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Boyd Landry cuts his rice in a field near Maurice.
Rice harvesting all wet
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Boyd Landry had planned to begin cutting around 200 acres of green rice Wednesday morning, but Mother Nature changed his plans with a downpour of rain on Tuesday. But by noon Wednesday, he became nervous and went to check the field to see if it was dry enough. At 2 p.m., he made his first cut, loaded his rice truck and brought it to Planter’s ...
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There are three culverts under the new rail road bridge. There should be a total of seven for the drainage. L&D's rail bridge will be repaired without interruption
The rail cars filled with rice are expected to continue rolling on the tracks in the parish despite a drainage problem with a recently repaired rail bridge near Erath. According to Eddie Gaspard,...
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Mother Teresa Photography Exhibit featured in Breaux Bridge
BREAUX BRIDGE , Louisiana – While the world finds ways to celebrate Mother Teresa’s birthday this August 26th, a little coffee house in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana would seem like an u...
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Going Garden: Sandra Theall's garden
There are many fairy tales in which a character steps through a doorway and suddenly travels into a new world. Surreal elements like vibrantly colored singing birds, unusual trees and mystical bei...
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Abbeville's Red Box
A new age of renting movies is upon us. Gone are the days of driving to a video store and looking through the covers of various movies to find the perfect one to rent for nights. Now, with a doll...
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Police Chief Tony Hardy speaks to Kiwanians at weekly meeting on Tuesday. Abbeville police chief wants to monitor his patrolmen
Abbeville Police Chief Tony Hardy has been in office for three weeks and in that time he has talked about trying to reduce crime in the city, cut back on spending and putting a GPS in his patrol...
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Main Street to give cemetery tour
On November 12, the Abbeville Main Street organization will hold its fourth annual cemetery tour. Charlene Beckett, the chairperson for the organization, said the tour originally started after a ...
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Murder suspect running for police chief
ZACHARY — A candidate for chief of police remains a a leading suspect candidate in a grisly homicide. David Brown, 36, qualified to run in the Oct. 2 primary. He is described by Police Cap...
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Brandt stepping down at PAR
BATON ROUGE — President Jim Brandt is retiring from Public Affairs Research Council ( PAR ) after 11 years in the job. PAR is a non-partisan public policy research organization. Brandt...
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Woman convicted of murder of sleeping teenager
NATCHITOCHES — A woman who shot and killed a teenager while he slept on a couch has been convicted of second-degree murder. Tanesha Hardy, 30, of Natchitoches slayed the 16-year-old in Oct...
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SPORTS
Andrew Marceaux and the Abbeville 8s placed fifth at the Cal Ripken Regional in Kenner. Abbeville 8s place 5th at regional
The Abbeville 8-year-old All Stars wrapped up their season yesterday. The 8s finished fifth out of 19 teams in the Cal Ripken Regional tournament in Kenner.
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The Abbeville Wildcats make a play during their spring game in May. The Wildcats are getting ready for the start of the season with practice this week. Wildcats switching to practice mode
The Abbeville Wildcats have been in the weight room for most of the summer. With the start of the 2010 season on the horizon, Abbeville head coach Larry Breaux is getting his team on the practice...
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Abbeville 29ers downed by Mid County
EAGLE PASS , Texas — The Gulf Coast Bank Abbeville 29ers came up short Monday evening, falling 11-3 to Mid County, Texas, in the Senior Babe Ruth Regional. The loss ended the 29ers’ run i...
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Abbeville Police Call Log for July 27
Charity St. A man told police that a man, who is in jail, keep threatening him for when he gets out of jail. Matthews Dr. Police received a call about a damaged vehicle in the area. The caller s...
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Abbeville Arrest Report for July 27
Shane Briggs DOB : 7/31/1974 Charges: Driving left of center Driving while intoxicated- 1st offense Driving under suspension Two counts of running a stop sign Open container ...
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Abbeville Arrest Report for July 26
Breshel A. Joiner DOB : 8/7/1975 Charges: Domestic abuse battery False imprisonment Aggravated assault
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Vermilion Catholic assistant principal Mike Guilbeaux (left) talks to the school s new basketball coach, Joe Buckley, Wednesday morning.
Vermilion Catholic assistant principal Mike Guilbeaux (left) talks to the school's new basketball coach, Joe Buckley, Wednesday morning.
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Eastridge donates school supplies
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Jamaican Christmas in July -- Eastridge Nursing home in Abbeville donated school supplies to the North Abbeville subdivision.
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LIFESTYLE
Pictured above is Terrance Martin choreographing a simple routine with (l to r) Simone Pillette, Arrayia Starland and Trinity Broussard. Vermilion Parish Library hosts Rhythm/Sol dance crew
The Vermilion Parish Library at the Abbeville Branch held a “Think Positive” hip-hop dance show for the community, featuring the group Rhythm/Sol on Wednesday. The group consists of two dancers, T...
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Pictured left to right are members of the committee planning this year’s event: Joseph Steepleton (Principal of VC), Cheryl Landry (VC Development Director), Dr. David Trahan, Gwen Trahan, Coach George Veazey and Reba Broussard (not pictured are Coach Craig Beverlin, Duane & Liz Dartez & Jody Off) VCHS to hold first scholarship dinner
Vermilion Catholic High School will hold their First Annual Scholarship Dinner on Thursday, August 19th at Magdalen Place in Abbeville to help support their scholarship fund. Vermilion Catholic p...
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Shown are Polly Martin (Kaplan High), Russ Adams (Central Office Technology Department), Jude Dubois (Supervisor of Classroom Technology),Trudy Zaunbracher (North Vermilion High School) and Mike Dartez (District Technology Leader) during the “Moodle in the Classroom” technology session. “Moodle” session held for Vermilion Parish educators
On Friday, July 23, Supervisor of Classroom Technology Jude Dubois hosted a “Moodle in the Classroom” session for area educators at the Technology Center in Abbeville. The session taught teachers...
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OBITUARIES
Charles "Chaco" McDaniel, Sr.
Charles “Chaco” McDaniel, Sr. GUEYDAN : It’s with great sadness and with heavy hearts that the family of Charles “Chaco” Douglas McDaniel, Sr., 83, announces his passing on Thursday evening at ...
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Betty Menard Broussard
Betty Menard Broussard March 1, 1943 ~ July 24, 2010 Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at Vincent Funeral Home – Kaplan honoring the life of Betty Menard...
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Charles “ Chaco” Douglas McDaniel, Sr.
Charles “ Chaco” Douglas McDaniel, Sr. Gueydan: It’s with great sadness and with heavy hearts that the family of Charles “ Chaco ” Douglas McDaniel, Sr., 83, announces his passing on Thursday eve...
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