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Bart Bouillion

Bart Bouillion announces bid for Erath Chief of Police

Thu, 02/09/2017 - 8:58am

I, Bart C. Bouillion, 45 years old, from Erath am a candidate for Chief of Police in Erath. The election will be held on March 25, 2017. It had always been a dream and vision of mine, as a young police officer, to one day give back to my town and community. I want to provide excellence in service to our town and leave a lasting imprint for the people of Erath. The citizens and businesses in Erath deserve to be provided with professional and courteous police service. This will be provided by me being an active and involved Chief of Police. I will foster an environment where officers enjoy coming to work to provide great public service. School and community involvement are key and myself and the police department will be involved.
I am from Erath and was raised in Erath. My parents are Harold John Bouillion and Audrey Mae “Thibodeaux” Bouillion. I married Tiffany Katherine Landry from Esther on July 21, 1995, and have been married for 21 years. We have three children; Evan Bouillion (20 years old) sophomore in college, Noah Bouillion (15 years old) 9th grader at Erath High School, and Lauren Bouillion (6 years old) 1st grader at Dozier Elementary.
I attended Dozier Elementary, Erath Middle and Erath High. I graduated from Erath High in 1989. I enlisted in high school, at 17 years old, into the United States Marine Corps. I served four years in a U.S. Marine Corps Security Forces Company and as an Infantryman. I was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 1993, and enrolled at USL (Lafayette) in Criminal Justice. I worked part-time and full-time from 1994 through 1995, for about one year, as a police officer with the Erath Police Department, while attending USL. I attended and graduated from the Acadiana Law Enforcement Training Academy in Lafayette (Basic Police Academy). In 1995, I was hired by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office as a deputy sheriff for about 7 years.
In 1999, I applied for the Louisiana State Police (LSP). I was hired by LSP on December 10, 2001, and graduated the LSP Academy on April 5, 2002. I worked for LSP the last 15 years as a Trooper in Uniform Patrol (5 years), and 10 years as a LSP Detective and Narcotics Agent. I spent about 3 years assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force in Lafayette. During my LSP career, I obtained an Associates of Science in Criminal Justice from South Louisiana Community College and a Bachelors Degree in General Studies, Concentration in Behavioral Sciences, from the University of Louisiana Lafayette.
I pledge as your Chief to serve all the people of Erath, protect the community, families, & businesses, provide professional police service, and build upon progresses made in the Erath Police Department. I promise to build a police department prided by employees and the community. I will be a fiscally responsible Chief who values and appreciates the resources provided to its department.
I will always have an open door and encourage any ideas or suggestions.
I humbly ask for your vote on March 25, 2017, and look forward to serving the people of Erath.

Abbeville Council discusses salary, job description for parks director

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 4:20pm

The City of Abbeville is working to finalize an agreement that will outsource management of youth recreation in the city ...

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Allen Ray Suire, Sr.

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 9:20am

August 9, 1943 ~ February 6, 2017

ABBEVILLE — Allen Ray Suire, Sr., 73 years, who died Monday, February 6, 2017 at Maison duMonde Living Center.
He is survived by his three sons, Clifford W. Suire and his wife Jodi, Seth Suire and his wife Lea, and Ryan Suire and his wife Holly; daughter, Cynthia Suire; sister, Jeanette Holland; and six grandchildren, Jacob, Gabriella, Aleksander, Liam, Peyton and Meina.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Eve Marie Suire; wife, JoAnn Suire; son, Allen Ray Suire, Jr.; brothers, Clifford Suire, Clayton Suire and Eugene "The Colonel" Suire; and sister, Shirley Suire.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

Unrestrained Lafayette Man Dies in St. Martin Parish Crash

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 9:17am

ST. MARTIN PARISH — Tuesday night, shortly after 7:30 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle fatal crash on LA 92 near Chuck Road in St. Martin Parish. The crash claimed the life of 31-year-old Patrick Gray of Lafayette, LA
The investigation revealed that Gray was driving a 2006 Toyota Sequoia eastbound on LA 92, approaching a flat bridge. For unknown reasons, Gray veered to the right, ran off of the edge of the roadway, and struck the end of the bridge’s guard rail. Gray continued to travel across a coulee, until his vehicle collided with an embankment, and overturned several times. Gray was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle.
Gray sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on scene by the St. Martin Parish Coroner’s Office. It is unknown if impairment was a factor in the crash, but routine toxicology tests are pending. This crash remains under investigation.
Troopers remind everyone to remain safe on the roads and never get behind the wheel of a vehicle if you are impaired. While not all crashes are survivable, proper use of seat belts can greatly decrease an occupant’s chance of death and may greatly reduce the extent of injury. Louisiana law requires every vehicle occupant, front seat and back seat, to be properly restrained day or night. Taking the time to buckle up every trip and every time is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a crash.
This is the 6th fatality crash investigated by Troop I in 2017.

Kylie Naomi had six points for NV.

NV girls have easy time with Franklin on Senior Night

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 7:02pm

The North Vermilion Lady Patriots, on senior night, took care the Franklin Lady Hornets, 52-22, on Tuesday night.
Kyler Walker led NV with 15 points and Kaylee Lopez scored 11 for NV. Kylie Naomi and Zoe Graham both scored six points.

Abbeville police investigating work accident on Coulee Kinney Street

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 6:48pm

ABBEVILLE - According to KATC, the Abbeville police are investigating a possible work-related death on Coulee Kinney Street.

Officials were called to the scene Monday night after a passer-by found the victim's body lying on side the road, KATC reported.

Investigators say the victim was loading heavy equipment onto a truck trailer when an object fell on top of him. According to a witness at the scene, that object was a ramp.

The victim's name has not yet been released.

Rendrick Nunez of Abbeville,

Abbeville Police involved in car chase in city, parish

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 6:39pm

Nunez arrested, charged with attempted second degree murder

A hot pursuit by the Abbeville Police Department resulted in an arrest of an Abbeville man wanted for attempted second degree murder.
On Tuesday, a police officer with the Abbeville Police Department clocked a vehicle speeding on West Summers Drive in Abbeville.
The officer proceeded to attempt to stop the vehicle which was described as a 2003 Infinity Sedan, silver in color.
The suspect vehicle fled away leading to a vehicle pursuit.
The vehicle led officers through Abbeville where the suspect’s vehicle struck a Abbeville Fire Truck and sped away.
The suspect vehicle then travelled northward on Hwy 82 to Woodlawn Road near Maurice.
The vehicle continued to speed away westward when it turned south on Hwy 167, back towards Abbeville.
The suspect's vehicle struck a police unit as it was crossing the bridge on West Port Street.
The vehicle traveled through a residential area where the pursuit ended when the suspect vehicle skid into a pasture area East of South John Hardy Drive and ended up in a large drainage ditch.
The suspect then attempted to flee the area on foot and attempted to take an unoccupied police unit when he was apprehended by officers. The suspect, Rendrick Nunez of Abbeville, was wanted by the Abbeville Police Department for a shooting which occurred at Live Oak Manor Apartments.
Nunez was wanted for the charges of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearm, Illegal Carrying of Weapons and Obstruction of Justice.
Police are investigating a late night shooting at the Live Oak Manor apartment complex that left one man in critical condition.
He was wanted for a shooting that happened recent on the 16000 block of Martin Luther King Drive.
Nunez allegedly got into a gun shoot out with another person, who was shot and taken to a Lafayette hospital.

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