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The 49th Annual Vermilion Parish 4-H Livestock Show and Sale was a huge success. It involved 133 young people who exhibited 271 head of livestock (beef, sheep, goats, dairy, swine) and 85 poultry entries. This event is organized by the LSU AgCenter Extension Service and was held January 13-14, 2023, at the Cecil McCrory Exhibit Building in Abbeville.

ST. LANDRY PARISH – On January 16, 2023, shortly after 9:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 49 near mile marker 22 in St. Landry Parish. The crash claimed the life of 17-year-old Jaquanta T. Jason (female) of Washington.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed Jason, who was unlicensed, was driving a 2005 Toyota Camry south on I-49 at a high rate of speed. For reasons still under investigation, the Camry rear-ended a 2015 Volvo 18-wheeler pulling a sugar cane trailer.

After hours of negotiating, an Abbeville man ended a standoff by walking out the front door peacefully.
Neighbors and family members waited patiently as law enforcement tried to convince a male subject to end a standoff Monday afternoon. Finally, law enforcement told the man that his father was here to speak with him and bring him to a local hospital to seek help.
Minutes before the man gave himself up, the Sheriff’s SWAT Unit walked up to the front door, looked inside the home, and then backed off by walking away.