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Gumbo For Meaux Committee 2022 (a few members were not present for photo)

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An awesome crew of Gumbo Cook-Off Judges: Dr. Dac Pourciau, Jamie Bergeron, Brian Marceaux & Wesley LeMaire

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2022 GRAND CHAMPS: The team with the most points all combined— Team Georgia

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People’s Choice- 2nd Year in a Row Team Georgia

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1st Place: Specialty
Team Taste Dat Kooking Krew

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2nd Place: Specialty
Team Georgia

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3rd Place: Specialty
Team 2 Couyons (Xtreme A/C)

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1st Place: Chicken & Sausage
Team G&H Tire & Collision

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2nd Place: Chicken & Sausage
Team Manuel Builders

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3rd Place: Chicken & Sausage
Team Hebert’s Specialty Meats

7th annual Gumbo for Meaux Elementary does it again, breaks records

Thu, 05/05/2022 - 10:28am

“TEAM MEAUX did it again, and broke records.
The 7th Annual Gumbo for Meaux Elementary was recently held on Saturday, March 5, 2021 at The Red Barn in Abbeville.

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Members of the Vermilion Parish Historical Society gather for the quarterly meeting.

Vermilion Parish Historical Society holds meeting

Tue, 05/03/2022 - 1:14pm

Vermilion Parish Historical Society held their quarterly meeting on April, 27, 2022 at the Vermilion Parish Main Library. The topics discussed were: inventory of the History of Vermilion Parish Vol II books; proposed Mural created by the Vermilion Arts Council, and election of officers. Peggy Ashley offered to give a tour of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church and update historical information on the church.

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Deana Meaux released her first book in January.

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Deana Meaux

‘Achoo the Bee’: Abbeville native to take part in ‘Meet the Author’ event on Saturday

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 9:09am

Deana Meaux, an Abbeville native and longtime resident of Zachary, is scheduled to visit her hometown on Saturday.
It’s a visit that is creating plenty of buzz.
Meaux will be at Mula’s Pharmacy at 10 a.m. on Saturday to share her new book, “I just want to be me, Says Achoo the Bee.” For more information, visit www.achoothebee.com.
For Meaux, who attended Mt. Carmel and Vermilion Catholic before graduating from Abbeville High in 1985, it will be an exciting trip.

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The book cover.

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Katri Brasseaux

God inspires Abbeville author to write 1st book

Fri, 04/01/2022 - 11:20am

Vermilion Parish’s Katri Brasseaux wrote a book of short stories and poems titled “God Writes in Short Stories.”
The writer was raised in Henry and currently lives in Abbeville.
The book has 17 short stories and nine poems. Certain stories are true, and other stories are fictional. It was published through Christian Faith Publishing in January of 2022.
“I had a dream to write a book,” said Brasseaux.
She started writing 30 years ago and wrote about personal experiences with God.

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