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Vermilion Parish Chief Deputy Clerk of Court Vanessa Vollmer speaks to members of the Rotary Club of Abbeville.

‘Know before you Geaux’

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:00pm

When voters go to the polls on May 16, there will be some changes.
Voters within the city limits of Abbeville and Kaplan will select among candidates in the various races in their municipal elections, as they have always done. There will not be any changes in that regard.
Where things will differ is in closed primaries for U.S. Senate and U.S. Representative in the 3rd Congressional District.

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Old VPSO divisions are now part of the newly for Technology Support Unit.

New Technology Support Unit strengthens Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office operations, innovation

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 11:56am

Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais announces the consolidation and rebranding of the Sheriff’s Office Investigative Support Unit (ISU) and Information Technology (IT) divisions into the newly formed Technology Support Unit (TSU).

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Lloyd Doré III speaks about the Cultural and Historical Alliance Center during Tuesday’s Abbeville City Council meeting. Doré, along with others, urged city officials to keep the center in its current location.

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The Cultural and Historical Alliance Center in Abbeville.

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The Vermilion Parish Government Complex (old Hibernia building).

Council discusses options to keep Cultural Center in place

Tue, 03/10/2026 - 1:59pm

Everyone who spoke on the matter agreed on one thing: the Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance Center should stay in its current location.
How that plan ultimately comes to fruition remains undecided, at least for the moment.

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Shown after execution of the Full Requirements agreement are, from left, front row: Wayne Vidrine, Kaplan Electrical Foreman; Randy Campbell, Kaplan Councilman; Roslyn White, Abbeville Mayor and LEPA Vice Chairman; Mike Kloesel, Kaplan Mayor; Jason Willis, St. Martinville Mayor and LEPA Chairman; Vidalia Mayor Buz Craft, Vidalia Mayor and LEPA Secretary/Treasurer; Kishment McCloskey, Kaplan Utility Committee Member; Claude Huntsberry, Kaplan Public Works Director; and Kevin Bihm, LEPA General Manager.

CITY OF KAPLAN MAKES LEPA ITS NEW ELECTRICITY PROVIDER

Wed, 03/04/2026 - 8:50am

The City of Kaplan has signed on as a wholesale electric customer of the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority (LEPA), effective June 1, 2026.

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