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Board of Commissioners at Abbeville General: (L-R): Kelly Richard, Jody Landry, John R. Budden, M.D., Anita Levy, John Boudreaux (Chairman), Oswald Broussard (Vice-Chairman), Daleon Promeaux; (front) and sitting, Michael Bertrand II, new CEO.

Abbeville General Board of Commissioners appoints Michael Bertrand II as New CEO

Mon, 03/28/2022 - 12:17pm

John Boudreaux, Chairman of the Hospital Board of Abbeville General, has announced the appointment of Michael Bertrand II, MS, MBA as Chief Executive Officer of Abbeville General. He will officially assume this role on May 2, 2022.
Mr. Bertrand has over 23 years of business management experience. He is an experienced executive with business operations and medical facility management. His diverse experience includes leadership roles and operational expertise.

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Abbeville Mayor-Elect Roslyn White

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Mayor Mike Kloesel

Roslyn White elected Abbeville Mayor

Sat, 03/26/2022 - 9:53pm

This election cycle is guaranteed to bring a significant amount of change to the local political landscape.
Longtime Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza announced last summer that he would not seek re-election.
On Saturday, voters selected Roslyn White to become Abbeville’s next mayor. White received 1,303 (59%) of the votes, with Francis Plaisance collecting 903 votes (41%).
Voters in Kaplan approved a second term for Mayor Mike Kloesel. He received 709 votes (63%). Alderwoman Melissa Guidry, Kloesel’s challenger on Saturday, received 425 votes (37%).

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Emma Hebert

North Vermilion senior writing college paper to help make 167 safer

Thu, 03/24/2022 - 10:42am

North Vermilion senior Emma Hebert is doing her part to make Hwy. 167 safer between Maurice and Abbeville.
Hebert is a 17-year-old North Vermilion student taking a dual enrollment English class from LSU.
She was also a best friend of NV senior Ramsie Baumgardner, who recently died in a car accident on Hwy. 167.

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Rontrel Broussard

Rocks thrown at vehicles leads to arrests for Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property Arrests in Vermilion Parish

Thu, 03/24/2022 - 10:38am

The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office was able to locate and arrest the people who were allegedly throwing large rocks from their vehicle and hitting vehicles going in the opposite directions.
According to Eddie Langlinais, Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Crime Stoppers Coordinator, and Violent Crimes Task Force Director, on March 15, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received several reports of criminal damage to vehicles involving objects being thrown from an oncoming vehicle on La. Hwy 92 and La. 699 near Maurice.

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Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot presents the signed proclamation to Anne and Ben Blanchet. Present for the event are Daniel Duhon and Richard Landry with the Maurice Museum; Earlene Broussard and Warren Perrin with the Acadian Museum of Erath and Maurice Police Chief Guy Nerren.

Catherine Blanchet Day declared in Maurice

Wed, 03/23/2022 - 9:27am

MAURICE — Mayor Wayne Theriot has declared Wednesday, March 23, 2022, as Catherine Brookshire Blanchet Day in Maurice. The Maurice Museum will host a public celebration of Catherine’s contributions to Vermilion Parish from 10:00 until noon. There will be singing and dancing in the round.

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