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Welcome to a special Sounds on the Square event on August 22, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in Magdalen Square under the Oaks, featuring Cool Beats in the Sweet Summer Heat with Shelly Fairchild!
Fairchild was born in Clinton, Mississippi, to a musical family. She began performing at an early age at her church and later singing in her high school choir. During her college years she sang and performed, also traveling with the national touring company for “Beehive: The 60’s musical.”
Since then Shelly has had an amazing career which spans over decades. In 2004 she signed with Columbia Records with her debut album “Ride.” Her second album was released in 2011 entitled “Ruby’s Money”. Fairchild has performed and sang at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. In July of 2017 she was named as one of the top 10 New Country Artists You Need to Know. Shelly also continues to be an active writer and artist for TV and Film.
Along with vocalist Shelly Fairchild, the band members are Erin Nelson, Drummer, Nick Wells, Bass player, Alex Devor, Keyboard, Garret Stoner-Guitar.
So, come out on August 22, 2019 and listen to Shelly Fairchild’s original recordings as well as some old favorites and rock with her under the oaks to the Cool Beats in the Sweet Summer Heat!!
And don’t forget, we will be selling cold beverages, chips and burgers at the booth, compliments of the Allume’ Society.
Keep an eye out for our next Sounds on the Square which will be held on Thursday, October 3rd featuring “Geno Delafose” followed by “The Cool Dudes” on Thursday, Oct. 17.
“We are just getting started and can’t wait to see y’all!,” Abbeville Main Street Manager Charlene Beckett exclaimed.
For more information please contact Charlene Beckett at abbevillemainstret@cox-internet.com or call 337-898-4110.

Dear Editor:

I have been attending the VPSB meetings for most of the past three years. I'm seeing and hearing first hand all the foolishness that goes on at these meetings. I leave the meetings feeling embarrassed for our school system and parish.
Things are bad enough with trying to oust the Superintendent without Mr. Kibbie Pillette’s statement on our Abbeville Police department.
Saying if the Superintendent was black he would have already been arrested. That's after the Chief got opinions to not do anything. I have worked with the Chief and his department and can say that racism is not in play here. You should offer a public apology to the Chief and his department. (Shame on you Mr. Pillette for trying to start that kind of trouble in Abbeville). Even calling a protest at the school board office.
Rumor has it that no more than 3 or 4 attended. This was so unprofessional in many ways, especially you being a sitting school board member.
Another thing I'm asking is how much is the boards legal counsel costing the tax payers of Vermilion Parish? I understand a contract was signed by Mrs. Laura LeBouef, in fact I was at the meeting and saw you sign it, I was told it is also on video, then I heard it was shredded. So does the board have a legal contract or not? I've heard rumors that it's costing the VPSB anywhere between $200/hr to $275/hr plus travel time and expenses. Sometimes there are 2 attorneys there, are we paying for both of them? If so how much? Where is the transparency? What are you hiding? Is there a reason you are not telling we the people you work for? Transparency!!
Another investigation? Really? I guess you will continue looking till you hopefully get the results you want. Apparently Mr. Puyau is doing what he was hired to do, you seem to have a problem finding cause to fire him. Maybe there is no cause.
As I have said in my comments to the school board a few times, how much better would our Vermilion Parish School System be if all the time, money and energy being spent on getting rid of the Superintendent would be expended in supporting his efforts to make our system the best in the State.
Some members of our parish school board appear to have little regard for the law and what the law requires. Enough is enough and change has become a necessity. The power to end this situation lies with we, the people, we have to take back our school board. When the time is here, I urge you to vote accordingly.
Mrs. Laura LeBouef and Mr. Kibbie Pillette need to be removed from their positions as President and Vice President and also from the board itself.
A Go Fund Me account has been set up ("The Vermilion Way" so we can help the superintendent to defray some of his legal cost. This money will not go to the Superintendent at all. It will be paid to the legal defense team helping him. All monies will go to the defense not to the Superintendent.
It's time we, the public, come forward and help to stop this almost dictatorship we now have as President and Vice President of our School Board. Just because the board voted it does NOT mean that is can be done above the law.
Thanks for reading and remember all this in the next election. Let's take back our school board!

Gerald Gaspard

LAKE CHARLES – McNeese men’s basketball had quite the experience last week in the Bahamas where the Cowboys faced off against three of the island’s professional teams at the BBF Summer of Thunder event.
But there was more to the trip than just the winning, it was a valuable experience for everyone involved with the Cowboy program from the competition on the court to the team bonding off the floor.
“It was a phenomenal opportunity to represent McNeese State University in a foreign country,” said second year head coach Heath Schroyer. “It was an unbelievable experience from a cultural standpoint. I think our guys got a lot out of it and we got better as the week went on.
“We played against three professional teams. The team we played the first night had an average age of 31 and won their league championship last year. They lost to Temple on a last second shot the night before so they were a really talented team.”
NCAA rules state that teams can play out of the country once every four years and are allowed 10 practice days to prepare for such competition.
That’s a value Schroyer said you can’t put a price on.
“We went over there and got better. Having so many new guys getting real game experience, that really jump-started our season. Having the 10 days of practice, you can’t put a price or a value to what the trip meant to us as a team.”
In the three games (McNeese won two), returner Sha’Markus Kennedy and newcomer A.J. Lawson averaged 20 or more points per game – Kennedy with a 21.7 mark and Lawson at 20.7. Newcomer and sharp-shooter Dru Kuxhausen averaged 15.7 points a game while sinking 52 percent of his 3-point shots.
Returning all-conference player Roydell Brown led the way in rebounding with an 8.3 average.
Abbeville’s own Myles Hutchinson is a junior for McNeese. He averaged four points a game in the three games.
McNeese dropped the first game, 79-65, to the Commonwealth Bank Giants as Kennedy led the Cowboys with 22 points on 10 of 16 shooting while Lawson scored 21. Both notched double-digits in rebounds as well – Kennedy with 12 and Lawson 10.
As a team, the Cowboys connected on 54 percent of their shots from the floor (36 of 67) and held a 47-39 advantage on the glass.
The final game saw the Cowboys drum IBA Elite 114-72.
McNeese torched the nets with 59 percent shooting (42 of 71) including 15 of 25 from long range for 63 percent.
The Cowboys will return to the practice floor at the beginning of October when the official start to the 2019-20 season gets underway.

Mia Rose
St. Julien
A daughter, Mia Rose St. Julien, was born Monday, August 12, 2019, at Abbeville General to Crystal Lynn Parker and Dillan Paul St. Julien of Abbeville.

Cali Rose Spraggins
A daughter, Cali Rose Spraggins, was born Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Abbeville General to Cassie Mae Cornez and Kalif Stephon-Vallot Spraggins of Abbeville.

Leah Isabella Lacour
A daughter, Leah Isabella Lacour, was born Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at Abbeville General to Samantha Renee Lachaussee and James Ray Lacour of Abbeville.

Abel Cannon
Campbell
A son, Abel Cannon Campbell, was born Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Children’s Hospital to Sarah Henry and Bishop Campbell of Kaplan.

Cohen Ray
Menard
A son, Cohen Ray Menard, was born Monday, August 5, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Children’s Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Cody Menard of Maurice.
The mother is the former Miriah Fendley.
Aurora Jolee Rawls
A daughter, Aurora Jolee Rawls, was born Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Children’s Hospital to Jade Primeaux and Anthony Rawls of Kaplan.

Charles Ray
Perry
A son, Charles Ray Perry, was born Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Children’s Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Perry of Lafayette.
The mother is the former Emma Smith.

Jane Eleanor Curol
A daughter, Jane Eleanor Curol, was born Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Children’s Hospital to Mr.and Mrs. Jonathan Curol of Erath.
The mother is the former Emily Broussard.

Oliver Rivis
Callais
A son, Oliver Rivis Callais, was born Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Children’s Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Callais of Lafayette.
The mother is the former Sydney Sigur.