Abbeville Police investigating homicide; occurred early morning on Tuesday
The Abbeville Police Department is actively investigating a homicide which occurred on East Oak Street in the early morning hours of June 2. No details of the investigation are being released at this...
View ArticleCashing in on contact tracing
Michelle MalkinLook out. An "army of contact tracers" is about to be unleashed on America. Corporations, political lobbyists and government bureaucracies all win. Privacy, freedom and family autonomy...
View ArticleTime to unmask America
jeff CrouereIn the fight against the spread of Covid-19, a big dividing line in our country today is whether to wear a face mask or not. It also seems to have political connotations. For example, for...
View ArticleLouisiana will move into Phase Two
It was long-awaited good news for certain businesses when Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Monday he will move Louisiana into Phase 2. Phase 2 will go into effect on Friday of this week. Phase 2...
View ArticleUL Lafayette has website to help guide students’ return to campus
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is putting its plans for the safe resumption of on-campus courses and operational functions this fall at users’ fingertips. A website launched Monday. It houses...
View ArticleDanielle Marie Leger
ERATH — A Mass of Christian Burial for Danielle Marie Leger, 36, will be private for the family. Public visitation will be in David Funeral Home of Erath Thursday, June 4, 2020 from 5:00PM until 9:00PM...
View ArticleDriver Killed in Head-On Crash in St. Martin Parish
ST. MARTIN PARISH – Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on June 4, 2020, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 182 near Boudreaux Road in St. Martin Parish. The crash...
View ArticleDeadline approaches for P-EBT free lunch program for Vermilion Parish School...
The state of Louisiana has approved the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program, which will help families who normally receive free and reduced-price meals at school purchase groceries...
View ArticleGOVERNOR DECLARES EMERGENCY FOR CRISTOBAL
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday declared a state of emergency in advance of Tropical Depression Cristobal, which is currently forecast to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico to become a Tropical Storm...
View ArticleRita Ann Mayard Hebert
April 14, 1933 ~ May 29, 2020ABBEVILLE—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 5, 2020 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Rita Ann Mayard Hebert, 87,...
View ArticleAbbeville's ‘Gold Fish Pond’
Area near new sidewalk will soon be filled to eliminate standing waterThere’s a new pond in downtown Abbeville, at least for the moment. Numerous people have taken notice. Councilman Brady Broussard...
View ArticleDyson avoids quitting nursing program to fullfil childhood dream
India Dyson of Abbeville made her childhood dream come true last month by finishing the Louisiana Practical Nursing Program on the Gulf Area Campus in Abbeville. Dyson was one of 40 graduates who...
View ArticleAbbeville Council concerned about three recent Abbeville murders
During a meeting on May 5, members of the Abbeville City Council shared their concerns about recent shooting deaths in the city. Those concerns are now amplified after a shooting left 20-year-old Aaron...
View ArticleMayor announces sand, bags are available in Kaplan
KAPLAN — According to Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel, sand and sandbags are available today (Friday, June 5) at the city yard 412 S. Herpin (Corner of S. Herpin and E. Amy) for residents within the city...
View ArticleComeaux ready to help move J.H. Williams forward
Former assistant named middle school’s new principalWhen students eventually return to school in Vermilion Parish, there will be some new faces in leadership roles. May has meant movement for multiple...
View ArticleMaurice residents question pipe on construction site
They want to know who gave OK to close in ditch with steel pipeMAURICE — A handful of Maurice residents had concerns when they saw a few hundred feet of steel pipe on the grounds where construction is...
View ArticleToups is Awarded Dwayne A. Zaunbrecher Memorial Scholarship
Lane William Toups is the 2020 recipient of the Dwayne A. Zaunbrecher/Vermilion Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer and Rancher Memorial Scholarship. Dwayne was a life-long member of Vermilion Parish...
View ArticleGet up off your knees
By Michelle MalkinDear law-abiding Americans: You have done nothing wrong. Being white is not a crime. Being a Trump voter is not a crime. Being a police officer sworn to "protect and serve" every day...
View ArticleLogan Anthony Rana
A Celebration of Life Gathering for Logan Anthony Rana, 20, will be held on June 10, 2020, from 2:00PM - 4:00PM with a service at 3:30PM at David Funeral Home of Lafayette on Youngsville Hwy. Logan, a...
View ArticleLogan Anthony Rana
A Celebration of Life Gathering for Logan Anthony Rana, 20, will be held on June 10, 2020, from 2:00PM - 4:00PM with a service at 3:30PM at David Funeral Home of Lafayette on Youngsville Hwy. Logan, a...
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