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“It’s like a cross between dog food and burnt pizza,” said one attendee of the smell permeating the hot July air at Omega Protein, a sustainable menhaden processing plant near Abbeville.
He was part of a group of 4-H youths participating in Marsh Maneuvers.
For more than 30 years, LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant coastal specialist Mark Shirley has been leading the five-day camp, which teaches Louisiana students about the importance of marsh and coastal environments. It’s split into four-week groupings every July.

Qualifying for the Oct. 14 will wrap up this afternoon.
Candidates interested in running for any of the offices for this election can qualify at Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court Diane Meaux Broussard’s office, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Broussard’s office is located on the first floor of the Vermilion Parish Courthouse in downtown Abbeville.

Here is the list of candidates who have qualified as of Thursday:

Vermilion Parish Assessor
• Gabe Marceaux

Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court
• Diane Meaux Broussard
• Jude Savoie

VERMILION PARISH — The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) has arrested a Kaplan man for setting fire to an ex-girlfriend’s recreational vehicle while she was inside.
Hunter Harrington, 25, was booked on one count each of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder and Aggravated Arson. Additional charges were included from another agency.
In the overnight hours of August 3, the Kaplan Fire Department responded to a report of an RV fire located in the 100 block of St. Peter Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find the female resident had safely escaped the fire.