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Local soldier pictured in national magazine

Judy T. Mire — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:26:31 -0600

Parents of children in the military always cherish any pictures they receive from their sons and daughters.
Patricia Suby of Kaplan is no exception. Imagine her surprise when a national magazine featured a story, along with pictures, and her son was in most of the photographs.
Her son, Michael Suby, 27, is a member of a medevac unit stationed in currently stationed in Afghanistan which the February issue of Time magazine told their story.

Resurfacing begins on Mill Street

Judy T. Mire — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:23:07 -0600

A joint effort between the city and two Vermilion Parish Police Jurors resulted in some streets being repaired in the Kaplan.
VP Jurors Cloris Boudreaux and Ronald “Dago” Menard, both used a portion of their district’s road budget to share the cost in resurfacing Mill Street.
The total cost of the project is $171,924 making each share approximately $57,300.

Festival of Life 'once in lifetime' opportunity

jimb — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:16:47 -0600

By Paula Guillory
LSN

CROWLEY - The Acadiana Festival of Life, a Harvest Crusade to win the lost for Jesus Christ and help establish them in a local church where they can grow in grace, learn to serve and determine the Lord’s perfect will for their life, will be held March 14-17, 2010 at the Acadia Parish Rice Arena in Crowley. The crusade kicks off nightly at 7 p.m. except for student night which will be held Monday, March 15 at 6 p.m.

Crowley revival to focus on city, area needs

jimb — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:25:39 -0600

By Paula Guillory
LSN

CROWLEY - A city-wide revival organized as a result of 13 congregations coming together will pray this month for the spiritual needs of this city and region.

Task force arrests two on drug, gun charges

Judy T. Mire — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:29:17 -0600

Two Kaplan residents were arrested on drug charges last week.
Christopher Lee Saltzman, 20, 10014 Romules Road, Kaplan and Amanda Frederick, 29, 10134 Romules Road, Kaplan were arrested on possession with intent to distribute mairjuana and illegal possession of a hand gun.
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Rick Coleman, Chief Gerald Hebert, and the Vermilion Parish Municipal Narcotics Task Force made the arrests.
Agents received information in reference to the above mentioned suspects dealing large amounts of marijuana.

Racca gives 42 years to nursing care of elderly

Judy T. Mire — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:26:04 -0600

For the past four decades, one thing has remained constant at the nursing home in Kaplan – and it certainly is not the name.
Currently under the ownership of Nexion, Kaplan Health Care Center has been called ‘home’ by employee and LPN Adella Racca for the past 42 years.
Adella “Della” Racca, formerly a Simon, grew up outside of Kaplan. She graduated high school from Indian Bayou, before the two-story building was torn down and replaced by the current structure.
Immediately following graduation, Della married area mechanic Wilton J. Racca.