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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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An aerial view of what the charter school will look like in the northern part of the parish.

Charter school will be built by start of 2024 school year

Mon, 02/06/2023 - 12:26pm

The first target date to open a new charter school in the northern part of the parish was August of 2023. Because it took more than a year to find land to build the school on, the new target date is now August of 2024.
This week the Vermilion Charter Foundation Inc. announced that land has been purchased and the charter school has a name, including a mascot.

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Abbeville man dies in Vermilion Parish crash

Thu, 02/02/2023 - 2:37pm

Shortly after 2:15 p.m. on February 1, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 3267 (Jacqulyn Street) near Louisiana Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish. The crash took the life of 61-year-old Brian D. Broussard of Abbeville.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as Broussard was driving a 2013 Ford F150 Southbound on LA 3267.

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Arrest made in daytime, kick-in burglaries

Thu, 02/02/2023 - 2:34pm

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Michael Couvillon, on Jan. 19, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate two separate daytime kick-in residential burglaries that had occurred in two areas of Vermilion Parish.
The Vermilion Parish Criminal Investigations Division continued the investigation and quickly learned that the two incidents were committed by the same subject(s).
Through further investigation detectives were able to identify Rashawn Sterling of Lafayette, as a suspect.
Detectives were able to obtain arrest warrants for Sterling.

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Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy looks over the pictures on the ID Board.

Abbeville Police uses ID Board to keep track of former criminals

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 3:15pm

The Abbeville Police Department is trying to do its best to keep a finger on former criminals roaming the city streets.
Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy has set up an ID Board with mug shots of past criminals. He even has them grouped by who they have hung out with.
“This is very helpful,” said Chief Hardy. “If I see a person walking on the streets of Abbeville and I am curious to see who he is and who he hangs out with, I walk to the ID board and search for him.”
When Chief Hardy finds the person, he also sees who he is affiliated with.

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