News
Only 17 days into the new budget year, and Vermilion Parish School Board members learned things are not too rosy when it comes down to finances.
Scott Bernard
My name is Scott Bernard and I would like to take this opportunity to announce my candidacy for the Erath City Council in the upcoming 2018 election.
Carl Toups
Carl R. Toups, of Erath, is formally announcing his intentions to be a candidate for Justice of the Peace, Ward 1, in the upcoming election.
Wayne Theriot
I, Wayne Theriot, would like to announce I am a candidate for reelection to the office of Mayor of the Village of Maurice.
Robert B. Vincent
Robert B. Vincent issued the following statement in announcing that he will be a candidate for the Erath City Council in the upcoming election.
Sports
The North Vermilion Youth Association 9-10 year old All-Stars captured the Mustang Super Region Tournament early Friday morning in Abbeville. NV beat SLYSI of Lafayette 17-14 . The game began at 9 p.m. on Thursday and ended Friday, just after midnight. The all-stars will be traveling to Deer Park, Texas on July 25 to compete in the PONY Zone tournament. The members of the team are kneeling (L-R) Jackson Romero, Kaine Stevens, James Higginbotham: Standing (L-R): Braylon Himel, Caleb Whitlock, Coach Jason Broussard, Caleb Hebert, Aiden F everjean, Coach Clay Young, Mason Hargrave, Cooper Petrey, Jax Smith and Wyatt Kline. Missing from the picture is Coach Steven Romero & Joshua Ruppert
Good things come to those who wait.
The 10-year-old North Vermilion All-Stars have waited three years for this to happen.
Photo courtesy of ragincajuns.com
Jax Harrington may be the first Erath High offensive linemen to commit to a Division I university.
A football player, the size of Jax Harrington, does not come around Vermilion Parish too often.
The Gueydan Bears will be working on their passing game this week at STM.
Four schools from Vermilion Parish will be competing in Quint Slant’s 7-on-7 tournament at St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette.
No one ever put it down on paper, until this track season at Abbeville High School.
Abby Trahan arrived on the Southern Miss campus recently and is sporting her new Golden Eagles’ colors.
Former Kaplan High softball pitcher Abby Trahan is moving closer to home after spending two years far away from Vermilion Parish.
Lifestyle
Robert and Martha Louise “Tookie” Sonnier of Abbeville celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 3rd with a quiet lunch at their home with their five children, Marie “Noonie” Soilea
The four VC students who are receiving the Seal of Biliteracy for English and French are Victorian Doan, Alexan Broussard, Taylor Schaefer, and not shown is Lily Veazey.
Four Vermilion Catholic High School students have earned the Seal of Biliteracy for proficiency in English and French.
The four VC students who are receiving the Seal of Biliteracy for English and French are Victorian Doan, Alexan Broussard, Taylor Schaefer, and not shown is Lily Veazey.
Four Vermilion Catholic High School students have earned the Seal of Biliteracy for proficiency in English and French.
Obits
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Delhomme Funeral Home of Maurice for Charles Octave Gallet, 78, who passed away on July 16, 2018.
COW ISLAND—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at St.
Vermilion Today
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