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Despite knowing that the Vermilion Parish School Board may have to spend $2.1 million on teacher salaries next year because of the governor’s unfunded mandate, and considering a possible rise in he
Circumstances, one tragic and another legislative, have affected the upcoming transition for the local government in the city of Abbeville.
Doris Langlinais Jr.
Doris Langlinais Jr. had the support of the Abbeville City Council on Tuesday, when that body voted unanimously to make him the permanent chief of the fire department.
The community is invited to join in a special celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with an inspiring patriotic walking tour through historic downtown.
Neal Richard
Newly elected Abbeville Councilman Neal Richard passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning at his home in Abbeville.
Sports
Jacolby Campbell
If you catch an Abbeville Wildcats football game in the next two years, you might be watching a future LSU Tiger wide receiver.
Colby Berberich holds his club championship trophy.
Colby Berberich might be the only person to win the Southern Oaks Club Championship twice with a 14-year gap between his first and second titles.
Abbeville High School is seeking a new head boys basketball coach following Trevor Eaton’s decision to transfer to North Vermilion High School.
John Thompson is no longer the Kaplan head football coach after only one season.
KAPLAN — Kaplan High School is now looking to fill the head football coaching position after filling it less than a year ago.
The Kaplan Lady Pirates take a group photo with the second place trophy.
SULPHUR – The Kaplan Lady Pirates came up short in the Division II Non-Select championship game on Sunday.
Lifestyle
Hooked on Crochet is among the many activities offered at the Vermilion Council on Aging.
The Vermilion Council on Aging, Inc.
Photo by Paul Kieu / University of Louisiana at Lafayette
UL Lafayette conferred 1,775 degrees, including nearly 100 from Vermilion Parish, during Spring 2026 Commencement exercises on Friday, May 15.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette awarded 1,775 degrees on Friday, May 15, during Spring 2026 Commencement exercises.
Red, White and Blue has been added to the flower bed at the Vermilion Parish War Memorial in downtown Abbeville.
The Vermilion Parish War Memorial, located in downtown Abbeville, commemorates the sacrifices of so many.
Public Safety
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the multiple arrests for narcotics rela
Kinnie Leshon Henderson Jr.
Two people have been booked in connection to a shooting earlier this month that left one man dead.
Obits
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St.
Vermilion Today
Abbeville Meridional
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The Kaplan Herald
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Kaplan, LA 70548