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Chas Milliman (right) took a Christmas photo with his siblings. Jed is on the left and Joni is in the middle.

Never over child’s death:

Thu, 01/05/2023 - 10:01am

Twenty-eight years ago, Erath High 17-year-old senior Chas Milliman collapsed while jogging in front of Erath Middle School on Dec. 30, 1994.
The Milliman family is still having a hard time today dealing with his death. Every Christmas is a tough time for his mom Loretta, Chas’s younger brother Jed and sister Joni Milliman Hebert.
There are still tears shed each time the Christmas tree is put up. For years after his death, Loretta did not put up a Christmas tree because it reminded her of Chas and how he loved to hang ornaments.

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Chris Landry / The Abbeville Meridional
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Ventures Manager Joe Colletti points to information on a slide during a presentation to the Vermilion Parish Police Jury that he gave Wednesday concerning the planned Carbon Capture and Storage injection wells on 125,000 acres of property the company owns in Vermilion Parish.

Vermilion Parish looking to partner with ExxonMobil

Fri, 12/30/2022 - 11:43am

The Vermilion Parish Police Jury would like to see its coastal restoration efforts boosted by a partnership with ExxonMobil as part of the international oil and gas company’s plans to store captured carbon emissions underground in 125,000 acres of property that ExxonMobil owns in the parish, District 6 police juror Mark Poche said Wednesday after the police jury’s regular monthly meeting.

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Vermilion Parish honors Students of the Year

Fri, 12/30/2022 - 11:35am

Selecting Students of the Year in Vermilion Parish is no easy task.
Not when there are so many outstanding students from whom to choose.
However, throughout the selection process, three students did stand out.
The Vermilion Parish School System announced that Rene Rost’s Sydnee Mouton is the 5th-Grade Student of the Year, Forked Island E. Broussard’s Lexi Greene is the 8th-Grade Student of the Year and North Vermilion High’s Braydin Clostio is the 12th-Grade Student of the Year.

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Agents Cite Kaplan Man for Illegal Hunting Guide Services

Fri, 12/23/2022 - 8:56am

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Agents cited a Kaplan man for alleged guided hunting violations on Dec. 19 in Vermilion Parish.
Agents cited Ryan C. Frederick, 43, for six counts of failing to comply with hunting guide rules and regulations.
Agents began investigating Frederick at the beginning of the hunting season when they were informed about his license revocation. Frederick was under a license revocation and cannot possess a hunting guide license until 2027.

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Abbeville fire department collecting list of names for free smoke detectors

Mon, 12/19/2022 - 10:57am

Having working smoke detectors in a home can be invaluable.
While supplies are available, Abbeville residents can have two smoke detectors installed at no charge.
Through a program with the Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Abbeville Fire Department is taking requests for smoke detectors.
“We’ve done multiple rounds of this,” Abbeville Fire Chief Jude Mire said.
Anyone interested in the service can call 337-898-4277. The detectors will be installed and distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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