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Blair Menard of the Abbeville Fire Department receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

First responders in Abbeville continue to receive COVID vaccine

Fri, 01/29/2021 - 11:09am

First responders have been among the first groups to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
In December, members of the Abbeville Fire Department and other fire departments in Vermilion Parish received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine. The vaccine requires two doses.
Members of the state’s vaccine team returned this week to administer more doses. That took place at the Abbeville Fire Department’s Main Station.

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From Left to Right: Major Ron Sonnier, Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Deputy David Trahan, Colonel Kirk Frith, Major Darryl Leblanc and Police Juror Chad Vallo District 14

Sheriff’s Office recognizes Deputy David Trahan on his retirement

Fri, 01/29/2021 - 11:06am

Sheriff Mike Couvillon recently had the honor to recognize Deputy David Trahan for his years of service to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Trahan said he always had a desire to work in law enforcement, and while working for South Central Bell he began that journey of a long successful career under Sheriff Ray Lemaire in 1989 as a reserve deputy.

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Vermilion Parish public schools going back to ‘face-to-face’ learning

Fri, 01/29/2021 - 7:55am

In Superintendent Tommy Byler’s video update, he informed parents, students, and school employees that they would begin transitioning from a hybrid (A-B) schedule to full-time schedule.
For most of the school year, the high school and middle schools have been in a hybrid model, but by Feb. 5, the plan is to have the students attending full time.

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Sheriff’s Office updates case of two dead dogs found in Vermilion Parish: Man said he shot dogs after they attacked his chickens

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 10:43am

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Drew David, on the morning of Jan. 27, a deputy noticed two dead dogs discarded in a wooded area while patrolling Chaisson Road within the parish.

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