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Mark Shirley, an LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant aquaculture agent, and Haley Gambill, an LSU graduate student, examine some young crawfish as part of a white spot virus research project. The virus can lead to a very high mortality rate, bringing the commercial harvest of the pond to an end. Photo by Craig Gautreaux/LSU AgCenter

Mild weather helps crawfish season get off to fast start

Thu, 01/20/2022 - 12:01pm

Above-average temperatures in November and December have helped Louisiana’s crawfish season get off to a fast start.
Water temperatures in some ponds were as high as 75 degrees at the end of December, which kept newly hatched crawfish active and growing. These weather conditions led to many crawfish reaching market size in late December and early January.
“When the water temperature is jumping between 60 and 70 degrees, that’s optimum for crawfish growth,” said Mark Shirley, an aquaculture agent for the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

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Jamie Davis

Abbeville Police locates, arrests man wanted on numerous felony charges

Thu, 01/20/2022 - 11:58am

​On Jan. 14, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m. officers of the Abbeville Police Department learned of the possible location of a person wanted on numerous violent felony charges.
Detectives began working surveillance in the area to attempt to locate the suspect. Officers observed that Jamie Davis, 26, of Abbeville, was the passenger in a vehicle.

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Maurice City Hall

Maurice distributing COVID tests while supplies last

Wed, 01/19/2022 - 10:26am

MAURICE — The Vermilion Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness has provide the Village of Maurice at home COVID test kits for distribution to residents of Maurice and the surrounding Vermilion Parish rural areas.
The test can be obtained at Maurice City Hall between the hours of 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Tests are available while supplies last.
“More test should be received over the next two weeks,” Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot said. “Please limit your request to one per person needing a test due to symptoms.”

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Sixth grade students (right) read prayers at different stations Friday morning.

Vermilion Catholic holds Pro Life Walk, Mass for Life

Wed, 01/19/2022 - 9:33am

Last Friday, the 6th grade students at Vermilion Catholic hosted an inaugural VC Pro Life Walk and Mass for Life for 7th through 12th grades. January, commonly known as the Sanctity of Human Life Month, brings about wonderful opportunities to participate in the Pro Life movement in the Catholic Church because of the historical anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the legalization of abortion passed in 1973.

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An old tree stump, located at the corner of the I.J. Joiner Street and Greene Street, again served as the location for the annual Stump Service in Abbeville.

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Minister Dwayne Briggs speaks during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Stump Service in Abbeville.

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Attendees walk from Greater Pleasant Green Baptist Church to the corner of I.J. Joiner Street and Greene Street to take part in Monday morning’s Stump Service. in Abbeville.

Crowd gathers to hear message at Stump Service in Abbeville

Wed, 01/19/2022 - 9:23am

Monday morning brought some cold temperatures.
That didn’t keep a fired-up crowd from taking part in a long-standing Martin Luther King Jr. Day tradition in Abbeville.
More than two dozen gathered at the corner of I.J. Joiner Street and Greene Street to participate in the annual Stump Service.
Minister Dwayne Briggs of Greater Pleasant Green Baptist Church told those in attendance that service is an important word to remember on a day that honors Dr. King.

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