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A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent cited a subject for alleged hunter harassment on Oct. 28 in Vermilion Parish.
Agents received a complaint on Oct. 24 from a resident of Gueydan about his neighbor shooting a shotgun and revving up an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on multiple days while he was deer hunting.

DELCAMBRE — Christopher “Tipper” Esponge spent the past few months campaigning to become the next mayor of Delcambre, his hometown.
That effort paid off Tuesday night, with voters giving him a win over two-term incumbent Pam Blakley. Esponge received 54% (306 votes) to Blakley’s 46% (264 votes). However, even with the election in the rearview, Esponge remained busy well into Wednesday afternoon.
“I think it’s starting to sink in,” Esponge said of the victory. “I’m just trying to keep up with all the calls, texts and Facebook notifications congratulating me. 

One Vermilion Parish football coach is not panicking after learning the LHSAA will delay the release date of the postseason brackets.
The brackets are usually released on Sunday morning but may be available until Wednesday at the earliest.
North Vermilion head coach Roderick Moy said he is not worried about the delay.
“We are going to begin preparing for our next opponent based on the power rating,” Moy said Friday night.
According to GeauxPrep.com, the top 28 make the Non-Select Division II playoffs.