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VERMILION PARISH — The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) has arrested a Kaplan man for setting fire to an ex-girlfriend’s recreational vehicle while she was inside.
Hunter Harrington, 25, was booked on one count each of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder and Aggravated Arson. Additional charges were included from another agency.
In the overnight hours of August 3, the Kaplan Fire Department responded to a report of an RV fire located in the 100 block of St. Peter Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find the female resident had safely escaped the fire.

Noah Vincent, a Kaplan High School student, was selected as the winner of Kaptel's phone book cover contest. Noah's captivating painting of a perched pelican has been chosen to grace the cover of the Vermilion Parish 2023 phone book, which goes to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the area.
Kaptel, a local telecommunications provider, organizes the publishing of the phone book each year. This spring, they invited high school students from Vermilion Parish to participate in the cover contest and Noah emerged as the victor among numerous submissions.

Crowley - The 86th International Rice Festival has selected Christian and Julie Richard as the 2023 Farmers of the Year.
The Richards will join the Presidential Party for the 2023 festivities. The annual event is the oldest and largest agricultural festival in Louisiana.
This year’s festival will be held Oct. 19 to 22 in downtown Crowley.
Julie and Christian Richard are a farming couple from Kaplan who own and operate Richard Farms. They have three children — Katherine who is 12, Saul who is 10, and Landry who is 8.