VERMILION PARISH – Shortly after 11 p.m. on July 4, 2021, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 82 near Ranch Road in Vermilion Parish. The crash took the life of 36-year-old Kelly B. Desormeaux of Prairieville.
Ken Taylor is congratulated by Rotarians after hearing he just won the Rotarian of the Year award.
Rotary President Chris Duhon (left) presents Ken Taylor with the award.
On Wednesday, the Abbeville Rotary Club held their installation banquet where they recognized the 2020-2021 Rotarian of the Year.
That award went to 88-year-old Ken Taylor from Abbeville.
Outgoing Rotary President Chris Duhon presented the award to Taylor at the banquet.
“I did not see it coming,” Taylor told the Rotarians.
Duhon explained why Taylor deserved the award.
The Moutons have been involved with the Fourth of July Association for 31 years. This is their final year associated with the celebration. On Sunday they will be honored as the Grand Marshals of the parade.
ERATH - Dennis and Natalie Mouton, long-time members of the Erath Fourth of July Association, have been selected to serve as grand marshals of this year’s Erath Fourth of July Parade.
The parade will take place Sunday at 5 p.m. through Erath. The fire works show will be at 9 p.m. on Sunday.
The Moutons are true assets to the Erath Fourth of July Association.
The Moutons have been members of the Fourth of July Association for 31 years.
ERATH — The Erath Fourth of July Celebration is back and it gets underway today.
After a year of absence due to COVID-19, the celebration is back. It will be a five-day celebration that starts today and ends on Sunday.
Erath Mayor Taylor Mencacci is happy to have the celebration return to Erath.
Whooping crane chick from the 2021 nesting season.
Patience has paid off for one of Louisiana’s female whooping cranes that was a part of the initial population from 2011The female crane, designated L7-11, laid the first egg of the experimental population in 2014. However, that attempt, along with subsequent others for her, were unsuccessful. But this year, two eggs hatched and, as of this writing, both chicks are alive.
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