Emma Hebert
North Vermilion senior Emma Hebert is doing her part to make Hwy. 167 safer between Maurice and Abbeville.
Hebert is a 17-year-old North Vermilion student taking a dual enrollment English class from LSU.
She was also a best friend of NV senior Ramsie Baumgardner, who recently died in a car accident on Hwy. 167.
Rontrel Broussard
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office was able to locate and arrest the people who were allegedly throwing large rocks from their vehicle and hitting vehicles going in the opposite directions.
According to Eddie Langlinais, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Crime Stoppers Coordinator, and Violent Crimes Task Force Director, on March 15, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received several reports of criminal damage to vehicles involving objects being thrown from an oncoming vehicle on La. Hwy 92 and La. 699 near Maurice.
Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot presents the signed proclamation to Anne and Ben Blanchet. Present for the event are Daniel Duhon and Richard Landry with the Maurice Museum; Earlene Broussard and Warren Perrin with the Acadian Museum of Erath and Maurice Police Chief Guy Nerren.
MAURICE — Mayor Wayne Theriot has declared Wednesday, March 23, 2022, as Catherine Brookshire Blanchet Day in Maurice. The Maurice Museum will host a public celebration of Catherine’s contributions to Vermilion Parish from 10:00 until noon. There will be singing and dancing in the round.
Vermilion Parish School Superintendent Tommy Byler announced that all public schools in Vermilion Parish will be closed on Tuesday.
Byler made the following announcement on Monday afternoon:
“Vermilion Parish Schools will be closed on Tuesday, March 22nd due to a severe weather threat that is expected throughout the day and during possible dismissal time. After consultation with OEP, heavy flash foods, possible hail, and major winds are expected. Out of an abundance of caution we will be closed. Thank you for your understanding and we apologize for the inconvenience.”
(L-R) Officer Frankie Brooks, Eddie Langlianis, Sheriff Mike Couvillon and Lt. Travin Moore.
Courtney Davis
Thomas Jenkins III
According to Eddie Langlinais, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Crime Stoppers Coordinator, and Violent Crimes Task Force Director, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrests for narcotics-related offenses within the parish.
On March 7, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force was contacted for assistance in a narcotics investigation initiated by the Maurice Police Department.
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