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Unfortunately, domestic violence remains a reality endured by many.
But, for those feeling trapped, there is help.
Faith House, a non-profit domestic violence crisis center in Lafayette, aids people facing abuse from a spouse or partner. Faith House has done so for 40 years.
For nearly 30 those years,
Cindy Triche has been a part of that process. Triche, a Faith House survivor advocate for Vermilion Parish, spoke to the Rotary Club of Abbeville on Wednesday about the organization’s ongoing mission.

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force, along with the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office K-9 and Criminal Interdiction Unit made the following arrests for narcotics-related offenses within the parish.
• Rory Robinson, 36, of Kaplan, was arrested in Kaplan and charged with Possession of Schedule II, (Methamphetamine) and Possession of Schedule III, (Buprenorphine).

MAURICE — Residents of Maurice who are in need of fresh fruit and vegetables, produce, eggs, milk and other perishables essential to their health and well-being can search for them inside a new community refrigerator.
That’s thanks to a group of students enrolled in Nursing 340, a community health course at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The course brings second-semester juniors in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences out of typical clinical settings and into communities. Students conduct research and assessments that inform service-learning projects.