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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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Joey Hebert

Vermilion Parish's Joey Hebert had a passion for education, people

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 10:34am

Vermilion Parish is mourning the loss of former educator Joey Hebert, who passed away peacefully at his residence in Henry due to cancer at the age of 74.
Hebert spent 35 years in the Vermilion Parish education system, and he closed out his career as the superintendent for five years from 2002 to 2007.
Funeral services for Hebert will be held at St. John’s Catholic Church in Henry, with public visitation starting at 9:30 a.m., a rosary at 11:30 a.m., and the funeral mass at 1 p.m. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum in Erath.

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