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North Vermilion freshman Aryelle Cormier practices on her new Chromebook before Wednesday.

‘Distance Learning’: North Vermilion High School students staying home this week to learn on their brand new Chromebooks

Tue, 08/31/2021 - 1:14pm

All public school students in Vermilion Parish will return to school on Wednesday, except for students at one high school.
North Vermilion High School students will be learning, but it will not be in a classroom. They will be at home, sitting in front of their brand new Chromebook computer. Each parish high school student and middle school student was loaned a $250 Chromebook laptop to be used whenever there is no school. In addition, the school district purchased 11,000 Chromebooks.

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Paul Barras

Barras retires from U.S. Army after 30 years

Tue, 08/31/2021 - 9:04am

After 30 years of serving in the U.S. Army, Paul Barras of Abbeville has decided to retire and accept a civilian job at Tulane University Hospital and a teaching position at LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans.
His official retirement date was Aug. 1, 2021.
Barras, the son of Ray and Jane Barras of Abbeville, graduated from Abbeville in 1984 and then attended USL where he graduated in nursing in 1988.

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Maurice Board of Aldermen set to grow

Tue, 08/31/2021 - 9:02am

MAURICE — It may be a tight squeeze, but Maurice will soon have to make room for two new members of the Board of Aldermen.
Coming as no surprise, the result of the 2020 U.S. Census confirmed that Maurice would officially become a town. According to the Census, released this month, Maurice has a population of 2,118. That puts Maurice well over the threshold to move from a village to a town.
“We had almost 120% increase,” Mayor Wayne Theriot said during the monthly Board of Aldermen meeting on Aug. 18. “For the 2010 Census, we were 964.

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Sandbags available in Maurice

Thu, 08/26/2021 - 11:59am

MAURICE — Mayor Wayne Theriot announced Thursday morning that sandbags are available for village of Maurice residents.
“As we prepare for the approaching storm,” Therito said, “sand and bags are available in front of the Maurice Police Station at 115 West Corine Street.
This is available to the residents of the Village of Maurice. Residents outside of the Village can obtain sand form the area 4 Vermilion Parish Police Jury barn located at 13531 Gladu Road, Kaplan or any other police jury barns.

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