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Pictured (left to right): Dr. Dedrick Sims (Board President), Mr. Jason Jones (Board Vice President), Dr. Twyla Williams-Damond (School Leader), Mrs. Tiffany Williams-Spraggins (Co-Leader-Academics), and Dr. George Williams (Operations)

BESE approves Williams Scholar Academy in Vermilion

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 4:25pm

This past Tuesday, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) recommended to approve the Type 2 charter application submitted by Williams Scholar Academy (WSA) to commence operation of one Type 2 charter school in Vermilion Parish beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.
The recommendation was brought before the BESE School Innovation Committee resulting in an uncontested vote for approval to recommend to the full BESE Board.

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Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests teen on charge of conspiracy to commit murder

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 3:32pm

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office PIO Captain Drew David, a second arrest has been made in the ongoing investigation for conspiracy to commit second degree murder against Roland Bernard III.
Bernard was arrested Nov. 18 after investigators intercepted information that Bernard was engaging in methods to have others commit second degree murder.

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Virtual experiment: Some public schools do test run, going 100 percent virtual this week

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 9:44am

Each week, the Vermilion Parish School District is having to adapt and adjust to virtual school.
This week, superintendent Tommy Byler has all public middle school and high school students attend virtual school.
Byler said it is a “pilot” program if the parish has to one day go virtual 100%.
If students do not have access to the internet at their home, they are taken to their school and learn in the computer lab.

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Man booked for Attempted 1st-degree murder in connection to shooting in city in November

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 8:20am

​Abbeville Police has booked man in connection to a shooting in November.
On Nov. 7, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to the area of N. East Street and Nugier Street in reference to shots being fired in the area.
​A subsequent investigation concluded that the victim and suspect had a verbal altercation on the roadway near the intersection of N. East Street and Nugier Street. During the altercation, the suspect, later

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