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The Vermilion Historical Society will present a program on local Native American culture to be given by Dr. Chip McGimsey, Louisiana’s state archaeologist and director of the Louisiana Division of Archaeology; along with Ms. Karla Oesch, MS APA, who is the collections manager of that division of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.

Saturday was an emotional day for Amelia Detraz, a senior at Kaplan High School.
Amelia participated in the 2023 Vermilion Parish 4-H Livestock Show and Sale, held in the Cecil McCrory Exhibit Building in Abbeville.
The money generated from the sale of the livestock show goes back to the student to help pay their expenses for raising the animal.
Amelia’s first auction of the day was a 199-pound hog named Champ. A hog typically auctions for $8 to $9 a pound. However, Champ went for an incredible $43 a pound.

Abbeville’s own Holly Boffy was elected president of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Wednesday morning.
The vote was 6-5, which is unusually close for the board's top job.
Boffy will hold the job for 2023 and she succeeds Jim Garvey, of Metairie.
“I am humbled by and grateful for the opportunity to serve in this capacity,” said Boffy. “My goal is to unite our Board and our state in serving our students through incredible education opportunities. Our schools are the only place some of our students find hope. We owe them our best.”