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Gueydan High School closes due to bat problem

Mon, 01/28/2019 - 9:21am

GUEYDAN - Gueydan High School had to start the week off with an off day having to close the classrooms due to the on going bat problem and as a precaution to allow for a thorough inspection inside the building.
According to GHS Principal Brandy Broussard, GHS is closed “out of caution” and should reopen soon.
Workers will spend Monday and whatever days needed to safely catch the bats and seal any openings or holes that could be where the bats are getting in the school.

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Half-cent sales tax proposed to help fund raises for Abbeville employees

Fri, 01/25/2019 - 9:33am

When it comes to services provided by the City of Abbeville, whether it is critical life-saving services or services as basic as water coming out of your faucet, what are those services worth?
More to the point, based on a question posed during Tuesday’s special Public Safety Committee meeting, what are the people who perform those services worth?

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Jean Broussard, the new president, talks with vice president Laura LeBeouf after Tuesday’s meeting.

Vermilion Parish School Board picks president on first vote

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 8:41am

It took only one vote.
The Vermilion Parish School Board was able to select a new board president and vice president on Tuesday during a special board meeting.
On the first vote, the school board voted 8-0 to name Jean Broussard as the new president of the school board.
It was unanimous only because Broussard was the only name on the ballot.
The two names nominated for president were Broussard and board member Kibbie Pillette.

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William Thibodeaux will be inducted into the Order of Living Legends next month.

William Thibodeaux to be inducted into Order of Living Legends

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 8:31am

Andy Perrin, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Acadian Museum, announces that the Acadian Museum will induct William Thibodeaux into its Order of Living Legends on Saturday, February 2, 2019.  
The event will take place at the French Table, Bernard Bertrand House, 1023 The Boulevard, Rayne at 10 a.m.
Thibodeaux is a native of Rayne, Louisiana.

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