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KAPLAN - The Kaplan Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office arrested 25-year-old Vermilion Parish resident Dylan Baudoin on nine charges involving three juveniles.
His total bond for the charges was over $2 million.
Kaplan Police Chief Josh Hardy said a parent filed the charges after seeing something on her child’s phone.
Chief Hardy said the Kaplan Police have two young victims (13 years old and under), while the Sheriff’s Office has a separate victim.

There is a growing trend of uncertified teachers statewide, as well as in Vermilion Parish.
In the past four years, the number of uncertified teachers in Vermilion Parish has more than doubled. In 2021, there were only 65 uncertified teachers out of approximately 675. By last year, this number increased to 112.
This school year, the number is now 125.

The Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) held its sixth annual “Leaders in Law Enforcement” event on August 5, 2025 at the City Club River Ranch in Lafayette.
This event honors sheriff’s offices, district attorney’s offices, police departments, and members of the Louisiana State Police who are making the most impact in their communities with the resources they have been allocated. This year’s awards were underwritten by the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation.