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Kyasiah Nickerson
The Abbeville Police Department is asking for any assistance in locating a female runaway juvenile.
BATON ROUGE — Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon is among the 2019 inductees to the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame.
The inductees will be honored during a ceremony on July 12.
Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter
Phyllis Taylor, chairperson and president of the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, speaks during a ceremony announcing her organization’s grant of $1.4 million to the LSU AgCenter. The ceremony was held June 13, 2019, at the AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden in Baton Rouge. The grant will fund a project aimed at reducing nutrient runoff from crop fields.
BATON ROUGE — The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation has awarded a $1.4 million grant to the LSU AgCenter to fund a four-year research project on reducing nutrient runoff from crop fields.
Erath City Hall
ERATH - In August, Erath residents may see a slight increase in their sewer rates after the Erath Aldermen adopt a $2.10 rate increase if residents use more than 2,000 gallons of water a month.
Sports
Ethan Lege playing infield for VC.
Vermilion Catholic senior Ethan Lege closed out his high school career by landing on the Class 1A Sports writers All State Baseball Team.
Andy Lee, a six-time national champion and three-time national coach of the year, is leaving LSUE for the head softball coach job at Northwest Florida State College. (File photo)
FROM NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE
Best Offshore Boat Holy Smokes pictured (l-r) John McLain, Jacob Sagrera, Kevin Sagrera, Allen McLain Sr., Pierce Boffy, Darious Girouard, Holly Boffy and Carrick Boffy
Heaviest Fish Jared - Adams, Adams, 101.4 lbs. Garfish
Champion Ticket Locations C&J Outfitters & More Inc. & Five Oaks Grocery
Kiley Naomi, a 2018 North Vermilion graduate, holds up her pistols to show that she is now an Oklahoma State Cowgirl. Naomi, 19, and the Cowgirls will play Thursday at 6 on ESPN 2. Oklahoma State plays Florida.
Two short years ago, Kiley Naomi was playing in the finals of the LHSAA Class 3A softball state championship.
Abby Trahan won 14 games with Southern Miss this year.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss junior right-handed pitcher Abby Trahan has been named C-USA Pitcher of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday.
Lifestyle
The EHS Beta Club, under the sponsorships of Emily Zegura, Mara Bass, Nellie Broussard, Amy LeBlanc, and Teilla Shiner, competed in the 70th annual State Beta Convention held in Baton Rouge earning
North Vermilion High FFA member Cordelia Broussard was recognized at the 2019 State FFA Convention for placing 1st overall in Agriscience II at State Literary Rally.
Everly Kate Seaux
A daughter, Everly Kate Seaux, was born Friday, April 24, 2019 at Abbeville General to Carmen Lee Lemaire of Abbeville and Clay Mitchell Seaux of Kaplan.
Obits
ERATH – A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Ruth Bellamy Broussard, 95, was held at 1:00PM on Monday, June 17, 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath with Fr.
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