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Kaplan man among three facing ADDITIONAL CHARGES IN TERREBONNE MURDER CASE

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 10:14am

HOUMA — The three Acadiana men involved in a murder-for-hire plot gone wrong in Montegut are now facing additional charges, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Jail records confirm that Beaux Cormier, Andrew Eskine and Dalvin Wilson are each facing one count of criminal conspiracy to commit murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.
All three are currently incarcerated in the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex on two counts each of first-degree murder in connection with a Jan. 13 double homicide in Montegut.

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Kaplan Police responds to bomb threat at Rene Rost Middle; students safe after evacuation

Wed, 02/03/2021 - 2:19pm

KAPLAN — Students at Rene Rost Middle School in Kaplan had to be evacuated from campus Wednesday afternoon due to a reported bomb threat.
Kaplan Chief of Police Joshua Hardy said his department responded to the incident. Officers searched the building.
According to Vermilion Parish Superintendent Tommy Byler, all students were moved to Holy Rosary Catholic Church. He said normal dismissal would take place there.
Byler said the Kaplan Police Department placed officers at the school and they had K9s sweeping the building.

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Charles A. Patout, Founder of Gulf Coast Bank

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Gulf Coast Bank’s original building and temporary facilities.

Gulf Coast Bank celebrates 50th anniversary

Wed, 02/03/2021 - 10:28am

Fifty years ago, Gulf Coast Bank opened its doors for the first time in Abbeville, LA, where the Main Office still stands today.
When the Bank’s doors first opened in 1971, banking was very different. There were no computers, and all processes were manual.
The original building was a small trailer and the bank had only four employees: Lorraine LeBlanc, Richard Dubois, Ruby Bertrand, and the founder of Gulf Coast Bank, Charles A. Patout.
Charles Patout recognized the underserved market in Vermilion Parish and made it his mission to open a new bank.

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