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Erath teen arrested for making AHS bomb threats

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 9:28am

After a three-week investigation of a bomb threat at Abbeville High School, the Abbeville Police arrested an Erath teen for allegedly making the threats.
The police department did not release the teen’s name because he is a minor.
Much teamwork went into finding the person who allegedly made the bomb threats.
With assistance from the Abbeville Police Department Patrol Division, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Investigations Division, Erath Police, as well as Abbeville and Erath high schools, the suspect was identified.

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Man turns himself in to police in connection to ZaZa’s Lounge shooting in Abbeville

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 9:24am

Kalen Christopher Cormier turned himself in at the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center after learning there was an arrest warrant issued for him by the Abbeville Police Department.
Cormier was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities. All five charges are felony charges.
Cormier’s alleged attempted murder charges relate to the shooting in front of ZaZa’s Lounge on the La. Hwy. 14 Bypass in Abbeville. The shooting took place on Feb. 24, 2023.

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Abbeville Man Dies in Vermilion Parish Crash

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 9:57am

VERMILION PARISH – At 9:15 a.m. on September 26, 2023, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 82 near Alcide Circle in Vermilion Parish.
The crash took the life of 44-year-old Nicholas Ray Seaux of Abbeville.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as Seaux was driving a 2016 Toyota Tundra east on LA 82. For reasons still under investigation, the Tundra exited the roadway to the left and struck a tree.

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Holding up the 10-foot long alligator hide are agents David Sanford, Lucas Hildago and Derek Logan.

Morgan City man cited for hunting alligator illegally in Vermilion Parish

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 9:47am

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Morgan City man for an alleged alligator hunting violation on Sept. 17 in Vermilion Parish.
Agents cited Clifford Roberts, 58, for taking an alligator from an unapproved area.

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