News
Left to Right: Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Cleanest City Contest Co-chair Sandra Creswell, Chairman of the Deep South Region, Lena Bateman, Mayor Mark Piazza, Louisiana Garden Club Cleanest City Contest Chairperson Jean Gilstrap, Cleanest City Contest Co-chair Liz Gremilion and Councilman Francis Plaisance.
The City of Abbeville has been named in District III the Cleanest City in the State by the Louisiana Garden Club Federation.
BATON ROUGE – LSU graduated its largest and most diverse class ever at the university’s 298th commencement exercises on Friday, May 10.
Nancee Sorenson
BATON ROUGE – Nancee Sorenson has been selected as the next chancellor of LSU Eunice, LSU President F. King Alexander announced.
Lainey Trahan
Sheriff Michael A.
On May 14, 2019, at approximately 2:55 a.m., patrol officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to an alarm call at 301 A.A. Comeaux Memorial Drive (Boys & Girls Club).
Sports
Abby Trahan won 14 games with Southern Miss this year.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss junior right-handed pitcher Abby Trahan has been named C-USA Pitcher of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday.
Drew Winch will pitch for Kaplan on Monday.
The Louisiana High School Association announced the baseball playoff pairings and six teams from the parish are in.
Three will be playing home while the other three are on the road.
Molly Sistrunk high-fives Kaplan head coach Shea Herpin as she rounds third base. Sistrunk hit a home run in the first inning.
KAPLAN - The Kaplan Lady Pirates scored 14 runs in the first inning against Avoyelles in the Class 3A first round playoff game on Thursday.
JT Langlinais gets ready to tag an Abbeville player at second base.
The Erath Bobcats have now won seven straight games after sweeping Abbeville.
The Bobcats improved to 23-4 overall and 9-1 in district.
Dylon Hoffpaur (left) of Erath and NV graduate Jesse Hernandez (middle) are on the Saints Dance Team.
As of Friday night, there are now three male dancers and 29 female dancers on the 2019 Saintsation’ New Orleans Dance Team.
Lifestyle
Vermilion Vigor Award Winner James Noel, Sr. (l-r) James Noel, Rachel Gates and John Suire
The Krewe de la Chambre Royale recently held their 19th Mardi Gras Ball ‘Midnight in the Orient’ on Saturday, February 9, at the Gueydan Civic Center. The royal court members are front row, Brent Richard and Anna Lafosse. Middle row, Ashley Breaux, Katie Romero, Queen Amalie; Maureen Vallo, King Jean Pierre; Joseph Bishop, Tam Saltzman and Janice Petry. Back row, Shawn Theriot, Darren Romero, Jason Thibodeaux and Judd Breaux.
Luna Avery
Lorraine Bourque
A daughter, Luna Avery Lorraine Bourque, was born Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Abbeville General to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Wayne Bourque of Kaplan.
Obits
Vermilion Today
Abbeville Meridional
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022
The Kaplan Herald
219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548
The Gueydan Journal
311 Main Street
Gueydan, LA 70542