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Royalty for the 73rd Annual Delcambre Shrimp Festival includes (L-R): Teen Shrimp Queen Kaileigh Broussard, Tiny Shrimp Queen Azori Potier, 73rd Shrimp King Glenn Toups, Deb Shrimp Queen Annie Kate Frederick, 73rd Miss Shrimp Queen Shani Sonnier, Baby Shrimp Queen Mary Margaret Frederick, Junior Shrimp Queen Renae Cully, Baby Shrimp King J’Kai Hypolite and Little Shrimp Queen Abby Levine.

73rd Annual Delcambre Shrimp Festival begins today

Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:07am

DELCAMBRE — As it does every year, the 73rd Annual Delcambre Shrimp Festival will bring music, fun and food inspired by the festival’s name.
The event will begin this evening, Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the festival grounds. It will run through this Sunday.
“Everyone is excited and ready to get the national holiday for Delcambre started,” Shrimp Festival President Jason Migues said on Monday morning. “There’s going to be lots of entertainment and some new items on our menu that we are excited about.
“We are looking forward to another great event.”

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Tommy Byler

Q&A: Vermilion Parish Superintendent Tommy Byler shares some insight as school year is set to begin

Thu, 08/07/2025 - 12:00pm

The new school year in Vermilion Parish is set to begin later this week. 
Below, Vermilion Parish Superintendent Tommy Byler shares some thoughts on the new year:

When does school start for everyone except Pre-K and kindergarten?

The first day for students is Friday, August 8th. That will be all students in grades 1-12 and half of our kindergarten for each school. 

When does Pre-K and Kindergarten begin?

All kindergarten students will be in place by August 12, and Pre-K will be in place by August 15. 

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Stephen Lotief is no longer the head coach at Kaplan.

For the second time in four years, Lotief's head football coaching duties are removed

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 4:02pm

For the second time in four years, Stephen “Tank” Lotief has been let go from his coaching position at Kaplan High School.
On Thursday at 10:30 a.m., Lotief finished up football practice and instructed his players to put on their uniforms since it was picture day in the gym for football.
However, Lotief was not present during picture day.  Instead, he was called into Principal Shay Herpin’s office, joined by assistant superintendent Marc Turner. Herpin informed him that his coaching duties were being removed at KHS. 

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Carlton Eugene Hills

Vermilion Parish Jury finds Carlton Eugene Hills guilty of murder

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 10:26am

A Vermilion Parish jury found Carlton Eugene Hills guilty on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 of the Second Degree Murder of Dalvin Mullins, and Obstruction of Justice.
The crimes occurred on July 8, 2024 in the city of Abbeville, and the defendant faces a mandatory life sentence in prison for the Second Degree Murder and up to an additional 40 years for the Obstruction of Justice.

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Abbeville woman Killed in Lafayette Parish Crash

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 9:11am

LAFAYETTE — On July 29, 2025, just before 11 p.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash on Louisiana Highway 724 (South Fieldspan Road) near its intersection with Paul Molbert Road.
The crash claimed the life of 36-year-old Schuyler Lewis of Abbeville.
The preliminary investigation revealed Lewis was driving a 2023 Kia Sportage south on LA Hwy 724. For reasons still under investigation, the Kia traveled off the roadway to the right while in a curve before striking an embankment, a tree, and a utility pole.

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