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Rickey Broussard speaks to members of the Kiwanis Club of Abbeville.

Coach Rickey Broussard’s work ethic started at home

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 9:19am

Rickey Broussard had a tremendous amount of success outside of his native Vermilion Parish.
As head coach, Broussard led Nicholls State University to a pair of NCAA basketball tournament appearances. He made other high school and college stops, including a tenure as an assistant coach at LSU.
However, Broussard has always remembered where it all started for him.
Broussard, now residing in Lafayette, made a happy return trip to the parish on Tuesday, speaking to members of the Kiwanis Club of Abbeville.
“It’s always great to come back home,” Broussard said.

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Kaplan man arrested again for hunting guide violation

Thu, 02/09/2023 - 4:13pm

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents arrested a Kaplan man on Jan. 30 for alleged hunting guide violations in Vermillion Parish.
Agents arrested Ryan C. Frederick, 43, for failing to comply with hunting guide regulations.
Agents had previously cited Frederick on Dec. 19, 2022 for six counts of failing to comply with hunting guide regulations. During a subsequent investigation, agents learned that Frederick again facilitated a guided goose hunt on Dec. 23, 2022. Agents obtained an arrest warrant for Frederick on Jan. 25, 2023.

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Abbeville City Court Judge Rick Putnam with members of the Teen Court.

Vermilion Parish teens needed to help with Teen Court

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 1:35pm

The newly created Vermilion Parish Teen Court is looking for teens to help make teen court a success.
Juvenile detention centers are overcrowded, suffer a lack of funding, and create a disparity between holding young adults accountable or maintaining a sustainable youth justice system. Enter smaller, adaptable avenues of justice.
Youth justice programs like Teen Court have become a new approach to addressing minor juvenile offenses. Justice for teens, by teens.
Vermilion Parish is in search of teens (grades 9th through 12th) to run teen court work in the parish.

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Kaplan woman dies in single-vehicle crash in St. Martin Parish

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 12:54pm

ST. MARTIN PARISH – Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, 2023, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 328 near Rue Bois Chene Road in St. Martin Parish.
The crash took the life of 37-year-old Shari N. Suby of Kaplan.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed the crash occurred as Suby was driving a 2006 Nissan Altima east on LA 328. For reasons still under investigation, the vehicle ran off the roadway to the left, entered the ditch on the north side of the road, then struck a culvert.

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Bob Giles (left) stands next to Kaplan Police Chief Joshua Hardy, Patrolman Quan Tran, Captain Kendal Primeaux, Captain Irvin Cates and Patrolman Nicholas Couvillion.

Kaplan Police receives 15 donated bullet proof vests

Mon, 02/06/2023 - 1:19pm

LAFAYETTE — The Kaplan Police Department got a late Christmas gifts thanks to Lafayette businessman Bob Giles.
The Kaplan Police Department received 15 new bullet proof vests. The donation was made Bob Giles, and will greatly aid the department in protecting themselves while in the line of duty.
The Kaplan officers are one of several local law enforcement departments to be given the generous life-saving gifts over the past few years.

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