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Lawana Stokes, SLCC Gulf Area Campus Director, receives a donation check from Paul Patout, President & CEO, Gulf Coast Bank.

Gulf Coast Bank makes donation to SLCC’s Food Pantry in Abbeville

Gulf Coast Bank has donated $500 to stock the SLCC Gulf Area Campus Food Pantry in Abbeville.
Gulf Coast Bank has partnered with SLCC since 2013 in a number of ways and was recognized in 2020 as the SLCC’s Benefactor of the Year for its widespread impact throughout the Vermilion Parish and Acadiana communities.
The bank has offered time and expertise through its President and CEO, Paul Patout, serving as a key voice on the SLCC Foundation board in its early years of development.

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Vermilion Parish School System employees may be getting an unexpected 13th check worth $1,200

Every full-time employee who works for and receives salary and benefits for the Vermilion Parish School District this past school year may be getting an extra check based on Monday night’s Finance Committee recommendation.
At tonight’s school board meeting, the board will vote on the 13th check and how much the check will be.

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Matt Montz

Coast Guard searching for missing boater in Vermilion Bay

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff Office assisted in the search on Wednesday for a missing boater who initially launched out of Vermilion Parish.
Due to the vessel being a commercial fishing vessel, the U.S. Coast Guard took over the investigation, with continued assistance from the sheriff’s office.
The boat was located unoccupied Wednesday afternoon.

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Legacy of Kalix, Ramsie lives on with their own fundraisers

The legacy of Kalix Broussard and Ramsie Baumgardner continues to live on by helping others despite them not being with us today.
Both 18-year-olds were killed in auto accidents in Vermilion Parish two years apart.
Broussard was killed on January 27, 2020 as a result of an automobile accident on La. 14. next to Southern Oaks Golf Course in Abbeville. A car crossed the center line and hit Broussard’s truck head on. He was 18 years old and a 1999 Vermilion Catholic graduate.

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