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Warren Perrin stands by the apology from the Queen.

Acadian Museum celebrates 18th annual Queen’s Proclamation

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 9:58am

On July 28, the Royal Proclamation Exhibit at the Acadian Museum will be open from 1:00 until the celebration of a memorial Mass at 4:00 at our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath by Fr. Metrejean and Fr. Bill Melancon.
The Mass will be dedicated to the thousands of Acadians who suffered and died during the ethnic cleansing in 1755—known as the Grand Dérangement.

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COVID cases rising in Vermilion Parish

Fri, 07/23/2021 - 11:37am

COVID-19 cases in Vermilion Parish have risen by 163 patients over an eight-day period.
On Tuesday of last week, there had been 5,914 cases of coronavirus in Vermilion Parish. As of Thursday, there are now 6,107 cases, an increase of 193 cases.
In the last week, one more person from Vermilion Parish has died of COVID-19, bringing the total to 127 deaths.
Vermilion Parish also has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the state at only 30 percent.

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Rebekah Bourgeois will play the role of St. Mary Magdalen.

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church to celebrate Feast Day

Thu, 07/22/2021 - 12:18pm

St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville will celebrate the Feast Day of their patroness on Thursday.
The feast will begin with a Mass at 6:30 a.m. with Fr. Louis Richard, pastor, presiding. The morning Mass will be followed by a reception of Madeline cookies and Coffee, hosted by the Ladies Altar Society.
This year, the parish will also host another celebration of St. Mary Magdalen in the evening with the performance of a new play called “In the Garden.”
The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

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School board members (left to right) Laura LeBeouf, Charlotte Detraz and Kibbie Pillette listen to Superintendent Tommy Byler’s presentation.

Vermilion Parish School district wants a 1/2 cent sales tax on ballot

Thu, 07/22/2021 - 12:09pm

The Vermilion Parish School Board gave the OK for school superintendent Tommy Byler to begin looking at putting a new 1/2 cent sales tax proposal on the ballot in the near future.
On Monday during a committee meeting, Byler requested permission from the board members to begin researching on what it would take to get a sales tax passed in Vermilion Parish.
Byler explained that the $4.3 million collected from the proposed 1/2 cent sales tax would go toward school employee salaries only.

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