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Cook in Vermilion Parish jail arrested

The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Narcotic and Municipal Task Force arrested Paige Romero (D.O.B. 9-24-1997), a cook, at the parish jail.
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, agents received information about the cook bringing in contraband consisting of cigarettes suspected synthetic marijuana and suspected methamphetamine.
The information also implicated an outside vendor delivery person and other civilians.

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David Breaux

Delcambre man has a total bond amount of just under $800,000

A Delcambre man was booked into the Vermilion Parish jail after his bond total equals just under $800,000 for crimes he allegedly committed against a 13-year-old.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested David Breaux of Delcambre. He was charged with 13 crimes resulting in a total bond of $795,000.
Breaux was charged with four counts of first-degree rape. Each first-degree rape charge has a bond of $125,000 and an automatic life imprisonment sentence.
He was also charged with a second-degree rape charge with a $100,000 bond.

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There were tall daylily plants, along with other plants for sale at the festival.

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Abbeville’s Slyvia Putnam buys some cookies from vendor Laura Hebert at Saturday’s Daylily Festival.

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Visitors take in Saturday’s Daylily Festival and Garden Show. The event took place in Magdalen Square in downtown Abbeville.

Abbeville's Daylily Festival and Garden Show is huge success

Mother Nature was good to the 21st Annual Daylily Festival and Garden Show this past Saturday in Abbeville.
When the festival opened its doors, a cool breeze zipped through Magdalen Square at 8:30 in the morning.
Mother Nature unleashed rain on the few festival goers at around 2:30 p.m.
By then, many of the 45 plant and garden vendors had sold most of their plants.
While the festival opened at 8:30 a.m., plant lovers were lined up by 7:30 a.m., hoping to be the first to land a beautiful plant or daylily before anyone else.

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The Abbeville police unit was hit head-on by a suspect driving away from the police.

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This is the Buick driven by Cedric Evans.

Abbeville officer injured in collision involving suspect

An Abbeville police officer was injured over the weekend when the vehicle it was driving was hit head-on by Cedric Evans, who was fleeing the Abbeville Police Department in his vehicle.
According to Police Chief Mike Hardy, the officer injured its right ankle and left foot in the crash. The officer is expected to recover.
The police department was looking into a complaint of a home invasion and domestic voilence.
While the officers were arriving on the scene, the complainant stated that Evans was leaving in a Buick.

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