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Thunder turned 10 years old, which is 70 in human years, which earned him retirement from the Erath Police Department.

K-9 officer ‘Thunder’ retires from Erath Police Department

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 8:35am

ERATH - Erath Police Chief Anna LaPointe informed the council and Mayor Taylor Mencacci that one of the department’s officers is retiring.
At Monday’s council meeting, LaPointe announced that Erath’s K-9 dog, Thunder, is retiring due to his age, 10 years, and a leg injury that has caused him to limp on patrol for the past two years.
Thunder was donated to the department by the Landry Family of Erath and has served for approximately seven years. Due to his injury, he has been on light duty, primarily walking through Erath schools.

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Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s corrections deputy terminated after alleged sexual misconduct involving inmate

Tue, 03/17/2026 - 8:19am

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, Corrections Deputy Roicey Trahan, an 11-year deputy with the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, has been terminated from employment effective immediately following a grand jury indictment related to allegations of sexual misconduct involving an inmate at the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center.

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Vermilion Parish Chief Deputy Clerk of Court Vanessa Vollmer speaks to members of the Rotary Club of Abbeville.

‘Know before you Geaux’

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:00pm

When voters go to the polls on May 16, there will be some changes.
Voters within the city limits of Abbeville and Kaplan will select among candidates in the various races in their municipal elections, as they have always done. There will not be any changes in that regard.
Where things will differ is in closed primaries for U.S. Senate and U.S. Representative in the 3rd Congressional District.

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Old VPSO divisions are now part of the newly for Technology Support Unit.

New Technology Support Unit strengthens Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office operations, innovation

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 11:56am

Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais announces the consolidation and rebranding of the Sheriff’s Office Investigative Support Unit (ISU) and Information Technology (IT) divisions into the newly formed Technology Support Unit (TSU).

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Lloyd Doré III speaks about the Cultural and Historical Alliance Center during Tuesday’s Abbeville City Council meeting. Doré, along with others, urged city officials to keep the center in its current location.

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The Cultural and Historical Alliance Center in Abbeville.

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The Vermilion Parish Government Complex (old Hibernia building).

Council discusses options to keep Cultural Center in place

Tue, 03/10/2026 - 1:59pm

Everyone who spoke on the matter agreed on one thing: the Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance Center should stay in its current location.
How that plan ultimately comes to fruition remains undecided, at least for the moment.

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