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The Vermilion Parish School Board gave the OK for school superintendent Tommy Byler to begin looking at putting a new 1/2 cent sales tax proposal on the ballot in the near future.
On Monday during a committee meeting, Byler requested permission from the board members to begin researching on what it would take to get a sales tax passed in Vermilion Parish.
Byler explained that the $4.3 million collected from the proposed 1/2 cent sales tax would go toward school employee salaries only.

Abbeville General updated its COVID-19 policies for visitors, patients and workers.
The hospital released its updated policy last week on its website.
“We continue to closely follow COVID-19 activity across our state and are proactively reviewing all of our response efforts. Thank you for your ongoing participation in the fight against this virus. We have the following updates to share with you,” the hospital released on its webiste.
Here are the new policy procedures for Abbeville General.

N. R. “Pedo” Broussard celebrated his 100th birthday with family on Saturday, July 17, 2021.
Broussard was born in Pecan Island in 1921. He is a Naval Veteran of WWII and is locally known as the “Father of Intracoastal City”. He founded Broussard Brothers, Inc. in 1946, with the help of his brother.
His family of companies include N.R. Broussard Landing, Acadian Contractors, and HIDCO, currently employing hundreds of families in Vermilion Parish. He is also widely celebrated for his philanthropic work.