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Two men each face multiple counts of attempted second-degree murder in connection to a shooting that occurred north Erath last Friday.
According to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Johnathan Matthews and Kendall Vital. Each man faces seven counts of attempted second-degree murder.

High school bathrooms remain the most common location for teens to vape, continuing a trend from previous generations when bathrooms were the primary place to smoke.
It is common to encounter cherry-scented, chemical vapors from e-cigarettes in high school bathrooms.
At the start of the next school year, students should be aware that the Vermilion Parish School District is taking significant steps to prevent vaping in high school bathrooms.

For decades, the Kaplan Lions Club has worked to help the community.
“It’s going to be 90 years in May,” Lions Club President Danny Theall said. “We serve the community as best we can.”
Theall, along with Danny Choate, attended the Kaplan City Council meeting on March 17 to promote one of the club’s biggest events, one that allows the community to “help us help others.”