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Williams arrested for fatal February shooting in Abbeville

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 2:37pm

An Abbeville man faces multiple charges, including Second-degree murder, after a shooting last month left another man dead.
​On Feb. 16, at approximately 5:20 p.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to a “Shots Fired” complaint on Green Street near its intersection with South Lamar Street.
Upon officers arriving on scene, the observed a male victim who suffered at least one apparent gunshot wound. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Brandon Johnson, of Abbeville, died as a result of the shooting.

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Louisiana Cattle Festival returning this year

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 9:16am

Fans of the Louisiana Cattle Festival can once again mark their calendars for the first weekend in October.
Cattle Festival President Francis Plaisance announced that the festival will return in 2021, during the first weekend in October. This comes after organizers decided to cancel last year’s festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards moved Louisiana into Phase III, which allows for fairs and festivals to operate at 50% capacity. Plaisance said the Cattle Festival Board discussed and jumped at the opportunity to set a date.

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Pastor Walter August hands Gueydan Principal Brandy Broussard a $10,000 check. Also in the photo are Nadine Lepretre, GHS assistant principal, Kim Etie, new assistant superintendent and Ellen Arceneaux, the assistant superintendent.

Pastor August receives $600 donation from Gueydan High, hands them $10,000

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 9:59am

GUEYDAN — Pastor Walter August was so touched last week when his Houston-based church, Bethel Family Church, received a $600 check from Gueydan High School. He wanted to return the favor.
Gueydan High, the smallest high school in Vermilion Parish, had its faculty donate a total of $600 and sent the money to Bethel Family Church to help Houston residents recover from the hard freeze last month caused by power and water outages throughout the city.
Two days after getting the check, Pastor August was driving to Gueydan to pay it forward.
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Erath mayor waiting on HUD answer before he OKs town accepting $2.2 million FEMA grant for elevating 13 homes in housing authority

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 9:30am

ERATH — It does not take a big storm to flood the Erath Housing Authority, so the federal government is trying to avoid constantly remodeling the homes each time it floods.
Since 2005, the housing authority residents have flooded at least six times because of heavy rain from a tropical storms or a hurricane.
To get the residents out of harm’s way of flooding, the federal government has awarded the town $2.2 million of grant money to lift 13 homes. Each home is divided up into two apartments.

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