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No drilling on 16th Section Land means loss of millions to Vermilion school district

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 10:34am

It looks like oil and gas money from 16th Section Land is drying up, which is not good news for the Vermilion Parish School System.
For 50-plus years, the Vermilion school system has been getting oil and gas revenue because of wells drilled on 16th Section Land. The school system has 18,000 acres of 16th Section Land throughout the parish.
The land ranges from White Lake in Gueydan, marshlands near Pecan Island, to the land that North Vermilion Middle and North Vermilion High School sit on.

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The crowds can reach nearly 100 people for both nights of Funkie Fusion dance class.

Funkie Fusion: Abbeville Parks and Rec is home to unique classes

Sun, 03/07/2021 - 12:01am

The City of Abbeville’s Parks Department offers a free cardio class. Hosted and taught by Simone Cavalier, the dance instructor, the class was first only offered on Monday nights, just a few short years.
Fast forward to the present time, and Cavalier was approved to teach the class on Sundays.
The class takes place in the Abbeville Parks and Recreation hall in the same building as the Boys and Girls Club. From 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., those who attend the class sign in and get to exercising. It is also free.

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Driver Killed, Passenger Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash in Vermilion Parish

Sat, 03/06/2021 - 7:44pm

Vermilion Parish – Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on March 6, 2021, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 82 near Fin Road in Vermilion Parish. The crash took the life of 21-year-old Daxton Harrington of Kaplan.

The initial investigation by State Police revealed the crash occurred as Harrington was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, west on LA 82. For unknown reasons, the Malibu ran off the roadway, overturned, and struck a tree.

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David Hardy passes away after battle with cancer; he served in Abbeville Police Department for 30 years

Fri, 03/05/2021 - 8:00am

David Hardy, a longtime member of the Abbeville Police Department, passed on Thursday after a battle with cancer.
Hardy retired as a lieutenant with the department in 2019, capping a 30-year career.
The Abbeville released the following statement in honor of Hardy:

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Dwight Brown of Abbeville was an Army veteran who served his country when he was in his 20s. On Wednesday he was shot and killed during gun fire exchange between a Sheriff’s deputy and Abbeville police officers.

Sister of man shot says he suffered from PTSD

Fri, 03/05/2021 - 7:44am

Scarlett Brown said she was seeking help for her brother, Dwight Brown, because he wasa suffering from PTSD, a mental health condition triggered by terrifying events, after serving 10 years in the U.S. Army with Iraq tours.
Hours before Dwight Brown was shot and killed by law enforcement in Abbeville, she had filled out the proper paperwork at the coroner’s office to get him help.

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