Tommy Frederick
Flanked only by his wife and children, Tommy Frederick announced his candidacy for the 15th Judicial District Judge Division C position, Frederick selected Kelvin’s Piano Bar as the venue for his announcement citing his connection to the building where he worked alongside his father in the furniture and hardware store which his father managed.
Contractors had plans to close in this drainage ditch with pipe.
MAURICE — A handful of Maurice residents had concerns when they saw a few hundred feet of steel pipe on the grounds where construction is taking place to build the new Acadiana Ford Dealership. Their concern was, “Who gave the OK to put the steel pipe in the ground?”
Curtis Catalon and other residents, along with Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot and alderman Warren Rost attended the Coulee Kinney Drainage District Board meeting Thursday night to find who gave the construction company the OK to put the pipe in the ground.
Diane Comeaux
When students eventually return to school in Vermilion Parish, there will be some new faces in leadership roles.
May has meant movement for multiple principals in the parish.
Wendy Stoute announced her retirement as principal of Erath Middle School, prompting longtime J.H. Williams Middle School Principal Dana Primeaux to make the move there.
KAPLAN — According to Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel, sand and sandbags are available today (Friday, June 5) at the city yard 412 S. Herpin (Corner of S. Herpin and E. Amy) for residents within the city limits of Kaplan.
The yard will be closed this weekend so if you want sand bags you will need to go and get them today before 4 p.m. You will need proof of address or driver's license.
“We will deliver sandbags to the ELDERLY and Handicapped between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. this afternoon,” Kloesel said.
Call city hall to set up delivery.
During a meeting on May 5, members of the Abbeville City Council shared their concerns about recent shooting deaths in the city.
Those concerns are now amplified after a shooting left 20-year-old Aaron Wallace dead early Tuesday morning.
Since April 2, there have been three homicides that have occurred in Abbeville.
Members of the Abbeville Police Department are working to solve all three. During Tuesday’s regular City Council meeting, Councilman Francis Plaisance said he knows that work is being done, but the numbers remain concerning.
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