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Left to Right Cleanest City Contest District Judges: Roxy Branton, Versa Dore, Sherry Darcy,Mayor Ros White, Lisa Decourt, Councilman Brady Broussard

Abbeville Advances in Cleanest City Contest

As a result of all the hard work and attention to detail the City of Abbeville is pleased to announce we achieved the required score of above 90% necessary to advance to the State competition in the 2023 Louisiana Garden Club Federation’s Annual Cleanest City Contest, Category G. District judges toured the City on Wednesday, March 22. As a result of the District win we will compete in the State Cleanest City Contest in early May.

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Rene Rost Middle School teacher Hannah Hebert is the 2023 AITC Teacher of the Year.

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Bryan Simon, Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau President; Nikki Hebert, Assistant Principal Rene Rost Middle School; Marc Turner, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Operations; Roslyn Simon, Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Chair; Tommy Byler, Superintendent; Hannah Hebert, Rene Rost Middle School Teacher-AITC Teacher of the Year; Kimberly Etie, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Leadership and Federal Programs; Dr. Sonya Louviere, Principal Rene Rost Middle School; Lynda Danos, Ag in the Classroom State Coordinator; Gwen Broussard, Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau Federation Assistant.

Hebert wins Louisiana Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year Award

Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau Federation is pleased to announce that Hannah Hebert was selected as the 2023 Louisiana Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year.
Hebert is a 6th grade teacher at Rene Rost Middle School in Kaplan.

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Pictured L-R: Kiersten Bourque, Kayden Williams, Emelina Almaguer, Bryan Mayeux, Cyara Darby, John Roberts, Kylie Suggs, Katelyn Leger, Earlasha Darby, Michelle Montoya, Sydney Cormier and Katelyn Bares.

Kaplan High FCCLA students attend State Leadership Conference

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members from Kaplan High School learned leadership skills and participated in state competition while attending the 2023 FCCLA State Leadership Conference on March 9 and 10 on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.

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Chris and Jade Landry receive national Mom's Choice Award.

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Landry Children: Jake, Camryn, Grant, Blake, and Shelbie (2007)

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Cajun Kids Adventures, Volume One.

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Cajun Kids Adventures, Volume Two.

Local author, family receive national award for excellence

Welcome to Willow Hammock and the Cajun Kids Adventures of Beth, Mark, Timmy, Annie, and Sam, as they explore local marshlands, bayous, wildlife, artifacts, and cultures.
“South Louisiana is my home, as you can tell from my work,” explained children’s author Chris Landry, a resident of Maurice.
He is a descendant of the original French Acadians. His wife of 40 years, Jade (Walters) Landry shares a similar heritage as the fifth generation to hunt, trap, and fish the marshes of the Atchafalaya River Basin.
“My great-great-grandfather settled that land,” she said.

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Michelle Gaspard

Vermilion 4-H Achievement Day dedicated to Michelle Gaspard

The 2023 Vermilion Parish 4-H Achievement Day, held on Saturday, March 18, honored Michelle Gaspard.
Gaspard began her 4-H journey in 1980 as a young 4-H member in the Kaplan Elementary club. She was an active member throughout high school where she served as President of the Vermilion 4-H Executive Committee. She earned numerous awards including the National Engineering trip to Virginia and the coveted National 4-H Congress trip to Chicago, Illinois.

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