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Vermilion Parish School Board new appointments

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 9:39am

The Vermilion Parish School Board approved new appointments during its meeting on Thursday.

Appointments:

Dion Dubois; Location: JH Williams Middle; Position: MS Math Teacher; Effective Date: February 7, 2019-May 25, 2019 only; Replaces: Alis Comeaux who resigned.

Gerard “Jude” Dubois (RRTW); Location: JH Williams Middle; Position: MS Math Teacher; Effective Date: February 11, 2019-May 25, 2019 only; Replaces: Nerissa Carr who resigned.

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Bats were found in Gueydan High in late January.

Gueydan High’s bat incident has costly update

Fri, 02/22/2019 - 11:14am

Monday nights’ School Board committe meeting received a report on the cost of the battle of the bats at Gueydan High School earlier this year.
The overall cost to remove the bats cost the School Board $40,000.
Kerry Richard, Facilities Manager for the VPSB, presented the report before the board and began with many thanks to his team and to Gueydan High’s principal.

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Whooping cranes. Photo courtesy of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

$7,500 reward offered for information on shooting of endangered

Fri, 02/22/2019 - 10:20am

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents are looking for leads regarding an endangered whooping crane that was shot in Acadia Parish.
The crane was found with a wounded wing on Nov. 2, 2018 between Crowley and Rayne off of Monceaux Rd. The crane was taken to a vet where it had to be put down due to its injuries. The crane was then sent in for a necropsy where it was determined to have been shot in the wing.

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Kenneth Paul Shergold

Ville Platte man accused of beating elderly disabled veteran

Thu, 02/21/2019 - 11:39am

OPELOUSAS — A 29-year-old Ville Platte man has been arrested and accused of striking an elderly disabled veteran with a tire iron at a Nuba gas station on Valentine’s Day.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said Kenneth Paul Shergold, of the 200 block of Freddie Dunn Road, Ville Platte, was charged on Wednesday with one count of simple battery to the infirm and one count of aggravated second-degree battery.

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