Due to the widespread flooding in all the Acadiana area, the Sunday edition of the Abbeville Meridional cannot be printed today because flooding in the printing facility.
Officials in Erath have called for a curfew that will begin at 10 p.m.
The curfew will last until 5 a.m. on Saturday.
Several roads in the town have flooded.
Two cars are flooded on the northern end of the parish.
As of 11 a.m. Friday, Vermilion Parish Police Jury President Ron Darby has declared a state of emergency for Vermilion Parish as a result of severe weather.
Flooding on Lopez Road north of Delcambre.
Sheriff Mike Couvillon is asking the residents of Vermilion Parish who may live in flood prone areas to please monitor the weather and rainfall forecasts closely for the next couple of days and con
All public schools in Vermilion Parish will close at 11 a.m.
Vermilion Parish Superintendent Jerome Puyau announced the decision at 9:45 a.m.
Vermilion Catholic High School and Mount Carmel Elementary in Abbeville will dismiss at 11:45 a.m.
School officials made the announcement at 9:30 a.m.
According to Vermilion Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the following roads in Vermilion Parish have seen flooding:
Grosse Isle Road
Denby Road
The Abbeville Police are still searching for a man who abducted a nurse at gunpoint.
Dirt work is being done to create a new curve south of Erath.
There is a curve south of Erath on La. 331 that drivers have to slow down to 25 miles per hour in order to make the curve.
Each year the Gueydan Duck Festival chooses an honoree for their celebration. This year, for the 40th anniversary, the Duck Festival Association’s board of directors are proud to announce this year’s honorees to be the past Duck Festival Queens. The association acknowledges the hard work that is given each year from their queens. Attending the Wine and Cheese are from left, Tammy Spell, Stephanie Williams, Schuyler Poche, Jaimee Gandy, Wendy Smilth, K’Rees Broussard, Emily Ogea, Mischa Moore, Jessica Fluitt, Madison Saunier, Kristy Guillory and Taylor Trahan.
Gueydan Duck Festival Cook-Off Chairman recently announced one of the grand prizes for the main event happening at the Festival Grounds Sunday, August 28. A 43 inch flat screen TV will be given as first prize along with an appearance on the John Fose cooking show.
As the 40th Gueydan Duck Festival approaches, volunteers are busy preparing for the annual festival.
As of 8:40 a.m. this morning, the Abbeville Police Department has been investigating an abduction of a female at a local medical building.
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.
