Shown after execution of the Full Requirements agreement are, from left, Erath Councilman Scott Bernard, Erath Mayor Taylor Mencacci, and LEPA General Manager Kevin Bihm.
Members of the Erath Town Council voted to become a Full Requirements Member of LEPA at its meeting on Jan. 12.
The LEPA Board of Directors then approved the agreement at its Jan. 15 meeting.
Nathaniel “The Rock” Nixon, a former inmate, shares his message with trusties at the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center.
Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais looks on as Nathaniel Nixon calls retired VPCC Warden Hubert Trahan.
Nathaniel Nixon, Warden Sammy LaPorte, Judge Richard J. Putnam III and Sheriff Eddie Langlinais talk outside at the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center.
Roderick Darby from Vermilion Reach Group, Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, Judge Richard J. Putnam, III, Nathaniel Nixon and Warden Sammy LaPorte
Nathaniel “The Rock” Nixon, a former inmate at both Vermilion Parish Correctional Center (VPCC) and Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, recently returned to VPCC to share his personal testimony with trusty inmates, offering his candid reflection on crime, incarceration, accountability, and personal transformation.
During his visit, Nixon recounted his last arrest in the early 2000s by current Warden Sammy LaPorte and the 45-year sentence imposed by then-prosecutor Richard J. Putnam, III, who now presides as Abbeville City Court Judge.
The Vermilion Parish episode of will be screened this Friday at the library in Abbeville.
Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) and the City of Abbeville invite the public to a free advance screening of the LA64 episode featuring Vermilion Parish on Friday, Jan. 30, at 6 p.m. at the Vermilion Parish Library – Abbeville Branch.
The event marks the first public screening of LA64 and the official kickoff of LPB’s new travel series. The full 30-minute Vermilion Parish episode will be shown ahead of the series’ broadcast premiere on Monday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. on LPB.
When basketball season began in November, North Vermilion High School created a graphic to explain the process of getting an electronic ticket.
Three Vermilion Parish high schools have gone cashless for sporting events.
This change means that only digital payments are accepted for tickets and concessions.
Attendees must use digital payment methods, such as cards or mobile apps, to purchase tickets and concessions, which streamlines the process.
Since the start of the basketball season, North Vermilion High, Abbeville High, and Kaplan High have implemented cashless payment for event entry.
Trenten Perry was booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center. His total bond is $2.1 million.
UPDATE: Sheriff's Office adds more charges
Trenten Perry is facing more charges after he allegedly stole a van with a baby in the backseat.
Perry is accused of stealing a van parked at Maltrait Memorial School in Kaplan. The mother had left the van running and unlocked while she went inside to get another child, leaving her baby in a car seat in the back.
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022
219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548