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Louisiana hits record COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 10:10am

BATON ROUGE — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Louisiana both hit records, the Louisiana Department of Health and Governor Edwards both urge individuals in Louisiana to take immediate precautions for their own and others’ safety.
The Louisiana Department of Health announces 6,797 new COVID-19 cases reported to the state since July 26, 2021 – the second highest single-day case count reported since January 6, 2021 (6,882 cases reported that day).

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Vermilion Parish School support workers to get pay raise

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 10:00am

While the decision to wear a mask or not wear one to school is not 100 percent decided with school just three weeks away, there is one thing that is 100 percent sure.
Support personnel (secretaries, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, janitors, plumbers, etc.) for the Vermilion Parish School District will be seeing more money on their next paycheck.
At Thursday’s school board meeting, the school board approved Superintendent Tommy Byler’s proposal to simplify the step-pay increase scale while at the same time giving the support workers a pay raise.

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Warren Perrin stands by the apology from the Queen.

Acadian Museum celebrates 18th annual Queen’s Proclamation

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 9:58am

On July 28, the Royal Proclamation Exhibit at the Acadian Museum will be open from 1:00 until the celebration of a memorial Mass at 4:00 at our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath by Fr. Metrejean and Fr. Bill Melancon.
The Mass will be dedicated to the thousands of Acadians who suffered and died during the ethnic cleansing in 1755—known as the Grand Dérangement.

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COVID cases rising in Vermilion Parish

Fri, 07/23/2021 - 11:37am

COVID-19 cases in Vermilion Parish have risen by 163 patients over an eight-day period.
On Tuesday of last week, there had been 5,914 cases of coronavirus in Vermilion Parish. As of Thursday, there are now 6,107 cases, an increase of 193 cases.
In the last week, one more person from Vermilion Parish has died of COVID-19, bringing the total to 127 deaths.
Vermilion Parish also has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the state at only 30 percent.

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