Alicia Denise Robertson
MISSING PERSON REPORTED in Evangeline Parish
Wed, 01/06/2021 - 9:14am
VILLE PLATTE – The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office needs the public assistance in locating a missing person.
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Unemployed in Louisiana to begin receiving $300 weekly federal benefit boost
Wed, 01/06/2021 - 8:43am
By David Jacobs |
The Center Square
Maurice announces road closure, detour
Tue, 01/05/2021 - 4:33pm
MAURICE — Due to the need to replace the culverts crossing Andre Avenue, the intersection of Andre Ave and East Lafayette will be closed on Wednesday Jan. 6, 2021 until Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.
Traffic and access to areas on Andre will have to detour on Vincent.
“We are sorry for this inconvenience but this is necessary for repairs to be made,” Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot said.
Gary Lee Sellers Jr.
Search for Kaplan suspect continues
Tue, 01/05/2021 - 9:29am
KAPLAN — Kaplan Chief of Police Joshua Hardy said Monday morning that his department is continuing the search for a man involved in a fatal shooting last week.
Hardy said the suspect is Gary Lee Sellers Jr. Police describe Sellers as a white male with brown eyes, height at 5’11”, and weighing around 167 pounds. Hardy said Sellers should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information on Sellers’ whereabouts can contact the Kaplan Police Department at 643-8602.
Two pharmacies in Abbeville each receive 200 doses of COVID-19 vaccine; On first day, all are dedicated to 200 residents
Tue, 01/05/2021 - 8:11am
The state of Louisiana recently listed the names of 107 pharmacies in Louisiana that will be getting the limited doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
There are 107 pharmacies that will be getting the vaccines.
The 107 pharmacies — 45 chain pharmacies and 62 independent pharmacies — represent 51 parishes and all nine public health regions of the state.
Thrifty Way and Super One pharmacies in Abbeville were the ones on the list to the get the vaccine.
However, those two pharmacies only received 100 vaccines at each location.