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Vermilion Parish School Board looks to make supply list cheaper

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 11:11am

Most parents hate the start of school because they know it is time to purchase items on the supply list that teachers provide them. When the shopping is over, a parent can spend anywhere from $30 to $114 on school supplies.
Over the years, parents have complained to school board members about the extra expense of starting school. Their complaints include buying five boxes of crayons instead of one or six boxes of Kleenex when their child only needs one. The extra supplies drove up the cost.

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The red line is part of where the dredging will take place.

$21 million contract awarded to deepen Vermilion Parish's Freshwater Bayou to the Gulf of Mexico

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 11:08am

Vermilion Parish is finally set to benefit from the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC), more than two decades after it was first discussed.
A contract has been awarded to begin deepening the navigational channel for a 20-mile stretch from the intersection of the Intracoastal Canal down Freshwater Bayou to the Freshwater Bayou Locks.
The dredging will increase the depth of Freshwater Bayou, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico, to just over 16 feet deep.
The spoil from the dredging will be placed in the marsh near the dredging.

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The driver of the motorcycle threw the driver to the ground at the intersection of Hwy. 167 and Hwy. 14. No charges were filed against anyone.

Road rage captured on video in Abbeville

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 3:31pm

A charity event for the Special Olympics in Vermilion Parish, organized by a poker and jeep run, is getting a lot of buzz due to a scuffle between a biker and a motorist in Abbeville.
On Saturday morning, over 70 motorcycles and jeeps took off from Kaplan and drove east on Hwy. 14 for a poker run event. During a poker run, each player receives five playing cards to play a classic poker game.

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Ella Caillouet. holds up her award she won.

Erath High's Caillouet wins ‘What I Want to Be and Why’ writing contes

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:23am

Ella Caillouet knows exactly what she wants to be in her future professional life.
The 17-year-old Caillouet draws on personal experience and a desire to positively impact the lives of others as the reasons why she wants to take that path.
With the answers to what and why firmly locked in and an array of other achievements, Caillouet made a compelling entry into this year’s Rotary Club of Abbeville’s “What I Want to Be and Why” contest. The committee agreed, naming the Erath High senior as the 2024 winner.

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Brent Landry won the Fireman of the Year Award.

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Jolene Gaspard Wheelock won 911 Operator of the Year Award.

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Jada Breaux (right) won the Law Enforcement of the Year Award.

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Nicole Toups won the Teacher of the Year award.

Abbeville's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4158 gives service awards

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:20am

On Tuesday evening, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4158 held an awards dinner to show appreciation for those who serve Vermilion Parish.
Post commander Derek Poore oversaw the event, which was well attended by the winners’ family and friends and post members.
Everyone was treated to shrimp stew, and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board donated the shrimp.
Each year, the local post recognizes individuals who are firefighters, law enforcement officers, teachers, or emergency responders.

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