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ERATH HIGH - Front Row: (L-R) Seniors - Mary Grace White and Regan Granger; 2nd Row (L-R) Juniors - Ellie Mire, Kenzie Segura, Claire Pigott, Izzy Bernard, Madeline Zegura; 3rd Row (L-R) Sophomores - Abigail Zegura, Courtney Quibodeaux, Ava Hunt, Libby DesOrmeaux; Back Row (L-R) Kynnedi Latiolais, Naomi Wyble, Emma Gauthier, Anna-Claire Hebert, Mollie-Grace Duplantis, Paityn Pilette, and Aubrey Landry

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NORTH VERMILION - Top: Avery Folsom, Julie Romero, Jaycie Hardy, Claire Gerard, Annalyn Irby, Emma Guidry; Bottom: Gabby Leonard, Gracyn Meaux, Camille Davidson, Kylie Istre and Marlee Nugier

Erath, North Vermilion bring home national dance titles

Wed, 02/05/2025 - 10:21am

Vermilion Parish is now the proud home of two National Champion Dance Teams.
Over the weekend, North Vermilion’s Dream Team Dance Team and the Erath Extreme Dance Team won their Varsity Game Day National Championship in Orlando, FL.
Erath is the Medium Varsity Division II Game Day National Champions. 
North Vermilion is the Small Varsity Division II Game Day National Champions.
It is the second year in a row that the Dream Team has won the championship in Game Day.

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City Hall in Abbeville now has 24 calendar windows.

Abbeville City Hall turns into large Advent Calendar

Sat, 12/07/2024 - 1:38pm

Abbeville now has the largest Advent calendar displayed in Vermilion Parish and possibly Acadiana.
Cristian LeJeune, Abbeville’s digital media and communication assistant, found a creative way to make Abbeville City Hall look festive for Christmas.
LeJeune discovered that City Hall has 24 windows, making it an ideal place for an Advent Calendar.
She created a large paper wreath with the calendar day number on each painted wreath.
Each number illuminates, indicating the corresponding day of Advent.
LeJeune got the idea of the calendar from other cities.

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This is an aerial view of the Texaco Gas Station fire in Delcambre. Photo by Tylar Lewis

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Volunteer firemen battle the flames.

Closing of Texaco Station due to fire will have major impact to community of Delcambre

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:58am

DELCAMBRE - The loss of the Texaco Gas Station is going to have a major impact on the town of Delcambre.
A fire broke out at the Hot Food Corner restaurant within the Texaco gas station on Veterans Memorial, resulting in the complete loss of the building and the fuel depot.
Despite the efforts of six fire departments, including Delcambre, Iberia, Fire District 1, Rynella, Erath, and BOM, the damage was too extensive to contain. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries.
The Champagne family own the Texaco Gas Station.

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An argument at an Abbeville youth baseball game in May has resulted in three adults being banned from entering all Abbeville parks until their court date next month.

Abbeville City council bans three from city parks

Fri, 07/05/2024 - 10:51am

The Abbeville City Council has banned three individuals from entering any of Abbeville’s parks until they go before a judge next month.
The city council voted 4-0 to ban Justin Vincent, Angelique Soelv, and Angelique’s daughter Jalearreia Soelv from Abbeville Parks until the hearing. Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. was absent from the meeting.
Mayor White made the recommendation to not allow them in the parks because they were allegedly involved in an incident at A. A. Comeaux Park on May 22.

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