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Here are the fields at A.A. Comeaux Park that will have artificial turf placed on the infields.

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Abbeville Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. looks on as Parks and Recreation Director Tommy Picard explains details of improvements that will be made at A.A. Comeaux Park.

Artificial Turf Coming to A.A. Comeaux Park in Abbeville

Mon, 08/23/2021 - 8:03am

Big changes are coming to A.A. Comeaux Park, changes some Abbeville officials believe are necessary to help shore up the city’s future.
During Tuesday night’s regular meeting, the Abbeville City Council adopted a resolution giving preliminary approval to issue revenue bonds not to exceed $3 million.
Once approved, those funds would facilitate vast improvements at A.A. Comeaux Park, including adding artificial turf to baseball fields, construction of additional parking and numerous other projects.
Work should be completed by the start of next summer.

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Gulf Coast Bank attended the job fair in search of employees.

Vermilion Parish Job Fair successful

Thu, 08/19/2021 - 9:42am

On Tuesday, over 35 hiring companies and resource providers lined the halls of St. Theresa Hall in Abbeville to assist Vermilion’s career-seeking residents find their dream jobs. The 5th Vermilion Parish Job Fair welcomed employers throughout Acadiana to get to know Vermilion’s home-grown talent.

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UL Lafayette is planting the seeds for an outdoor classroom. The first step will be blanketing four acres along Coulee Mine with native plants, a campus urban prairie initiative supported by the CenterPoint Energy Foundation. Pictured, from left, are: Francisca Comeaux and Jeff Pike, CenterPoint Energy; Gretchen LaCombe Vanicor, UL Lafayette Office of Sustainability; Matt Smith, CenterPoint Energy; Andre Daugereaux, UL Lafayette Ecology Center; and Lisa Capone, UL Lafayette Office of Development.

UL Lafayette laying groundwork for outdoor ‘urban prairie’ classroom

Thu, 08/19/2021 - 9:19am

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is sowing the seeds for an outdoor classroom for learning and research about storm water runoff erosion management, native grasses and plants, bees and other pollinators, and soil quality.

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Cattle Festival canceled for second straight year

Wed, 08/18/2021 - 9:42am

For the second time in 72 years, the Cattle Festival in Abbeville will not happen.
Louisiana Cattle Festival President Francis Plaisance announced Thursday morning that the 72nd Annual Louisiana Cattle Festival would not be held at its regularly scheduled time in October.
Plaisance said he contacted all of the board members, and they all came to the same conclusion, that it is too dangerous to hold the Cattle Festival in October due to the virus.
“The risk is greater than the reward,” Plaisance said.

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Census confirms Maurice’s growth

Wed, 08/18/2021 - 9:32am

While Vermilion Parish didn’t increase its population as a whole, the “gateway” to the parish more than doubled its number of residents during the past 10 years.
After a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, results of the 2020 U.S. Census have been released. Results showed the soon-to-be town of Maurice as the only municipality in the parish to show growth.
Overall, Vermilion Parish decreased by 1%. In ‘10, the parish had an official population of 57,959. Now, that number is 57,359.

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