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Patricia Thibodeaux has been the principal at Kaplan High for 1 1/2 years.

Thibodeaux retiring from public school system

KAPLAN — Kaplan High School will have a new principal when school starts next year.
Earlier this week, Principal Patricia Thibodeaux informed Superintendent Tommy Byler and her staff that she would not be returning as Kaplan’s principal because she is retiring from the public school system.
Kaplan will have its fourth new principal in five years.
After 31 years in the public school system and a total of three years at Kaplan, Thibodeaux is ready to move on, she said.

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Counterfeit currency found in Vermilion Parish

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s PIO Eddie Langlinais, in the last couple of days, a business person in Vermilion parish reported an incident where the use of counterfeit currency was used to purchase goods.
In most cases, a person receiving counterfeit money as payment for goods and/or services is unaware that the cash payment being received is counterfeit money because they simply do not know how to tell the difference.

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Maurice no longer under boil water advisory

MAURICE — The Village of Maurice is no longer under a boil water advisory for the area south of West Etienne.
This is the area at Picard Farms subdivision and Prairie Cove subdivision.
“The major leak at the intersection of East Etienne and Hwy 167 has been repaired and all testing has been done with positive results,” Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot said Wednesday morning. “The Village of Maurice regrets the inconvenience that the problem caused the residents of Picard Farms and Prairie Cove.”

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Maurice City Hall is located at 405 Lastie Ave.

Discussion continues about new Maurice City Hall location

MAURICE — Maurice will eventually have a new city hall building.
Where exactly that new facility will be located remains the question.
Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot said during Wednesday’s regular Maurice Board of Aldermen meeting that numerous sites are being explored.
“We need to find a location for the city hall,” Theriot said. “I talked to some various people and entities about it.”
Theriot said he spoke to a property owner on La. Hwy. 92.

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