MAURICE — Work is expected to begin early in the new year to repair damage to the Village of Maurice City Hall caused by the historic flood in August of 2016.
The Maurice Board of Aldermen authorized the advertisement for bids in September. The bid date has been set for Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. Any bids for the work will have to be in by that time.
Sydney Richardelle of Erath is a member of the 2017 Nicholls State University Homecoming Court.
Sydney Richardelle of Erath was honored as a member of the 2017 Nicholls State Homecoming Court.
Sydney is the 22-year-old daughter of Darryl and Lisa Richardelle of Erath.
Currently a student at Nicholls State University, she is majoring in Birth to Five Elementary Education, Special Education/Early Intervention with plans to graduate in May of 2018.
Kiwanis President Ross Comeaux presents Abbeville High’s Melissa Kim with her award for Student of the Month. Joining the presentation are Abbeville High Principal Lyndelle Theriot and Kiwanis member Mike Hardy.
Melissa Kim is a leader at Abbeville High School, on many levels.
However, it is one level upon which Kim had an eye from nearly day one at AHS, when she became part of the school’s marching band.
“Ever since I joined the marching band,” Kim said, “I had this passion to become a drum major.”
Kim’s years of work and patience have paid off, as she is now the drum major, the leader of the Abbeville High band.
Golf play at Vermilion Oaks will stop at the end of October.
What has been a fixture in the lives of so many in Vermilion Parish for nearly nine decades will be taking a leave at the end of October.
The owners of Vermilion Oaks Country Club in Abbeville, formerly the Abbeville Country Club, have announced their intention to suspend operations on Oct. 29, 2017. The duration of the suspension has not been set.
The course originally opened in 1929 as a nine-hole course, expanding to 18 holes in 1996.
The Broussard family took over operation of the course in 2015. Outside factors have had an impact during the past couple of years.
The 2017 Abbeville High Homecoming Court; Back arch - L-R: Nautica Celestine, Kristal Guerrero, Chelsea Baudoin, Queen - Skyler Guerra, Taylor Wilson, Jacqueline Villasenor and Chyna Harrison; Mid arch - L-R: Brittany Campbell, Mallory Trahan, Annemarie Broussard and Oriel Henderson; Front - L-R: Phung Vi and Courtney Broussard.
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