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Vermilion Parish will be home to a landmark CO2 transportation and storage project ExxonMobil is building to help the state’s industries reduce their emissions.
As the University of Louisiana has announced, Exxon Mobil Corp. made the following contributions to the parish and UL.
• Two $50,000 endowed scholarships for first-year students from Vermilion Parish who are pursuing degrees in the university’s College of Engineering or Ray P. Authement College of Sciences.

VERMILION PARISH — The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) has arrested an Abbeville man for allegedly setting fire to a neighbor’s home while five people, including an infant and a teenager, were inside.
Timothy Brown, 52, was booked into the Vermilion Parish Jail on Monday, June 26, on one count of Aggravated Arson.

KAPLAN ­— The town of Kaplan now has curfew hours.
At Tuesday’s city council meeting, the council adopted curfew hours that pertain to everyone in the city.
The first proposed ordinance stated that no one in Kaplan could walk, ride a bike, or an electric bike between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., Monday through Sunday.
Police Chief Josh Hardy requested the curfew hours, hoping to slow down crime at night in Kaplan.
One Kaplan alderman was not comfortable with the proposed hours.