On Thursday, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a vehicle crash on US Highway 167 south of Derek Road in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 44-year-old Michael A. Zuvich, Jr. of Maurice.
On Monday, Nov 7, at 11:47 p.m., the Abbeville Police Department received a report of a shooting in the area of 300 block of Leblanc Street.
Abbeville Police Officers responded and located a person, who had been shot numerous times, lying in a driveway on the 1700 block of Frank’s Alley.
ERATH - Taylor Mencacci has been re-elected as mayor of the town of Erath.
Mencacci claimed 566 votes (79%). Challenger Jesse James received 148 votes (21%).
Tuesday’s win secured a second term for Mencacci.
Neil Arsement
MAURICE - Neil Arsement will be the next mayor of the town of Maurice.
Arsement defeated longtime incumbent Mayor Wayne Theriot on Tuesday. Theriot is in his third term.
Arsement received 445 votes (63%). Theriot had 261 votes (37%).
MAURICE - Jonathan Schlicher is still one of the candidates for Maurice Board of Aldermen.Schlicher, who has served on the town's board of aldermen since being elected in 2018, had announced last month that he would be withdrawing from the race due to a potential move outside of the Maurice limits. That news had been reported in the Abbeville Meridional. However, those plans changed, prompting Schlicer to commit to remaining in the race.
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