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Krewe de Bijou Court members — First row: Queen Brooke Hebert, Dr.Stella Arabie,
Anita Levy, Brooklyn Lawson and Marisa Sonnier; Back Row: Casey White, King Earl “Boo” Landry Jr., Chris Duhon, Jerrod Broussard and Mitchell

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Krewe de Bijou King and Queen —
Earl “Boo” Landry Jr. and Brooke Hebert

Abbeville's JA Charity Mardi Gras Ball raises $54,100 for service projects in Parish

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 10:37am

Junior Auxiliary of Vermilion held its 4th annual Charity Mardi Gras Ball.
The excitement of Mardi Gras was in the air, and this year Krewe de Bijou has crowed its King and Queen. Unlike traditional royal titles, the honor of King and Queen at this highly anticipated event is awarded based on the amount of money raised and the number of tickets sold. Each year, candidates compete to secure the crown, rallying support from friends, family and local business, and all in the spirit of giving back.

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Kristina Strong, co-owner of Stronghold Collectibles, showcases the most expensive comic book in her store, X-Men, priced at $1,100. Stronghold Collectibles has over 30,000 comic books available for sale.

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The Strongs displayed their comic books in the Abbeville library.

Comic Book World comes to Abbeville

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 3:50pm

Comic books have been a part of popular culture for nearly a hundred years. Collecting and selling comic books is a way of life for one family. The Strong family, consisting of two brothers and their wives, set up a booth at the Comic-Con event at the Abbeville library.
Stronghold Collectibles of Acadiana was one of 14 booths set up in the library last Saturday.
Close to 1,000 comic books were on display, only a tiny part of their collection.
Stronghold Collectibles has around 30,000 comic books for sale at their Lafayette store off Johnson Street.

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Louisiana National Guard Master Sgt. Casey Savana is named the Section Chief of the Year, receiving the Meritorious Service Medal and the noncommissioned officer sword during an official awards ceremony at the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, Louisiana, on Feb. 21, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis)

La. Army National Guard’s top recruiters recognized

Mon, 03/03/2025 - 1:59pm

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs

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The Cattle Festival float showed off the cattle industry in the parish.

Cattle Festival had a float, queen in Bacchus Parade in New Orleans

Mon, 03/03/2025 - 1:45pm

The Louisiana Cattle Festival took park in the Krewe of Bacchus Parade held Sunday in New Orleans.
The Louisiana Cattle Festival joined two dozen spectacular floats that will bring to life iconic regional events such as the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Bacchus is expected to start off Sunday around 5:30 p.m. on the Uptown parade route.

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Tuesday’s Krewe Chic-A-La-Pie Mardi Gras parade in Kaplan will now begin at 11 a.m.

Kaplan Mardi Gras parade moved up to 11 a.m. due to threat of weather Tuesday afternoon

Mon, 03/03/2025 - 11:18am

KAPLAN — Krewe Chic-A-La-Pie’s annual Mardi Gras parade has been moved up to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4, due to the threat of inclement weather.
Krewe President Angie Breaux Demette made the announcement Monday morning.
Demette said, “As president of Krewe Chic a la Pie, I convened a board meeting to discuss weather conditions for our Mardi Gras parade on March 4…We have decided to adjust the parade time from 2 p.m. to 11 a.m.”
According to Kaplan Chief of Police Joshua Hardy, roads will be shut down at 9 a.m. in preparation for the start of the parade.

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