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Jordan Tyler Matthews

Abbeville Police makes arrest in connection to April 9 shooting death

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 11:04am

On April 9, at approximately 9:30 a.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to a “Shots Fired” complaint on the 900 block of E. Lafayette Street.
Upon officers arriving on scene, the observed a male victim who suffered at least one apparent gunshot wound. The victim, identified as 25-year-old James Joseph, Jr., of Abbeville, died as a result of the shooting.

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School board member Laura LeBeouf brought up the idea of hiring an architect to inspect completed school projects under $30,000.

Vermilion Parish School Board looks at putting architect on retainer to inspect completed small projects

Fri, 04/16/2021 - 9:21am

When the Vermilion Parish School Board completes a project less than $30,000, it lets Kerry Richard, the school system’s maintenance supervisor, inspect it. Now, the school board is looking at having an architect check the finished projects.
School Board member Laura LeBeouf brought the issue up at the Properties Committee on Monday. LeBeouf asked Richard how does the school board know when small projects are completed.
Richard told the board that he is the one who is inspecting the smaller projects once they are completed.

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A Delcambre resident says vehicles in the parent pick-up line block driveways on a daily basis.

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Parent pickup/drop-off lines cause issues in Delcambre

Fri, 04/16/2021 - 8:40am

DELCAMBRE — Residents who live by Delcambre Elementary have had enough.
“We have a situation that has been going on for years,” Neely Saunier said as she addressed the board Monday night. “This year has been the worst, and it’s getting out of hand. We can’t even use our driveways.”
That was Saunier’s latest, and hopefully final, attempt to represent herself, as well as every resident on Saunier Drive, to have the parent pick-up lines monitored.

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Bryan Mayeux

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Kinnie Henderson

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Brannon Leger

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Wallace Turner

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Courtney Loflin

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Demetrius Davis

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Lyndon Montgomery

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Cory Jones

Eight Arrested in Vermilion Parish

Thu, 04/15/2021 - 12:16pm

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office PIO and Violent Crimes Task Force Director Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses within the parish.
• On 3-17-2021, Bryan Mayeux, (DOB: 1-9-1973 of Kaplan), was arrested in Kaplan for Failing to Appear for felony trial for Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II (Methamphetamine), and Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance in a Drug Free Zone.

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A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Respone Boat-Medium boatcrew heads toward a capsized 175-foot commerical lift boat April 13 searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle. The Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels responded to the capsized vessel and searched for multiple missing people in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris)

ABBEVILLE MAN AMONG THOSE REPORTED ABOARD CAPSIZED LIFT BOAT

Thu, 04/15/2021 - 9:58am

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