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Carl “C.J.” Chargois was named postmaster for the Kaplan Post Office in late March.

Chargois happy to be ‘home’ as Postmaster in Kaplan

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 11:05am

KAPLAN — Carl “C.J.” Chargois feels at home as the postmaster for the Kaplan Post Office.
Chargois, a Vermilion Parish native, was named postmaster in late March after serving in various posts in the U.S. Postal Service for nearly a quarter-century. Chargois was appointed to the position after John Sergi Jr. retired from the post in December of 2021.
“I’m just glad to be back in Kaplan, working in Kaplan and having a first-hand role in the community,” said Chargois, whose wife, Dr. Tina Chargois is from Kaplan.

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Gulf Coast Bank has served as sponsor of the Daylily Festival and Garden Show since the event’s inception. Showing off the festival sign are (L-R) Paul Patout, Gulf Coast Bank President & CEO; Charlene Beckett, Abbeville Main Street; Lynn Guillory, Vermilion Chamber of Commerce and Jason Patout, Gulf Coast Bank Senior Vice President.

Daylily Festival & Garden Show set for Saturday in Abbeville

Thu, 06/02/2022 - 10:49am

Abbeville’s Daylily and Garden Show is always known for having select flower and plant vendors.
This year is no exception.
There are around 50 vendors, including food vendors, that will be in attendance this Saturday, June 4. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Magdalen Square in downtown Abbeville.
There will be two educational presentations held in the Vermilion Cultural Center adjacent to Magdalen Square. In addition, at 12:15 p.m. the annual 4-H Garden Contest winners will be announced

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Kay DeHart holds up the sign a former student made for her. It shows where she taught, along with how many hours and days she spent in the classroom.

‘It is time’: DeHart retires from teaching after 55 years in the classroom

Wed, 06/01/2022 - 11:29am

When Kay Landry DeHart began teaching, the year was 1967, and Lyndon B. Johnson was the president of the United States, the Vietnam War was taking place, and the price of gas was 33 cents a gallon. This year, 2022, DeHart has decided to retire from teaching, which brings an end to 55 years in education.
Her career in education stretched over 10 presidents, along with the creation of color TV, computers, BitCoins, the Internet and many other historical events that are too numerous to name.

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The Acadiana Honor Guard gets ready to do the 21-gun salute at the ceremony.

Abbeville honors fallen on Memorial Day

Wed, 06/01/2022 - 9:01am

Close to 200 fallen Vermilion military personnel were remembered in two Memorial Day ceremonies at the Louisiana Military Museum and the War Memorial in Abbeville.
The first ceremony on Memorial Day was held at the War Memorial, located in downtown Abbeville.
The War Memorial has the names of Vermilion Parish soldiers who were killed in the line of duty.
A wreath was placed in front of the War Memorial by Charles Dill, who is the commander of the American Legion Vermilion Post 29 and Glenn Suire, also a member of Post 29.

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Dr. Elista Istre, who helped organize the ceremony, thanked everyone who attended the
ceremony on Memorial Day this past Monday.

Memorial Day Ceremony big success at Military Museum in Abbeville

Wed, 06/01/2022 - 8:55am

The second annual “Remembering the Fallen” ceremony was by far the largest, according to one of the event’s organizers.
Last year close to 400 people crowded into the original display room of the Louisiana Military Museum for the first-ever Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Chris Crusta Airport.
The museum, however, expanded this year with the addition of the Hall of Honor, which is where the ceremony was held on Monday. The Hall of Honor doubled the museum in size.
Hundreds of people showed up to honor the soldiers who had fallen in combat.

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