Rachel Touchet Mouton
My name is Rachel Touchet Mouton, and I am running for Abbeville City Council, District B because I believe our community deserves leadership rooted in Trust, Transparency, and Togetherness.
Maurice Volunteer Fire Department Chief David Landry speaks to North Vermilion Middle School students during Wednesday’ Career Day.
More than 20 local businesses, including Ochsner Health Center in Maurice, took part in North Vermilion Middle’s Career Day.
Eighth-graders at North Vermilion Middle speak with a paramedic from Acadian Ambulance during the school’s Career Day on Wednesday.
Students and local businesses packed the gymnasium Wednesday morning for North Vermilion Middle School’s Career Day.
NV Middle students take a ride with a member of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office during Wednesday’s Career Day.
Gulf Coast Bank’s Benji Gonzales speaks to North Vermilion Middle students about the banking industry during Wednesday’s Career Day.
For an eighth-grader sitting at their desk, the future can seem uncertain when it comes to a career path.
On Wednesday, 201 eighth-graders at North Vermilion Middle School found no better time than the present to develop a clearer idea of what they may want to do when they grow up.
Nine Sicilian women are being recognized this year by the Sicilian Celebration, taking place in Abbeville on Saturday.
Sicilians have played an important role in the culture of Abbeville and Vermilion Parish.
This Saturday, the community will celebrate Sicilian culture.
The Sicilian Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sam Guarino Blacksmith Shop Museum and Heritage Center, 304 S. State Street, Abbeville. Admission is free.
The official opening begins at 11:30 a.m. with performances of the U.S. and Sicilian anthems.
The second Art Walk will take place this Saturday, March 21, in downtown Abbeville.
Art and creativity will once again fill the streets of downtown Abbeville as the community gathers for the Second En Rue de Concorde Art Walk.
Hosted by Vermilion Art Council, the event invites residents and visitors to experience local art while exploring the charm of historic downtown. It will take place this Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Mission of the Vermilion Arts Council (VAC) is to “Engage, Enrich, Experience the Arts in Vermilion Parish.
Elaine Dill, Meg Hebert, Mayor Roslyn White and Rani Lege (L-R) take part in the burial of the time capsule.
Abbeville Chief of Police Mike Hardy and Mayor Roslyn White bury the time capsule at the Gazebo in Magdalen Square.
On March 13, 2025, in recognition of the city of Abbeville’s 175th anniversary, officials dug up a time capsule buried under the Gazebo in Magdalen Square.
Last Friday, exactly one year later, officials reburied the time capsule, including the contents removed last year, along with several new items. Mayor Roslyn White said the time capsule will be dug up again in 50 years.
“We buried it with some new items to be dug up on the 200th anniversary of Abbeville,” Mayor Roslyn White said.
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