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Kaplan council condemns two properties; owners have 30 days to clean them

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 10:23am

KAPLAN - During the city council meeting on Tuesday night, the Kaplan City Council conducted five condemnation hearings and decided to condemn two of those five houses. This means the homeowners have 30 days to tidy up their properties, or the city will bring in a contractor, and the costs will fall on the property owners.
The city council voted to condemn the property on North Herpin Street and West Veterans Memorial Drive.

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Maurice mayor questions police jury on tax collected on 2025 tax assessment

Wed, 07/15/2026 - 2:14pm

MAURICE - Maurice Mayor Neil Arsement filed a public records request with the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, seeking information on the total revenue generated from a 4.87 millage that the residents of Maurice are currently paying.
Instead of receiving responses to the 11 questions he posed in an E-mail and a hand-delivered letter, he received a letter from police jury attorney Paul Moresi III stating that the millage proposition he inquired about does not exist.

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Vermilion Parish School system rises to No. 6 in LEAP Assessments

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 10:46am

The Vermilion Parish School System is celebrating exceptional academic progress following the release of the 2026 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) results. Districtwide, the percentage of students performing at the Mastery and Above level increased from 43% in 2025 to 46% in 2026, a three-point gain that propelled Vermilion Parish to 6th in the state of Louisiana among all school systems.

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Toups will step down as the Justice of the Peace of Ward 1

Wed, 07/01/2026 - 10:01am

Carl Toups has announced that he will not seek re-election as Justice of the Peace for Ward 1 in Vermilion Parish and has formally notified the Louisiana Secretary of State that he will step down from the position effective June 30, 2026.
Toups was first elected to the office during a special election in 2018 and was subsequently re-elected without opposition in 2020. Throughout his tenure, he has served the Vermilion residents of Ward 1 by performing the duties of the office with dedication and commitment to the community.

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