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The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect in an Armed Robbery on Sept. 4.

Sheriff’s Office investigating armed robbery in Indian Bayou

On Sept. 4, at approximately 9:02 p.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to an Armed Robbery at the Dollar General located on La. 700 in the community of Indian Bayou.
Sheriff Mike Couvillon says that information obtained by officers at the scene indicate that at approximately 8:50 p.m., a male subject approximately 5 feet 7 inches, 160 pounds, unknown race, entered the store wearing what appears to be a white jump suit, gloves and some type of clothing covering his face.
Once inside the store the subject placed what was described as a small caliber handgun possibly a revolver on the counter and demanded all the money from register before exiting the store in an unknown direction of travel.
At this time it is unknown what mode of transportation the suspect was using or if he had any accomplices.
Finally, Sheriff Couvillon said that investigators are working diligently in an attempt to identify the person and/or persons responsible for this crime and urges anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division at (337)898-4403.

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John Robert Love

June 21, 1953 ~ September 2, 2019

John Robert Love, 66, of Abbeville, died September 2, 2019, while tending to the outdoor recreational haven he created and nurtured in Grosse Tete, LA.
Born June 21, 1953, in Marion, IL, “Bob” was a devout Catholic and a dedicated husband, father, son, brother as well as a career-long servant of the great state of Louisiana as an employee of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
His crowning professional achievement was leading the re-introduction of the whooping crane to Louisiana. For his efforts he won the 2014 Governor’s Award for Conservationist of the Year. He also proudly represented during his career the Wild Turkey Federation, LSU Forestry Wildlife and Fisheries Alumni Association, the Wildlife Society and LA Professional Biologist Association.
He is survived by his wife, Michelle Love; son, Benjamin Love and his wife Jennifer; son, Lucas Love and his wife Cathy; stepson, Brent Goodyear and his wife Lindsey; stepson, Andrew Goodyear; brother, Tom Love and his wife Sue; brother, Richard Love; sister, Donna Miley and her husband Dan; sister, Kathie Banks and her husband Charley; sister, Mary Beth Schwerdtfeger and her husband Andrew; granddaughter, Chloe Rodriguez; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his father, Sam Love and his wife Carla; and his mother, Delores Spees and her husband Durward.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 300 Pere Megret St., Abbeville. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Friday, September 6, 2019 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 10:00 AM until 12:45 PM when the procession will depart for the church.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

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Pinkard White Jr.

October 4, 1928 ~ September 3, 2019

KAPLAN — Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Pinkard White Jr., 90, who died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at his residence. Deacon William “Billy” Vincent will be officiating the services.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Delta Gaspard White of Forked Island; two sons, David White and his wife, Charlotte of Omaha, AR and Christopher White and his wife, Denise of Mouton Cove; two daughters, Tina and her husband, Gary Stelly of Cow Island and Peggy Trahan and her companion, Mike Benoit of Gueydan; one sister, Gertrude Hebert of Perry; 17 grandchildren; Kenneth, Jr., Michelle, Jason, Phillip, Kent, Kevin, Keisha, Michael, Tony, and Seth White, Whitney Credeur, Leah Trahan, Jenna Vincent, Justin Stelly, Paxton, Ethan, and Paige Trahan; 25 great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Kenneth White, Sr.; his parents, Pinkard White, Sr. and the former Gertrude Borel.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Ave., on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 from 2:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Thursday, September 5, 2019 from 8:00 AM until the time of the services at 1:00 PM.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Kaplan, (337) 643-7276 [Service Information 225-5276]. Condolences may be sent to the White family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.

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Pictured above are the 2018 LA Cattle Festival Royalty: Front Row (LtoR) Baby King Ja’khye Briggs, Petite Miss Addisyn Adams, Baby Queen Ava Alleman, Back Row (L to R) Deb Miss Danni Meche, Teen Miss Katelyn Bedwell, 69th Miss Cassie Kay Aloisio, Ms Brittney Roberts Lorio and Jr. Miss Marley Mitchell.

La Cattle Festival pageants scheduled, forms ready

The LA Cattle Festival is in search of young ladies of all ages and young men ages 0-4 to enter the pageants, to be held on September 7 and 8, 2019 at the Abbeville High Auditorium. Winners will reign over the festival weekend held October 10th thru 13th, 2019. There are age divisions for all to enter. We hope you can “Moove on Down” to Abbeville and join us!
Petite (5-7 yr olds), Deb (8-10 yr olds) and Junior (11-13 yr olds) Pageant will be held at on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.. Teen (14-16 yr olds), Miss. (17 to 23 yr olds) and Ms. (24 yr old and older) Pageant will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Forms can be downloaded and printed from our website (louisianacattlefestival.org). For more information on these age divisions you may contact pageant director, Denise @ (337) 893-9401.
Get your entries in! Deadline to enter the above age divisions is on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. No entries will be taken at the door, no exceptions!
Baby Pageant (ages 0-4 yr olds) will be held on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the AHS Auditorium starting at 1:00 p.m.. Forms can be downloaded and printed from our website (louisianacattlefestival.org). For more information you may contact pageant director, Denise at (337) 893-9401 or via email at pagcrazy2@yahoo.com. **Deadline to enter Baby Division is on Friday, September 6, 2019. No entries will be taken at the door for this pageant either, no exceptions!

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Driver Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Iberia Parish

NEW IBERIA – Shortly after 3 p.m. on Sept. 3, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two-vehicle crash on LA 14 at Claude Viator Road in Iberia Parish.
The crash ultimately took the life of 83-year-old Joyce Falgout of New Iberia.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed Falgout was driving a 2005 Ford Escape when she failed to yield at a stop sign to oncoming traffic as she entered LA 14 from Claude Viator Rd. Falgout’s vehicle was struck in the westbound travel lane by a 2018 Audi Q5 SUV.
Falgout was restrained at the time of the crash. She was transported to a local hospital in critical condition where she ultimately succumbed to her injuries. The driver of the Audi was properly restrained and suffered moderate injuries. Impairment is unknown but standard toxicology samples were obtained from both drivers. This crash remains under investigation and there is no further information at this time.
Louisiana State Troopers wish to remind motorists that all occupants in a vehicle must be restrained, regardless of seating position. While not all crashes are survivable, statistics show that the chances of surviving a crash rise significantly when properly restrained. Making good choices while in motor vehicles such as observing all traffic laws, never driving while impaired, and always ensuring every occupant is properly restrained can often mean the difference between life and death.

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Ruth Murphree

Ruth Ellen Murphree, 92, of Abbeville, LA died on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at home surrounded by her family.
She was born in Verbena, Alabama, the daughter of Andrew Sr. and Geneva Pyron. She was united in marriage on February 7, 1942 to Louie Murphree. For over 70 years she lived in Birmingham, Alabama and retired from AmSouth Bank.
In her spare time she enjoyed making jewelry, cooking and creating photo albums. She was active in her churches where she lived, Hunter Street Baptist and First Baptist in Birmingham, First Baptist in New Orleans and First Baptist in Abbeville.
She is survived by her daughter, Pam Wallace (Phillip) of Abbeville, LA, two grandchildren, Amy Misok (Brandon) and Andrew Wallace (Dan Patterson) and two great-grandchildren, Ruby Misok and Walter Misok. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and her brothers Andrew Pyron Jr., Bill Pyron and Wayne Pyron.
Funeral services will be held on September 7, 2019 at 11 am in Johns- Ridout Elmwood Chapel with Rev. Don Campbell officiating. Visitation will be at 10 – 11 a.m. before the funeral.
Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.

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Earl Joseph Frederick

August 5, 1941 ~ August 30, 2019

ABBEVILLE — funeral services will be held at a later date honoring the life of Earl Joseph Frederick, 78, who died Friday, August 30, 2019 at Eastridge Nursing Center.
Earl is survived by his wife of 56 years Marjorie Touchet Frederick; sons, Randy Frederick, Earl “Bubba” Frederick, Jr. (Marlene), and Flynn Frederick (Vickie); daughters, Enith Frederick (Norwood) and Martha Stelly (Toby); brothers, Collins “Pee-Wee” Frederick, Harris Frederick, Jr., Ronnie Frederick and Raymond Frederick; sisters, Ruth Connor and Vergie Peltier; fifteen grandchildren; and fourteen great grandchildren and one on the way.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harris Frederick, Sr. and the former Doris Becker; brothers, Michael Frederick and Donald Frederick; and a sister, Dorethia Hebert.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

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Lois Faith Trahan

October 12, 1939 ~ September 2, 2019

ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Lois Faith Trahan, 79, who died Monday, September 2, 2019 at Eastridge Nursing Center. She will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Deacon William “Billy” Vincent officiating the services.
Lois is survived by her two daughters, Tammy Mailhes and her husband Reid and Amanda DeMarcy and her husband Heath; granddaughter, Taylor DeMarcy; two grandsons, Tyler Mailhes and his wife Katlyn and Blake DeMarcy; and great granddaughter, Kimberly Ray Mailhes.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Allen Trahan; father, Benjamin H. Loga, Sr.; mother, Marian Smith Loga; sister, Ann Loga Fontenot; and brother, Terry Lee Loga.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 from 12:00 PM until 10:00 PM; Thursday, September 5, 2019 from 8:00 AM until time of services.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

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Stolen car crashes by Maurice Elementary; school goes on lockdown

MAURICE - The Village of Maurice had a scare Tuesday at around 2 p.m.
At that time, Maurice Chief of Police Guy Nerrin received word from the Lafayette Sheriff’s Office that a stolen black Kia was heading south on La. 167 towards Maurice.
A male was in the process of robbing a house in Lafayette Parish and then escaped by stealing the Kia.
A Maurice patrolman spotted the vehicle entering Maurice. The Kia turned left off of La. 167 and drove in front of Maurice Elementary, causing a mandatory lock-down.
During the pursuit, the driver jumped out of the vehicle, and the car crashed into a pile of trees.
Within 10 minutes the K-9 units with dogs were on the scene but could not find the driver. Nerrin does not know the name of the person driving the vehicle.
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the driver had not been found.

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