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Roland LeBlanc III (right) accepts his Hall of Fame trophy from his former AHS track coach Jed Bourque. Bourque coached LeBlanc for four years.

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Accepting Harris LeMaire’s awards are his children (left to right) David LeMaire, Wendy LeMaire Diz and Scott LeMaire.

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Friends and family take a photo with Roland LeBlanc III at the hall of fame banquet.

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Roland LeBlanc smiles for the camera.

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Harris LeMaire and family take a group photo at the banquet.

LeBlanc, LeMaire inducted into the Abbeville High Athletic Hall of Fame

Fri, 10/10/2025 - 9:40am

Roland LeBlanc enjoys challenging himself. Whether it’s improving his time in a 1,600-meter race, working to strengthen his cross-country team, or attempting to dunk a basketball despite being 41 years old and only 5 feet 7 inches tall, he is always pushing his limits.
Whatever challenges he sets his eye on, he eventually gets to them.
LeBlanc, a 2002 Abbeville High graduate, was honored Thursday night by being inducted into the Abbeville High Athletic Hall of Fame. Also, Harris LeMaire was inducted, who was involved with Abbeville athletics for 40 years.

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Jonathan Zenon coached football at Abbeville for 14 games.

Jonathan Zenon no longer the Abbeville High head football coach

Thu, 10/09/2025 - 10:33am

Abbeville High School will be looking for a new head football coach, starting in December, after former LSU defensive standout and Breaux Bridge High graduate Jonathan Zenon was relieved of his head football coaching duties.  
This past Wednesday, Abbeville High head football coach Jonathan Zenon was informed by the AHS administration, with the backing of the central office, that his head football coaching duties were being taken away, effective immediately.

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Abbeville man arrested after high-speed vehicle pursuit, faces multiple charges

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 3:07pm

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 29, a Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Task Force agent initiated a traffic stop on a white Chevrolet pickup truck on Old Kaplan Highway.
The vehicle was registered to a known and wanted felony narcotics suspect.

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Superintendent Tommy Byler speaks to Abbeville Kiwanis Club this past week.

Vermilion Parish School System millage renewal will be on Nov. 15 ballot

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 9:53am

On Nov. 15, voters will decide a millage renewal for the Vermilion Parish School System.
The 10-year renewal, initially approved by voters in 1996, is for a 10-mill property tax. The funds generated from the 10 mills support transportation, instructional programs, and a roofing and AC maintenance initiative.

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Five year old Clay Hebert

Five year old from Vermilion Parish dies as a result of head-on collision in Lake Charles

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 9:50am

LAKE CHARLES -A Vermilion Parish child died from injuries because of a head-on collision that happened earlier this month in Lake Charles, police confirm.
Around 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 5, Dominique Hilliard was driving a 2016 Dodge Challenger near Southpark Drive when he crossed the center line and crashed into another vehicle, Lake Charles police said.
Hilliard was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Police said the other driver is stable and expected to survive, while a child, 5-year-old Clay Allen Hebert was airlifted to Baton Rouge with serious injuries.

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