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Growing up has its challenges. For many, taking the first alcoholic drink has become a right of passage into the world of adults.
In Louisiana, the culture over years past has been a more relaxed attitude toward how young a person is when they take that first drink. However, with the relaxed attitude toward alcohol, driving under the influence has been a major cause of the majority of fatal car accidents in the state.

The “Celebrity Waiter” dinner is a fund raiser for The Vermilion Boys and Girls Club and has been taking place for 15 years.  The night features both a silent and live auction which has become the highlight of the evening.  Items up for auction will include 2 Vivian Alexander purses, a Vivian Alexander bracelet, UL and LSU sports packages and many more exciting items, too numerous to list.  Tables are available for $1,000 for a table of 10 or $800 for a table of 8, or $250 a couple. For more information or tickets please call Fred Hoyt at 893-4698.

MAURICE - A closed construction and demolition landfill was ignited Wednesday at approximately 3 p.m. in Maurice, when neighborhood children were allegedly playing with flammables near the landfill, causing it to ignite, reported Robert Freeman, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality regional manager.

ERATH - While Rita-related repair work to restore Dozier Elementary School is currently underway, residents of Vermilion Parish may also notice a new addition to the school’s campus. A five-foot floodwall is being built around the facility, thanks to the school board’s smart planning and a recent federal grant, announced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA).

On Friday, regular mail delivery services will be available; however, one post office in the parish will shut down at noon.
Only the post office in Maurice will close its window at noon on Friday.
The post offices in Abbeville, Kaplan, Erath and Gueydan will remain open all day on Friday.
On Saturday, July 4, all post offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day.
There will be no regular mail delivery on July 4. Only Sunday/Holiday Premium Express Mail will be delivered. Regular mail delivery, retail services and collections will resume on Monday.

Starting on Wednesday, Vermilion Parish residents began paying a half cent more in sales taxes.
Earlier this year, Vermilion Parish voters passed a 1/2 cent sales tax that will give school board employees pay raises.
On July 1, the tax began to be collected.
The new tax will collect around $3.5 million a year for the school board.
School board employees will be seeing their raise on their paychecks over the next three months.
Twelve month school board employees will see an increase at the end of July. Teachers will receive a higher check at the end of September.