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The Vermilion Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, led by Homer Stelly, is clear about the Gulf’s name off Louisiana’s coast. Stelly mentioned that the Office of Emergency Preparedness has adopted the new name, “Gulf of America.”
“Google refers to the Gulf of America on its maps, so to avoid confusing anyone, we are going with the new name.”
Google and Apple are using the Gulf of America name. 
OEP pays close attention to the Gulf of America during hurricane season or when an oil rig blows out or leaks.

North Vermilion senior Gracyn Meaux took the ACT for the second time as a junior and scored a 35. On her first attempt, she scored a 32.  Most people would have been over the moon and never retook it.  But Meaux is not like most people.
Her motivation came from two sources:  She wanted to prove to herself that she could do it, and she also had brothers and a sister to beat.

LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has again earned the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s prestigious R1 designation, which is evaluated every three years.
R1 status places UL Lafayette among the nation’s top tier of public and private research institutions, those with “very high research spending and doctorate production,” according to a recent report from Carnegie. The American Council of Education produces the Carnegie Classification.