BREAUX BRIDGE — On July 23, 2025, shortly after 12:00 a.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a fatality crash involving an electric scooter on Louisiana Highway 347 just south of Jolie Blonde Road in St. Martin Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 16-year-old Da’Marion Lagrange of Breaux Bridge.
Abbeville General Hospital recently received recognition from Becker’s Hospital Review for its cleanliness.
Released earlier this year, Becker’s Hospital Review composed a list of hospitals with a CMS 5-star rating for cleanliness.
Abbeville General Hospital was one of 374 hospitals in the nation to receive this recognition, as well as one of only 8 in the state. In addition, Abbeville General was one of 313 hospitals in the nation, and one of 23 in the state to receive a CMS 5-star rating for quietness, based on how quiet their rooms were at night.
Officials with the city of Abbeville took a step toward approving a new district voting map, which they said will be in accordance with federal and state law.
However, that step doesn’t go far enough to guarantee Abbeville residents equal voting power, according to representatives of a pair of civil rights organizations, the Vermilion Parish Branch of the NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Grass and dirt has been scraped off the football field at Kaplan High School. The contractor plans to have the new artificial turf field completed by the end of August.
This new building will be the concession stand and bathroom room facility at the Erath football stadium.
Fingers crossed, by the beginning of the 2025 football season, Vermilion Parish will finally have its very first artificial turf football field, and soon after the parish will boast two turf fields.
The turf fields are all a big part of the school board’s athletic renovation projects spread across all five high parish schools over the next six months.
The total cost of the projects will be approximately $5.5 million, paid for with interest from the Dan Dartez Trust Fund. The fund was created using excess oil and gas money the school board collected over the years.
Erath City Hall
ERATH — In Erath, there’s a city ordinance governing the selection of the fire chief every year; however, for at least the past seven years, the city council and mayor haven’t had any input on the process. However, this is expected to change when they select their next fire chief.
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022
219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548