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Maurice Alderman Howell passes away

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:46pm
Mayor: ‘He will be greatly missed’
Shaun Hearen

MAURICE — Maurice Alderman Lynn Howell has passed away at 55.

Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot said Howell’s family informed him on Wednesday. A cause of death has not been released.

“They said he went peacefully,” Theriot said Wednesday afternoon.

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Two now running for Erath Chief of Police

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:44pm
Qualifying for March 25 ends on Friday

Qualifying for the March 25 election began Wednesday morning and a race for one office in the parish has materialized as a result.

Two people qualified for Chief of Police in Erath. Bart Boullion signed up to run as a Republican. Anna LaPointe, listed as a Democrat, also qualified.

The race is to fill the unexpired term of late Chief Gerald Hebert, who passed away last September. The Erath Board of Aldermen assigned LaPointe to serve as chief following Hebert’s death.

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Parish Government Day begins this morning for students

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:41pm

Vermilion Parish Government Day is a special project of the Area F American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary.

The project, co-sponsored by the Vermilion Parish School Board and the Parish Police Jury, has been operating for 54 years.

This year Government Day will be held on Jan. 12 and 13 in the Vermilion Parish Courthouse starting at 8 a.m. The program is guided by Area F Commander, Boni Suire; Area F President and secretary Vicki Betts; School Board coordinator Madeline DeHart; Gale Luquette; and Treasurer, Tony Betts . Members of Posts/Units 29, 271, and 279 assist. Erath Post/Unit 279 is the host post this year..

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Great comeback

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:39pm
Eagles down 18 at half, rally to beat Ascension
Chris Rosa

Whatever Vermilion Catholic basketball coach Mike McCoy told his players at halftime against Ascension Episcopal on Tuesday, worked, because in the second half, the VC Eagles were a totally different team.

VC, now 7-3 overall and 3-0 in District 7A, found itself down 28-14 at halftime. Then came the half time speech, and the Eagles outscored Ascension 35-17 in the second half en route to a 49-45 district win at home.

The win keeps the Eagles in a two way tie for first place with Lafayette Christian Academy, who are 3-0 in district and 12-4 overall.

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Honeybears’ rally falls short in the second half against LCA

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:34pm

GUEYDAN - The Gueydan Honeybears had to climb out of a hole they dug themselves in against Lafayette Christian Academy, only to fall short 35-34 in a District 7A contest on Tuesday.

Gueydan, playing in front of a large home crowd, had trouble making a bucket in the first half.

Gueydan went 0-17 from the field before making its first bucket at the 5:17 mark in the second quarter.

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Auxiliary Unit 29 supports community

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:30pm
Unit donates supplies to local schools

The American Legion Auxiliary Vermilion Unit 29 once again shows their support to local schools and the education of our children.

Through their “Give 10 To Education” program they distributed supplies to four different schools in the area, giving ten supplies to each one.

The recipients were Seventh Ward Elementary, Eaton Park Elementary, Herod Elementary and J. H. Williams Middle School.

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The reset failure

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:26pm
Rich Lowry

President Barack Obama has finally had it with Russia. It only took eight years of cold reality -- topped off by the Russian interference in the November election -- to make the outgoing president almost cleareyed about the Kremlin.

Not that Obama is ready to admit error. Asked by George Stephanopoulos on Sunday if he underestimated Vladimir Putin, Obama said no, he had only missed how cyberhacking could be used to meddle in our electoral system -- in other words, it was a technical mistake, rather than a fundamental misassessment of a foreign adversary.

Perhaps the president can be forgiven for not being more forthright, since it would require acknowledging how spectacularly his reset failed. President Obama began his term with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presenting her Russian counterpart with a (mistranslated) reset button, and ended it watching the Kremlin target Hillary Clinton's party and campaign team with no evident respect for U.S. sovereignty or fear of U.S. retaliation.

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Political ads found new home in 2016

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:23pm
Jeremy Alford

The share of political ad spending long held by broadcast television took a major dive in 2016 as campaigns in Louisiana and across the national turned their attention more to online platforms.

It’s yet another sign that the media landscape is in transition — and that the shift could help color Louisiana’s campaigns to come.

On the production side of political advertising, basic operations like writing, shooting and editing expanded last year as the final product — commercials and campaign spots — grew shorter.

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Mary Louise Batiste

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 1:18pm
July 30, 1961 - January 04, 2017

ABBEVILLE – Funeral services for Mary Batiste is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 13, 2017 at Macedonia Baptist Church – 607 S. Bailey Street – with burial in St. Paul Cemetery. Rev. E. J. Guidry will officiate the service.

Mary Batiste (55), a long time resident of Abbeville passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at New Iberia Manor South Nursing Home. She had been employed by Abbeville General Hospital for over ten years.

She leaves to mourn her passing one brother, Kenneth James Batiste of Abbeville, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

Visitation will take place at the Macedonia Baptist Church Friday, January 13, from 7:00 A.M. until time of service.
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Kinchen Funeral Home – 218 N. St. Valerie Street (337) 898- 9595 is in charge of final arrangements. Additionally, condolences to the family may be expressed on our website at: www.kinchenfuneralhome.com.

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