ERATH – Shortly before 3:45 p.m. on June 18, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle fatal crash on LA Highway 339 near Pickett Road in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 17-year-old Caroline Claire Toups of Erath.
EVANGELINE PARISH – At approximately 8:15 p.m. on June 17, 2020, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 10 near Spring Prairie Road in Evangeline Parish. The crash took the life of 32-year-old Kathleen Drew of Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Ryan Hargrave
Ryan Hargrave, a Kaplan native, led police on a car chase from Abbeville to New Iberia, and ended up exchanging gunfire with different police departments.
Hargrave, 56, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, unlawful use of body armor, aggravated flight from an officer and threatening a public official.
Law enforcement officials from multiple agencies, including Abbeville and New Iberia Police, Abbeville City Marshal, and Vermilion and Iberia Sheriff’s Offices, were involved in the chase.
Vermilion Parish will offer no-cost, drive-thru COVID-19 testing to parish residents during June and July. The testing is in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health, Vermilion Parish Police Jury and Louisiana National Guard.
Testing will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on the following dates:
Friday, June 19
Maurice City Park
East Lafayette Street
Maurice
Monday, June 22
Old Abbeville Health Unit
401 S. St Charles Street
Abbeville
All eight Vermilion Parish School Board members, including interim Superintendent Brad Prudhomme and assistant superintendent Paul Hebert, have been called to appear before a Vermilion Parish grand jury on Thursday.
School Board members Dale Stelly, Laura LeBeouf, president Kibbie Pillette, Chris Gautreaux, Kristy Hebert, Dr. David Dupuis, Jason Roy and Charlotte Detraz received subpoenas.
Board members contacted said they were not 100 percent sure why they were being called to appear before a grand jury.
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Kaplan, LA 70548