Cory Verret
A Maurice man faces multiple charges after allegedly firing shots at a vehicle driven by a man with whom he argued.
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, on July 9, at approximately 10:10 p.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified of a shooting that had taken place on McDonald Road in Maurice.
The SUV is sideways in the ditch along Hwy. 167. Phillip Norris had to climb into the vehicle from the passenger door (it’s opened in the photo).
Phillip Norris
Verrette's vehicle slid into a ditch between Maurice and Abbeville, not far from Duhon Road.
Linda Verrette was lucky Phillip Norris of Delcambre was traveling north on U.S. Hwy. 167 at the same time she was. Had he waited a few minutes to travel, Verrette may not be alive today.
Verrette, 67, was heading home to Lafayette on Hwy. 167 at around 4 p.m. during a rain storm. For unknown reasons, Verrette’s vehicle began to hydroplane because of the water on the road. Her vehicle slid into a ditch between Maurice and Abbeville, not far from Duhon Road.
Maurice Police Chief Guy Nerren (right) shakes the hand of Don Mendoza after he donated a blue Ford 150 truck to the Maurice Police Department.
The town of Maurice got a pleasant surprise late last month.
The third annual Mendoza fundraiser was held at Don Mendoza Ford in Maurice. The fundraiser was to raise money for volunteer fire departments in Vermilion Parish and for the Maurice Police Department.
The all-day event featured music, a top-of-the-line fireworks display, and a jambalaya cook-off.
The Lance Broussard Cooking Team won the crowd favorite, as well as, overall first place in the cook-off.
The lead chef was Jacques Campbell of Kaplan.
Three mobile homes were recently hauled into Legion Park in Kaplan, near Kaplan cemetery.
KAPLAN — The Kaplan Aldermen are not too happy with the contractor Ricky LeBlanc, who is building a mobile home park in Legion Park near the Kaplan Cemetary.
The mobile home park will probably never happen because the aldermen are about to put the brakes on the project altogether.
Months ago, LeBlanc approached Mayor Kloesel and the aldermen about putting mobile homes in Legion Park, initially developed for homes.
However, that idea never took off, and the subdivision sat empty.
In support of Operation Dry Water, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division arrested 12 boaters statewide for alleged driving or operating a vessel while intoxicated (DWI) from July 1 to July 3.
On July 1, agents arrested:
Johnny W Calton V, 29, Grayson, on the Ouachita River in Caldwell Parish.
Cody Overland, 28, of Independence, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish.
Brett D. Fitch, 38, of Cecilia, on the Atchafalaya River in St. Martin Parish.
On July 2, agents arrested:
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022
219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548
311 Main Street
Gueydan, LA 70542