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The frame for the Kaplan High softball team’s new hitting cage and facility has gone up. The structure is going up near the Lady Pirates’ softball field.

Vermilion Parish School Board thinking twice about loaning schools $250,000 for school projects

Thu, 10/20/2022 - 8:41am

Four months after deciding to loan the Kaplan softball program $250,000 to build a new indoor hitting facility, the Vermilion Parish School Board is thinking about putting the brakes on loaning schools and clubs big bucks.
At Thursday’s school board meeting, Erath school board member Chris Hebert is expected to ask the school board to loan Erath High around $150,000 for new baseball locker rooms and covers to be built over the bleachers at the baseball stadium.

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Security may soon change at school sporting events

Thu, 10/20/2022 - 8:32am

Walking up to a school sporting event five minutes before tip-off or kickoff may be a thing of the past because of new security guidelines that could be implemented in schools throughout the state.
School shootings at sporting events are no longer something you heard or read about at high schools in other states. Instead, they are happening in Louisiana.

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Lake Arthur Man Killed in Vermilion Parish Crash

Fri, 10/07/2022 - 9:18am

VERMILION PARISH – On Oct. 6, 2022 shortly before 2:30 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a multiple-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 14 west of W. Pirates Lane in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 26-year-old Erin Mathew LaPoint of Lake Arthur.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed a farming operation was burning field edges near LA 14. With the accumulation of smoke, the vision of drivers on the roadway was obscured. Within a short time, two separate but related crashes occurred.

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Parish assessor Gabe Marceaux discusses the 2022 tax roll with the Vermilion Parish Police Jury at its regular meeting Wednesday.

Assessed property values rise by $10.7 million in Vermilion Parish

Wed, 10/05/2022 - 9:28am

Assessed property values in Vermilion Parish rose by more than $10 million in 2022, Tax Assessor Gabe Marceaux told the Vermilion Parish Police Jury during its regular meeting on Wednesday.
The increase was largely due to construction in the northern part of the parish, he said.
That includes more than 300 new homes parishwide, Marceaux said.
“This year, obviously (we have) some better reports than we had last year,” Marceaux said.

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The rice mill is located on 13 acres in downtown Abbeville. Riviana Foods could donate the property to the city.

Abbeville officials will do their due diligence before making decision on receiving donation of rice mill

Wed, 10/05/2022 - 9:26am

What the old rice mill in Abbeville could end up transforming into remains to be seen.
However, officials with the city of Abbeville don’t want to see the facility torn down and scrapped for parts.
On Tuesday, they took a step to potentially keep that from happening, as well as a step that could see the 13-acre property eventually become a vibrant part of the city’s downtown area.

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