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Vermilion Parish School System monitoring weather

Tue, 03/23/2021 - 9:30am

Vermilion Parish School System Superintendent Tommy Byler said Tuesday morning that school officials are taking precautions due to the weather.
“We are in shelter in place in our schools and are currently monitoring the weather forecast and are in contact with all of our schools,” Byler said in a post on social media. “Seniors who leave early will not be leaving until this weather has passed.”
Byler said individual schools will be sending text letting you know when they have concluded any shelters in place at their schools.

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Here is an example of paintings on display in Abbeville.

Swamp Spirits traveling exhibit needs photographers, artists

Mon, 03/22/2021 - 2:12pm

Swamp Spirits is a traveling exhibit that goes to each museum in Vermilion Parish.
Each year photos of the swamp are submitted to be painted by various artists in the area to be put on display. One photograph is selected and the artists take inspiration and put their own style on to a 30in by 40 in canvas.. This year they are searching for swamp photographs to choose an image to paint for the exhibit and new artists to paint their perspective of the photo.

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Dr. Tina Stefanski.

STEFANSKI BECAME PUBLIC FACE OF COVID-19 RESPONSE

Mon, 03/22/2021 - 10:35am

SANDY MELANCON / THE CROWLEY POST-SIGNAL
One of Acadiana’s most trusted voices throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been that of Dr. Tina Stefanski.
As the medical director of the Louisiana Office of Public Health for Region 4 (Acadiana), she has spent the past year dashing from meetings with doctors and public officials to televised news conferences to schools to public health units to numerous public speaking engagements, always sharing the latest news and advice on COVID.

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The church has used the old gym as a community center for several years.

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The former E. Broussard High School score clock still hangs in the gym to this day.

Church has used old E. Broussard High without any contract

Mon, 03/22/2021 - 10:21am

While old schools in Vermilion Parish are being torn down (Herod High and Henry High), there is still an old high school that has found its purpose in its community despite it being closed for 31 years.
The class of 1991 was the last class to graduate from E, Broussard High School. Because of consolidation in 1991, those students went to either Seventh Ward or Kaplan High School.
E. Broussard High School remains standing, and one building has gotten plenty of use since it’s closure.

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Kaplan Council votes to save residents money

Thu, 03/18/2021 - 1:07pm

Tuesday night, the Kaplan City Council approved a resolution offering lower rates to level billing for customers who may see an increase in their April utility bills.
February was a cold one for all in Louisiana, and something residents are not used to and hard to prepare for. Still, when utility bills arrive, people often begin struggling to pay the higher rates in usage.
Mayor Kloesel mentioned that the bills could be higher partly because of the increase in demand and partly because of the storm’s stressed energy market.

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