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The 2024 4-H Hall of Fame inductees are, seated, from left, Lisa Stewart, Ascension Parish; Vickie Weeks, Winn Parish; Ronald Coco, Avoyelles Parish; Brenda Myers, Jefferson Davis Parish; Madlyn Duncan Zaunbrecher, Vermilion Parish; and Desiree Duhon Dyess, Natchitoches Parish. Standing, from left, Terry Dumas, 4-H State Office; Jacob Guidry, accepting on behalf of his late father, Trent Guidry, Calcasieu Parish; Brent Dicharry, St. James Parish; C. Brent Coreil, Evangeline Parish; Charles E. Dill Jr., Vermilion Parish; and Harold Seguin, Livingston Parish.

Two from Vermilion Parish inducted into Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame

Mon, 08/19/2024 - 2:31pm

POLLOCK, La. Vermilion Parish has two out of the 12 honorees inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony held Aug. 10 at the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center.
The 12 inductees have a collective 325 years of participation and service to Louisiana 4-H.
With five children who all went through 4-H, Madlyn Zaunbrecher has seen many beneficial aspects of 4-H. A teacher and 4-H club leader, Zaunbrecher was honored to get inducted into the Hall of Fame with the teacher she worked with when she was a student teacher, Brenda Myers.

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Gueydan is taking a hit of about $40,000 each year from its rental operations. The civic center, which was constructed about 25 years back, is racking up monthly costs of around $4,000 for the town to keep it running. The board of aldermen want to double the rent to bring in more revenue.

Town of Gueydan losing money with civic center

Mon, 08/19/2024 - 2:27pm

GUEYDAN—The Gueydan Aldermen faced opposition from around 20 residents who were unhappy with the proposal to double the rental fee for the town’s civic center. Rather than proceed with the increase, the board postponed the rental increase.
A special meeting was held Tuesday night to introduce an ordinance increasing the town’s gas, sewer, and electrical rates. The board voted to introduce the ordinances; however, because it was only a meeting to introduce them, there was no discussion about the newly proposed rates.

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Kaplan man arrested after another stabbed

Mon, 08/19/2024 - 9:12am

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on Aug. 15, at approximately 7:09 p.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call in reference to a stabbing that took place on South Herpin Street, Kaplan.
 Upon the arrival of Patrol Deputies, a male victim was found to have been stabbed in the upper chest and bleeding profusely. The male victim was immediately transported by Acadian Ambulance to Ochsner Lafayette General Hospital for treatment where he was later reported to be in stable condition. 

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Vermilion Parish School Board member Gregg Meaux

Vermilion Parish School Board member wants to put Bill of Rights in classrooms

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 9:05am

A member of the Vermilion Parish School Board is proposing to place an 11x14-inch poster displaying the United States Bill of Rights in every classroom in the parish’s public schools.
Gregg Meaux, a school board member from Kaplan, introduced the proposal at the Policy Review Committee Meeting on Monday night. The committee has approved the idea, and the process to implement the placement of the Bill of Rights in every classroom in the parish will now begin.

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Coeyn Wise shares his thoughts on the Youth Advisory Council during Tuesday’s Abbeville City Council meeting.

Kaplan senior helping city of Abbeville create its first Youth Advisory Council

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 9:04am

There is a good chance that numerous students sitting in high school classrooms will be making decisions at the table for government entities in the future.
If not in elected capacities, today’s youth will be future leaders through roles in business and civic organizations.
Coeyn Wise, a senior at Kaplan High School who recently won election as Governor during Louisiana Boys State, sees an opportunity for current local decision-makers to strengthen the voices of those who will one day fill their shoes.

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