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Cupcakes! Cupcakes! Cupcakes!
Rachel’s Sweet Shop is sponsoring a cupcake contest on Sept. 11 at 10 a.m., with judging starting at 11 a.m. Bring your favorite recipe of your cupcake and icing. Bring six cupcakes made with your...
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September declared Acadiana Breastfeeding Awareness Month
LAFAYETTE– Members of the Acadiana Breastfeeding Coalition joined Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel in declaring September “Breastfeeding Awareness Month” in Acadiana to remind residents ...
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Pre-k teacher Ashlie Landry (left) at Dozier Elementary is shown with her tiny pre-k students after completing their ABC lesson. Parapro Fran Mouton is pictured to the right. Mrs. Ashlie Landry’s pre-k students learn their ABCs at Dozier Elementary
On the third day of school, even tiny pre-k tots are off to a great start with their school year and lessons! Mrs. Ashlie Landry’s pre-k students at Dozier Elementary are learning their alphabets...
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The Vermilion Catholic High School officers for the 2010-2011 school year are pictured above.  Pictured above left to right are Dillon Constantine (CRD), Charlotte LeBlanc (Secretary), Kasie Luquette (CO-CRD), Caitlin Duhon (President), Baron Andrus (Treasurer), Amanda LeBlanc (Vice President), Trey Toups (Reporter), & Hannah LeBlanc (Parliamentarian). VCHS 4-H to hold fundraiser
The VCHS 4-H Club is having a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, September 18th from 8:00 until noon. Please come out and support the VCHS 4-H Club. For more information on Vermilion Catholic pl...
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4-H chefs from across La. compete at La. Seafood Cook-off
NEW ORLEANS – 4-H’ers from across the state showed off their culinary skills at the Louisiana 4-H Seafood Cook-off on Aug. 9. The competition is the beginning of what organizers hope to be an ...
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Coloring contest winner Ellen LeBouef, 6. Summer Reading ends with a splash
The Vermilion Parish Library Summer Reading Program ended successfully and swimmingly July 30, 2010, with a Beach Party for all participants. This summer’s ending festivities featured music by Blu...
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Henry native earns doctor degree
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The Fedex Forum in Memphis was the setting on May 28, 2010 ,for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s spring commencement ceremony. During this prestigious ceremony, a doctor of nur...
EMS score big at cheer camp
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The Erath Middle School cheerleaders took home several awards from this year’s camp at Cheerz Academy in Lafayette. Awards won included best spirit, best entrance and exit, best sparkle and shine,...
6th annual Latin Music Festival held at Parc International this October
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LAFAYETTE–The Association Cultural Latino Acadiana (ACLA) is planning on repeating the great success of last year’s Latin Music Festival. This year the festival will take place at the Parc Intern...
Vermilion Parish Library introduces HomeworkLouisiana
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The Vermilion Parish Library rolled out an exciting new resource for students. HomeworkLouisiana connects Louisiana K-12 students, adults preparing for the GED and college students to a live tuto...
IPAL opens ‘Remember When’ Thursday night until Aug. 29
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The Iberia Performing Arts League will present its original ‘50s era musical, Remember When, opening on Thursday, Aug. 19 and running Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights, and Sunday afternoons thru A...
Bird celebrates her 8th birthday
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Kaitlyn Bird celebrated her eighth birthday with a princess-themed party on Aug. 14, 2010. Kaitlyn was born on Aug. 14, 2001. The party was held at Kaitlyn’s house and was hosted by her mom. Kai...
Fowler and McDowell wed in Oklahoma City
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Madeline Fowler and Sean McDowell exchanged vows of marriage on August 28, 2010, at Cross of Calvary Church in Oklahoma City, Ok. Pastor Spencer Ledbetter officiated the service. Madeline is the d...
Lombas and Hardy wed in Abbeville
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Christian Laura Lombas and Christopher John Hardy exchanged vows of marriage on Sept. 4, 2010, at the American Legion in Abbeville. Jonny Chote officiated the service. Christian is the daughter of...
LeBlanc and Richard set a date
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Victoria LeBlanc and Seth Richard have chosen Oct. 15, 2010, as their date to exchange vows of matrimony. The ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Delcamb...
Stelly and Nugier wed in Abbeville
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Laurisa Ann Stelly and Ned Nelson Nugier Jr. exchanged vows of marriage on August 27, 2010, at 7 p.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Abbeville. Father Kenneth Mayne officiated the service. Laur...
Cherisse Henry-Boyd Pippin exchange vows
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Lyons Point provided the setting for a nuptial mass uniting Cherisse Ann Henry and Boyd Garrett Pippin. The July 31 afternoon ceremony was officiated by Rev...
Lombas and Hardy set the date
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Christian Lombas and Christopher Hardy have set their wedding date for Sept. 4, 2010, at 2 p.m. at American Legion. Christian is the daughter of Guy Lombas of Delcambre and Tammy Sanderson of Gulf...
New Arrivals
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Floyd John Francis III Floyd John Francis Jr. and Natalie Nadine Julien of Kaplan would like to announce the birth of their son, Floyd John Francis III, who was born on August 3, 2010, at Abbevill...
New Arrivals
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Rhen Michael Gaspard Mr. and Mrs. Chad Gaspard of Erath would like to announce the birth of their son, Rhen Michael Gaspard, who was born on June 28, 2010, at Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Mrs....
New Arrivals
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Jenna Marie Rodefer Kristi Boudreaux and Jeremy Rodefer of Kaplan would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Jenna Marie Rodefer, who was born on May 22, 2010, at Women’s and Children’s H...
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Twins AnnaJane Elizabeth Romero Andrew Paul Romero William and Julie Romero of Kaplan are pleased to announce the birth of their twins on June 8, 2010 at Women and Children’s Hospital in Lafay...
Lake Charles playwright’s one-woman plays to perform in 15 cities around Louisiana
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Lake Charles, LA – AlterEgo Productions presents Lake Charles playwright Carolyn Woosley’s one-woman plays in 15 cities throughout the state this fall. Two theatre companies performing separate ...
Firelight Performing Arts announces auditions
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Firelight Performing Arts announces auditions for their fall production, Cowgirls, directed by Ray Blum with Laura Blum serving as musical director. The play will have a two-weekend run from Oct....
6th annual Latin Music Festival held at Parc International this October
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LAFAYETTE–The Association Cultural Latino Acadiana (ACLA) is planning on repeating the great success of last year’s Latin Music Festival. This year the festival will take place at the Parc Intern...
IPAL opens ‘Remember When’ Thursday night until Aug. 29
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The Iberia Performing Arts League will present its original ‘50s era musical, Remember When, opening on Thursday, Aug. 19 and running Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights, and Sunday afternoons thru A...
Young & Talented headline Liberty show
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Saturday, AUGUST 21, 2010, the Liberty Theater's "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Cajun Music Radio and TV Show in Eunice, LA, presents an evening of "The Young & the Talented" with Calico & the Off-Brand ...
Acadiana natives to play variety show
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Two Acadiana natives will be performing in a variety show with comedian and musician Joey Riley at the Strand Theater in Jennings at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29. Kellie Roberts Riley, Joe...
Tailgating food safety tips
by Mandy G. Armentor, LSU Ag Center, Columnist
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Football season is back and whether you are tailgating at the Superdome, Tiger Stadium, Cajun Field or at your local high school football game, you do not want food poisoning to spoil your game day...
The President’s Column: A weekly feature provided by your parish Farm Bureau
by Errol Domingues, VPFB President, Columnist
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The recall of half a billion eggs last week is a big deal, but some are trying to claim that the type and size of the egg farms is the cause of the salmonella problem. Louisiana Farm Bureau Presid...
Parents can aid their children with homework success
by Mandy G. Armentor, LSU Ag Center, Columnist
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When parents become involved in their children’s schoolwork, including helping with homework, studies show the children do better in school. But that doesn’t mean they are doing their homework for...
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Horse-drawn Days’
by Terri Schlichenmeyer, Guest Columnist, Book Review
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You must’ve driven by the lot six or seven times before you stopped, before the gleam of that machine drove you in for a look-see. You don’t need a tractor but sometimes life is all about want, not...
A Country Boy’s Reflection: A Rejected Hyphenated Commitment
by Pastor Loyd Sowers, Kaplan Baptist Church
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In many ways, America today is like Rome in her last days. Is history repeating itself? Are we learning anything from past history? Observe the business world. Consider the vast ecclesiastical...
The Treasures of Life
by Debra Randall, Columnist
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What is a treasure? A treasure is something of importance to one or a thing of great value. Everyone has something that is dear to one’s heart. The old cliché says that one man’s junk is anothe...
Dozier Elementary helps parents help their children
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Dozier Elementary is currently working to offer more study help at home for parents to assist their children with difficult skills or to offer reinforcement at home. In addition to the Vermilion P...
VCHS 4-H to hold fundraiser
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The VCHS 4-H Club is having a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, September 18th from 8:00 until noon. Please come out and support the VCHS 4-H Club. For more information on Vermilion Catholic please ...
Matthews awarded Fontana-Mayard Music Scholarship, attends ULL
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Jonathan Aaron Matthews, a 2010 graduate of Abbeville High School, has been chosen as recipient of The Anthony J. Fontana - Ronney D. Mayard Memorial Music Scholarship. While a member of the AHS S...
Summer Reading ends with a splash
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The Vermilion Parish Library Summer Reading Program ended successfully and swimmingly July 30, 2010, with a Beach Party for all participants. This summer’s ending festivities featured music by Blu...
EMS score big at cheer camp
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The Erath Middle School cheerleaders took home several awards from this year’s camp at Cheerz Academy in Lafayette. Awards won included best spirit, best entrance and exit, best sparkle and shine,...
Erath native graduates from Louisiana Tech
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RUSTON–Louisiana Tech’s summer quarter commencement exercises were held Aug. 19, with diplomas awarded to 276 graduates. Commencement marked the close of summer quarter activities at the universit...
Vermilion Parish Libraries’ children’s programs return this September
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September brings full-time school days, the beginning of autumn and full-force children’s programming, back to your Vermilion Parish Library. The following is the Story Time, CRAZY CRAFTS and Sto...
Library to Host Model Military Planes by John David Through Month of September
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Johnny David has a passion for planes, expressed in paint and plastic. Selections from his collection of model military planes, each plane lovingly handmade and detailed, are currently displayed i...
Storytellers’ Theatre Club at the Vermilion Parish Library
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Calling all 3rd through 6th graders! If you would like to have a great time and act in plays, you need to join Storytellers’ Theatre Club at the Vermilion Parish Library. Our first organizational m...
Cholesterol Program
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Do you know what high or low cholesterol is? Does all the cholesterol terminology confuse you? Are you concerned about your overall heart health and how to eat for a better cholesterol level? If...
LHS Class of 1990 20 Year Reunion
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Lafayette High Class of 1990 has scheduled its 20th reunion for Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the Crown Plaza Hotel from 8p-12mid. The Crown Plaza is located at 1801 W. Pinhook Road in Lafayette. F...
American Legion Auxilary holds social for Girls State
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The American Legion Auxiliary Vermilion Unit 29 of Abbeville held a social at the Post home for the Girls State delegates and their sponsors. The event occurred on Aug. 14, 2010, in conjunction w...
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