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St. Patrick’s Day encompasses much more than just green beer and pinching.
On March 17th the death of St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, is celebrated.
Contrary to popular belief, St. Patrick was not Irish; instead, he was of English descent. Kidnapped from Wales at the age of 16, St. Patrick arrived in Ireland where he was sold into slavery. After six years of captivity, St. Patrick managed to escape home to Britain.

02/25/10
Marlon Ashmore, 48, 318 S. Vincent, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with domestic abuse battery X3.
Shawn Harrington, 40, 308 Foote, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with possession of schedule III X2, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jimmy Prejean, 33, 300 N. Herpin, Kaplan, was arrested and booked on warrants.

02/27/10
Justin Guidry, 21, 900 N. Faye, Kaplan, was cited with switched plate, and driving under suspension.

02/28/10
Sabrina Thibodeaux, 21, 3120 Anna Dr., Erath, was cited with disturbing the peace by fighting.

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.

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.