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Richard LeBlanc

Kaplan Councilman passes away

Sat, 08/04/2018 - 11:59am

KAPLAN — The City of Kaplan is mourning the loss of one of their City Councilmen, Richard LeBlanc, 71.
He passed away Thursday, Aug. 2, after a brief illness.
LeBlanc served as the District C Kaplan City Councilman. He had been sworn in last month, July 1, to begin serving his second term.
He served his first term under former Mayor Kirk Champagne, then served under the current mayor, Mike Kloesel, for a month.
LeBlanc was the owner of Walk on Me Carpet for 21 years and has been in the flooring business for 45 years.

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Rep. Bob Hensgens

Rep. Bob Hensgens announces candidacy for Louisiana State Senate

Thu, 08/02/2018 - 9:18am

BATON ROUGE — Today, Louisiana State Rep. Bob Hensgens, District 47, announced his candidacy for the District 26 seat of the Louisiana State Senate.
A conservative Republican, Hensgens is a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility, and he has demonstrated this during his time serving as a state legislator and previously as mayor of Gueydan.
Earlier this year, Hensgens authored a Constitutional amendment specifically addressing the need for spending restrictions, because he believes Louisiana’s government should not outgrow the state’s economy.

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Back Row ( L to R ) Heather Rabassa, Hannah Bourgeois, Katie LaShare, Middle Row (L to R ) Nicholas LeBlanc, Grant Broussard, Connor Smith, Collin Hulin, Kneeling ( L to R ) Sarah Dailey, Kipp Gary, Ellis Vienne, Kelbi Hebert, and Dontez Banks.

Young Actors Guild to perform musical ‘Newsies’

Wed, 08/01/2018 - 10:49am

The Young Actors Guild of Abbey Players presents this summer’s musical phenomenon, Newsies.
Set in New York City in 1899, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly (Grant Broussard), a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “Newsies.”

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Rachelle Brown is going into her first year as Principal at LeBlanc Elementary School.

New Principal Rachelle Brown excited about students, staff at LeBlanc Elementary

Wed, 08/01/2018 - 8:29am

Students at LeBlanc Elementary will attend a meet and greet next week to kick off the start of the new school year.
Among the happiest to greet them will be their new principal, Rachelle Brown.
“It’s very exciting,” Brown said of the opportunity.

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Destiny Doucette receives her $1,000 scholarship from Gloria Pierce, President of the Volunteers of Abbeville General.

Volunteers of Abbeville General award Destiny Doucette Healthcare Scholarship

Fri, 07/27/2018 - 4:22pm

Destiny Doucette, daughter of Pamela Lege, is the most recent recipient of the Healthcare Scholarship awarded by the Volunteers of Abbeville General.
Destiny is a Junior Nursing Student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is expected to complete her degree in December 2020. She currently has an overall GPA of 3.76.

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