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According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses within the parish.
On Thursday, March 16, agents with the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotic Task Force, along with the Assistance of the VPSO Criminal Investigations and Lafayette Police Department conducted an investigation leading to a search warrant being executed at the address of 1811 Cherokee St. in Abbeville.

ERATH — One Erath alderman voted against making a part-time Erath police officer full time, while another Erath alderman said the police budget can afford it.
In the end, the Erath aldermen approved taking a part time police officer who was on a three month probation period to become a full time officer and made the officer full time.

LAFAYETTE – Shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesdsay, Troopers from Troop I were notified of a two-vehicle crash involving a fatality on I-10 Eastbound in Lafayette.
The crash claimed the life of 21-year-old Triston Bourque of Erath, LA.
The preliminary investigation revealed Bourque was traveling east on I-10 in a 2015 Kia Soul. He was in the right lane when he encountered traffic congestion that was stopped ahead of him.