Sicilians have played an important role in the culture of Abbeville and Vermilion Parish.
On Saturday, that culture will be celebrated.
The Sicilian Celebration will take place on Saturday, March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sam Guarino Blacksmith Shop Museum and Heritage Center located at 304 S. State Street in Abbeville. Admission is free.
Councilman Tony Hardy (left) and Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. take part in discussion regarding curfew for minors.
There’s the old saying that nothing good happens after...
Well, everyone has an opinion on that time.
However, the idea is that if you find yourself home by a certain time of night, you won’t find yourself in trouble.
Councilman Francis Touchet Jr.’s idea to help keep minors out of trouble, and in turn, curb crime and other issues that have occurred in Abbeville, is to implement an earlier curfew for anyone under 18.
“We have to give more teeth to the ordinance in reference to a curfew for our kids who are minors,” Touchet said.
Mike Hardy
Abbeville Chief of Police Mike Hardy will be receiving a raise.
During a regular meeting on Tuesday, the Abbeville City Council voted 3-1 to approve a $20,000 salary increase for Hardy, whose current term began last July. Hardy previously served as Abbeville chief from 1990 to 2002.
Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Councilman Carlton Campbell and Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. voted in favor. Councilwoman Terry Broussard opposed it, saying she favored a $10,000 increase. Councilman Tony Hardy, the chief’s brother, abstained from voting.
Sonya Louviere was honored by her teachers for bosses day at Rene Rost Middle School earlier in the year. This week she found out she was nominated for state principal of the year.
KAPLAN — The Louisiana Department of Education announced its 2024 Principal of the Year semifinalists.
These principals represent schools and systems across the state.
Vermilion Parish is proud to announce that it has one of the 57 principals on the list. Sonya Louviere, the principal of Rene Rost Middle School, made the list.
She has been the principal at Rene Rost Middle for five years and has no plans to leave the school soon.
Thomas Vallo sits by the metal detector that students and visitors walk through at Abbeville High School.
In October, the Vermilion Parish School Board ramped security by placing metal detectors in all schools. Five months later, the metal detectors are still being used today.
At 99 percent of the schools, the metal detectors are randomly used three days a week. In other words, the school administration decides when students have to walk through the metal detectors.
Some schools can use metal detectors before entering or walking out of the classroom.
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