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Abbeville Mayor-elect Roslyn White (seated left) and Mayor Mark Piazza take part in a
proclamation signing “Community Action Month.” Representatives of the ASSIST
Agency joined the signing, including (in no order) Sharon Clement, Executive Director; Kercia
Huntly, ESC II; Kellie Rankin, ESC I: Mardessa Poydras, Personnel Officer; Dwight
Alexander, Housing Director; and Anita Levy, ASSIST Board Member.

‘Community Action Month’ proclaimed in Abbeville

Tue, 05/17/2022 - 10:32am

Mark Piazza, Mayor of Abbeville, and Roslyn White, Mayor-elect of Abbeville, proclaimed May as "Community Action Month" in Vermilion Parish, “in recognition of the hard work and dedication of the leaders and staff of the ASSIST Agency.”
Piazza accepted the parish-wide proclamation recently with representatives of the ASSIST Agency on hand, including Sharon Clement, Executive Director; Kercia Huntly, ESC II; Kellie Rankin, ESC I: Mardessa Poydras, Personnel Officer; Dwight Alexander, Housing Director; and Anita Levy, ASSIST Board Member.

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Students taking part in the annual re-vegetation project unload plugs of Bullwhip to be planted in the marsh.

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Students plant in the marshes of Lake Fearman.

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Members of Erath FFA, Kaplan FFA and Eunice FFA took part in the re-vegetation project.

Volunteers plant 5,771 plugs of Bullwhip in Intracoastal marsh

Tue, 05/17/2022 - 10:03am

The Vermilion Soil and Water Conservation District (VSWCD) in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, LDAF Office of Soil and Water Conservation, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries held its annual re-vegetation project on May 4.

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This is an example of what kind of rubber “Speed Cushions” the town of Erath will be placing on three streets.

Erath getting 14 ‘speed cushions’ to help slow down speeders

Mon, 05/16/2022 - 12:41pm

ERATH - The town of Erath has a speeding problem, and it may have found a solution that does not involve giving speeding tickets.
At Monday night’s monthly meeting, the aldermen approved buying $13,000 worth of “speed cushions” and signs to help slow down traffic on certain streets in Erath.
Speed cushions are larger than speed bumps, explained Erath Mayor Taylor Mencacci. They are around seven feet long and approximately three feet wide. The height is three inches high.

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Photo credit: Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette
UL Lafayette is steering the $14 million, three-year LO-SPAT research initiative to develop oyster broodstock capable of survival in low-salinity environments. Scientists are examining heritable traits that make some oysters hardier than others; they are conducting research in campus laboratories, in the field and at UL Lafayette’s Ecology Center, shown above. Pictured are Andre Daugereaux, the center’s operations manager, and Emma Weiser, an oyster husbandry technician for the project.

UL Lafayette leading $14 million research partnership to produce more resilient oysters

Tue, 05/10/2022 - 2:11pm

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is steering a $14 million, three-year research initiative to develop oyster broodstock capable of survival in low-salinity environments.
Leveraging Opportunities and Strategic Partnerships to Advance Tolerant Oysters for Restoration, or LO-SPAT, is designed to help sustain populations of the shellfish and support the seafood industry. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is funding the project.

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