At 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Louisiana Highway 339 near Louisiana Highway 338 in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 84-year-old Louis D. Baudoin of Abbeville.
Paul Barras
After 30 years of serving in the U.S. Army, Paul Barras of Abbeville has decided to retire and accept a civilian job at Tulane University Hospital and a teaching position at LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans.
His official retirement date was Aug. 1, 2021.
Barras, the son of Ray and Jane Barras of Abbeville, graduated from Abbeville in 1984 and then attended USL where he graduated in nursing in 1988.
Maurice City Hall
MAURICE — It may be a tight squeeze, but Maurice will soon have to make room for two new members of the Board of Aldermen.
Coming as no surprise, the result of the 2020 U.S. Census confirmed that Maurice would officially become a town. According to the Census, released this month, Maurice has a population of 2,118. That puts Maurice well over the threshold to move from a village to a town.
“We had almost 120% increase,” Mayor Wayne Theriot said during the monthly Board of Aldermen meeting on Aug. 18. “For the 2010 Census, we were 964.
MAURICE — Mayor Wayne Theriot announced Thursday morning that sandbags are available for village of Maurice residents.
“As we prepare for the approaching storm,” Therito said, “sand and bags are available in front of the Maurice Police Station at 115 West Corine Street.
This is available to the residents of the Village of Maurice. Residents outside of the Village can obtain sand form the area 4 Vermilion Parish Police Jury barn located at 13531 Gladu Road, Kaplan or any other police jury barns.
Jeremy Housley
Jordan Billiot
An investigation led to the discovery of stolen property at a residence in Delcambre.
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, on August 21, 2021, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call about possible stolen property from St. Mary Parish that was located at a residence in the 100 block of Julie Drive in Delcambre.
Through further investigation, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Offices Criminal Investigations Division along with investigators from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office gathered enough information to obtain a search warrant for the property.
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022
219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548