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Abbeville delegation to meet with Sister City; Broussard will lead a small delegation to Tracadie-Shelia

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 3:25pm

During the CMA 2019, Councilman Brady Broussard, Jr. will lead a small delegation from Abbeville to visit its sister city.
On August 21, the delegation will meet with Mayor Dennis Losier of Tracadie-Sheila in New Brunswick, Canada. The two officials will be renewing the sister city agreement along with their commitment to continuing exchanges.
“I’m bringing a proclamation from the City of Abbeville to renew our alliance,” says Councilman Broussard.

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A trailer full of old tires was stopped in south Vermilion Parish.

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Juan Montiel

Sheriff makes arrests for illegal tire dumping in Vermilion Parish

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 9:33am

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, after months of investigative work, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested Juan Carlos Montiel (Hispanic/Male DOB – 4/3/1988) of Larose, Louisiana for the illegal dumping of waste tires in Vermilion Parish.
On July 3, 2019, Montiel was arrested on four counts of Disposing of a Hazardous Substance (Waste Tires) and one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Juvenile.

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Kaplan man Killed in Acadia Parish Crash

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 7:30am

CROWLEY – At approximately 5:20 pm on July 4, 2019, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a single vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy. 13 near Airport Road in Acadia Parish.
The crash took the life of 26-year-old Harley Romine of Kaplan.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as Romine was driving a 2005 Buick Rendezvous northbound on LA Hwy. 13. While traveling northbound his vehicle ran off the roadway. Upon doing so, the Buick overturned several times.

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Tourism Director Alison Miller, who will be attending the event, will work to promote Vermilion Parish.

Worldwide Congress of Acadians approaches; Some from Vermilion Parish will make trip, take part in big event

Wed, 07/03/2019 - 10:02am

The Worldwide Congress of Acadians, le Congrès Mondial Acadien, will open in a few weeks in Canada. For two weeks, from August 10 – 24, Acadians and Cajuns will celebrate their history and heritage with festivities in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

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Jeremy Alford

Governor wraps work on session bills

Wed, 07/03/2019 - 9:58am

With this year's regular session four weeks behind him, Gov. John Bel Edwards endorsed his final batch of bills Monday and essentially closed the legislative policy book for his inaugural term in office.
Like many members of the state Legislature, Edwards is up for re-election this fall and the recent session was his final shot to deliver on campaign promises and influence legislation.
The governor signed three bills into law, including Act 20 and Act 30, which will guide the state's spending on major infrastructure projects.

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