury’s finance committee Wednesday evening.
“All three reports in your case were very good reports this year,” Carter said.
The independent auditor’s report was unmodified, or unqualified, he said.

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Dr. Belisa Smith

Dr. Smith named new principal at Erath High

There is a strong bond between the schools and the community in Erath.
It’s two things that made Dr. Belisa Smith want to call Erath home. She is now more closely tied to both.
Smith, a native of Mississippi, is the new principal of Erath High School. She replaces Marc Turner, who is now an assistant superintendent for the Vermilion Parish School System. Smith previously served as an assistant principal under Turner at EHS.

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UL Lafayette’s College of Engineering has launched a smart oilfield concentration for petroleum engineering majors. The program, the only of its kind in the nation, is among nine new concentrations the concentration has established in the last two years.

UL Lafayette launches nation’s only smart oilfield concentration

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has launched a concentration for petroleum engineering majors preparing for jobs in an oil and gas industry that increasingly relies on evolving technology for efficient, safe and environmentally sound exploration and production.

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Councilman Tony Hardy, Councilman Francis Touchet Jr., City Clerk Kathy Faulk, Mayor Roslyn White, Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Councilwoman Terry Broussard and Councilman-at-Large Carlton Campbell (L-R) take part in the first meeting under the new administration.

Abbeville begins new administration with committee appointments

Only a few days removed from being sworn in, city of Abbeville officials jumped right into business during the first regular city council meeting under the new administration.
Mayor Roslyn White conducted her first meeting Tuesday night. As is custom for the new mayor, White appointed chairs for various committees.

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