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On Dec. 7, shortly after 8 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash involving a pedestrian on US Highway 167 near Leblanc Road in Lafayette Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 37-year-old Ricky Verret of Maurice.  

Update: Update: Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais is pleased to report that as of approximately 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 5, escaped inmate Gavin Garnica has been apprehended along I-10 west of Lafayette, Louisiana and is now in custody.
Sheriff Langlinais extends his sincere gratitude to all assisting agencies whose swift response and coordinated efforts helped to bring the manhunt for Garnica to a close.
Further details regarding the escape, manhunt, and apprehension are forthcoming.

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For so many farmers, the effort is about family.
That is truly the case when it comes to this year’s Rotary Club of Abbeville Farmer of the Year Award. On Nov. 19, the club presented the honor to Kelsi and Amanda Duhon.
“It is definitely an honor,” Amanda Duhon. “We were very shocked. We’re just so thankful to be a part of this community.”
Rotarian Mark Shirley, who announced the Duhons as the honorees, said it shouldn’t come as a surprise.