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Nona Hutchinson
October 28, 1933 ~ December 6, 2020ABBEVILLE — Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at St. Paul Cemetery honoring the life of Nona Hutchinson, 87, who died Sunday,...
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Gueydan kicks off 2021 with Winter Festival
GUEYDAN – “Join us for a fun-filled festival in the park. There will be bands, vendors, and plenty more to see and experience,” says Gueydan Mayor Jude Reese. After the successful launch of the...
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Vermilion Parish School System will use new quarantine guidelines
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, close contact to someone who is positive required a 14-day quarantine. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made changes to the...
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LSU Partnerships Improve Hurricane Storm Surge Forecasts for Louisiana, Nation
BATON ROUGE – During the record-breaking 2020 hurricane season, more people than ever turned to LSU’s Coastal Emergency Risk Assessment, or CERA tool, which visualizes ADCIRC storm surge predictions,...
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Suspect Identified in Crowley Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation
CROWLEY — On December 7, 2020, the Crowley Police Department requested the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving a Crowley police...
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Willie Joseph Renard
DELCAMBRE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted for Willie Joseph Renard, age 86, at 10:00 am on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Delcambre. Fr. Buddy...
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Mary Anne Hargrave
July 26, 1939 ~ December 8, 2020KAPLAN — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of...
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BUSINESS GROUP HONORS CLOUD
State Sen. Heather Cloud, left, received a Minuteman award from Dawn Starns, state director of National Federation of Independent Business. (Photo by Tony Marks/Ville Platte Gazette)TONY MARKS / VILLE...
View ArticleGovernors promise rapid distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
By David Jacobs | The Center Square(The Center Square) – Four southern governors pledged at a White House “vaccine summit” Tuesday that their states are ready to begin distributing COVID-19 vaccines as...
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Deborah Ann Bertrand Stelly
November 18, 1948 ~ December 5, 2020ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Deborah Ann Bertrand...
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Ruben C. Perro
ABBEVILLE — A Graveside Celebration of Life will be held for Mr. Ruben Charles Perro, Sr., 74 at 12:30 P.M. Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Grosse Isle, LA. A...
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James Joseph, Jr.
ABBEVILLE – A Home-going Celebration honoring the life of Mr. James Joseph, Jr. 80, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Arc of The Covenant Deliverance Ministries, 210 South...
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Violence: The worst tool for change
Jim DavidsonIf you read my column on a regular basis, you know the various topics and subjects I address are not about current events, but rather they involve principles or examples that are timeless...
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Josh Sagrera helping Eagles in multiple aspects
Photo by Ethan Trangmar Josh Sagrera (4) has played multiple roles in helping the Eagles reach the Division IV semifinals.BY Neal McClelland Special to The MeridionalVermilion Catholic senior Josh...
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Annie Mae Stelly Guilbeaux
May 12, 1930 ~ December 8, 2020ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church honoring the life of...
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Frank Louis Boudreaux, Jr.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at 2:00 PM, December 14, 2020, at St. Edmond Catholic Church in Lafayette for Mr. Frank Louis Boudreaux, Jr., 80, who died on Monday, December 7, 2020...
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VC faces unfamiliar, but tough challenge
There is no real history between the Vermilion Catholic Eagles (8-0) and the Ouachita Christian Eagles (8-1). The schools have only played each other once, in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs...
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Eagles on the verge
VC plays host to Ouachita Christian; winner goes to title gamePhoto by Ethan Trangmar The Vermilion Catholic Eagles will take the field tonight with a chance to reach the Division IV title game. The...
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Patrick Mark Frederick
November 14, 1957 ~ December 15, 2020ABBEVILLE — A memorial will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Patrick Mark Frederick, 63,...
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Shirley Broussard
ERATH – A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted for Mrs. Whitney Broussard, Jr., the former Shirley Bourque, age 83, at 1:00 pm Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church....
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