Dereck Viator
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, an arrest has been made in connection with the deaths of Cody Fell and Abigail Clark who were found deceased inside a burned SUV on Claude Road
Chris Hebert
Two weeks ago, school board member Ricky Broussard, from the Erath area, resigned due to family issues.
Jerome Puyau
Six months before the Vermilion Parish’s superintendent Jerome Puyau contract ends, the school board has decided to evaluate the superintendent.
The School Board is looking at letting only high school students bring cell phones on campus. But not every school board member likes that idea because they fear students will use them in the classroom.
The Vermilion School Board has two big decisions to make for next school year.
The 2016 honorees chosen for the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame were recognized April 30. Bill Richardson, LSU vice president for agriculture, fourth from the right, top row, said the 4-H program’s success can be attributed to the efforts of 4-H leaders and volunteers. From left to right, top row, are Blair Hebert receiving the award for Ernest Freyou, of Iberia Parish; John Lee, of Lincoln Parish; Andrew Montgomery for his grandfather, the late Andy Loftus, of DeSoto Parish; Kay Stough, of Caddo Parish; Richardson; Gerald Wood, of St. James Parish; Michael Dartez, of Vermilion Parish; and Paul Coreil, of Baton Rouge. Bottom row, Jessica Fontenot, daughter of the late Ted Johnson; Catherine Yvonne Normand, of St. Landry Parish; Pat Evans, of Morehouse Parish; Sara Seals, of Baton Rouge; and Rita Marceaux, of Vermilion Parish.
MANSURA – A dozen honorees, including Rita Marceaux and Michael Dartez of Vermilion Parish, were inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame on April 30.
Abbeville water customers no longer have to boil water prior to consuming it.
The water boil advisory in Abbeville has been lifted.
Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza announced the lifting of the advisory at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Schools in Abbeville will remain closed on Tuesday after the city issued a boil advisory early Monday morning.
The boil advisory forced the closure of schools in the city.
The City of Abbeville has issued a boil advisory.
The city issued the advisory early Monday after discovering a problem with the water system.
Kevin Guidry
KAPLAN — The City of Kaplan is mourning the loss of one of their City Councilman.
Kevin Guidry, 52, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 5, after a brief illness.
At approximately 7:11 a.m. on Wednesday, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Patrol Division investigated a motorcycle fatality on Guillot Road in the Youngsville area near the Lafayette and Vermilion Parish line.
James Harber
James Harber remains in the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center with a bond set at more than $4.6 million.
Sondra Evans
An Abbeville woman arrested last year in connection to the operation of a meth lab in the city has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Abbeville’s Tayla Willis (right) gets a clean block of a shot by Gueydan’s Ke’Ara Charles (13).
The Gueydan HoneyBears dodged a bullet in their opening game of the Coca-Cola VC Yuletide Tournament on Tuesday.
One Abbeville councilman is tired of seeing prime acreage at the Abbeville Chris Crusta Airport not being used to its fullest potential.
