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City of Abbeville will host Community Visioning Meeting on May 5

Tue, 05/03/2022 - 1:28pm

The City of Abbeville will host a community town hall meeting to discuss the development of Downtown Abbeville and reuse of the former Audrey Hotel. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 5, 2022, at the Vermilion Parish Library — Abbeville Branch and is part of a week-long study done in partnership with the Acadiana Planning Commission, Louisiana DEQ, and Kansas State University – Technical Assistance to Brownfields (KSU TAB).

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Vermilion Parish Superintendent responds to defeat of sales tax

Tue, 05/03/2022 - 9:33am

The Vermilion Parish voters defeated a 1/2 cent sales tax dedicated to school employee raises and benefits.
With only a 13 percent parish-wide voter turnout, 2,689 said no to the tax, and 2,425 said yes.
So, what is next for the Vermilion Parish School system?

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Megan Landry Lalande and Troy Catalon have been appointed to the town of Maurice Board of Aldermen.

Maurice adds Catalon, Lalande to Board of Aldermen

Mon, 05/02/2022 - 11:41am

MAURICE — Troy Catalon and Megan Landry Lalande will now be part of the town of Maurice Board of Aldermen.
During a special meeting on Thursday, the board approved their appointments. The board selected the pair from a group of four candidates that also included Neil Arsement and Matthew Trahan.

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Vermilion Parish Superintendent Tommy Byler answers Chamber’s questions about April 30 sales tax proposition

Wed, 04/27/2022 - 9:35am

On the April 30 ballot, Vermilion Parish School Board is seeking a .5% sales tax increase to fund teacher and employee pay raises.
The Vermilion Chamber of Commerce submitted questions to Superintendent Tommy Byler. The Chamber has allowed the Abbeville Meridional to run the responses. The Meridional is running Byler’s responses exactly as he returned them to the Chamber.

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Distribution of fentanyl sends Abbeville man back to Federal Prison

Wed, 04/27/2022 - 9:16am

LAFAYETTE — United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Raymond Hawthorne, Jr., 48, of Abbeville, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey to 57 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl. Hawthorne pleaded guilty to the charge on November 4, 2021.

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City of Abbeville will host Community Visioning Meeting on May 5

Vermilion Parish Superintendent responds to defeat of sales tax

Maurice adds Catalon, Lalande to Board of Aldermen

Vermilion Parish Superintendent Tommy Byler answers Chamber’s questions about April 30 sales tax proposition

Distribution of fentanyl sends Abbeville man back to Federal Prison

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