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Abbeville Fire Department answers call from grieving family member who needed pallbearers 10 minutes before funeral

Fri, 09/24/2021 - 8:08am

The call came into the Abbeville Fire Department around 9:50 a.m. on a Tuesday. On the other end of the line was a woman crying. She was in a bind, and she needed the help of the fire department. They delivered.
Sonia Perez Cessac was in Abbeville for the funeral of her mother-in-law, Patricia Cessac. She is married to Phillip, one of Patricia’s three sons.
Darby and Greene Funeral Home and Cremation Service in New Iberia passed Mrs. Cessac through St. Theresa Church in Abbeville and then buried her at St. Paul’s Cemetery in Abbeville.

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State of the University: UL Lafayette sets new record for R&D expenditures

Fri, 09/24/2021 - 8:02am

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s research and development expenditures last year set a record at $164 million.
The total marks an “incredible” 165% increase in R&D spending at UL Lafayette in seven years, Dr. Joseph Savoie announced Wednesday during the annual State of the University address.
“We’ve had banner years throughout the past decade – and it looks like we’ll need to invest in bigger banners, because we’ve done it again,” the University president said.

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Rotary Club of Abbeville President Annette Mudd and Rotarian Mark Shirley (right) present Bryan Simon with the “Farmer of the Year” Award.

Rotary Club of Abbeville names Bryan Simon ‘Farmer of the Year’

Wed, 09/22/2021 - 1:04pm

For more most of his life, Bryan Simon has been involved in the Vermilion Parish agriculture industry.
An active Farm Bureau member for 25 years, serving as president for six, Simon understands how important agriculture is to the parish. The Rotary Club of Abbeville also understands agriculture’s significance, as each year it names a “Farmer of the Year.”
This year, it is Simon. The club presented Simon with the award during its meeting on Wednesday.
“I am honored,” Simon said.

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Councilwoman Terry Broussard said Gibson Street is a “hot spot” for illegal dumping.

Council members want to get tougher on trash, illegal dumping in city

Wed, 09/22/2021 - 9:21am

This afternoon, you may decide to hop in the car for a Sunday drive through the city.
After all, there is plenty of nice scenery in Abbeville. Unfortunately, as some city officials recently pointed out, there are spots where people are creating the opposite effect.
“Right now,” Councilman Brady Broussard Jr. said, “we have more garbage, more rubbish, more tall weeds, more tires in ditches and more broken windows. You name it.”

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