ACADIA PARISH – Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on August 16, 2022, Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 13 near Ellis Road in Acadia Parish. The crash claimed the life of 40-year-old Latashi Eddy of Crowley.
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses within the parish:
On Aug. 4, Lacey Derouen, 27, homeless, was arrested in Abbeville and charged with the following:
•Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II, (Methamphetamine)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
On Aug. 4, Blaze Demette, 30, of Erath, was arrested in Abbeville and charged with the following:
The 70th Annual Delcambre Shrimp Festival Queen Alaina Barras stands in the place of the letter, “I.” Barras, with a group of Delcambre volunteers, helped to make the wooden sculpture, “SHR MP” in time for the Shrimp Festival.
Alaina Barras (next to M) stands with some of the Delcambre High woodworking students who helped cut out the letters during school last school year.
Here are the local artists who are standing by the letters they painted. Blair Blancard painted the letters “S” and “H.” Lexi Renard stands next to the letter “R.” Jessica Touchet stands next to the letter “M.” Kassie Duhon stands next to the letter “P.”
DELCAMBRE - Delcambre Shrimp Festival Queen Alaina Barras wanted to do something to help bring back the Delcambre Shrimp Festival with a bang.
The festival has been canceled for the last two years because of COVID-19. It will take place on Aug. 17-21.
Back in April, Barras came up with the idea of making a three-dimensional wooden sculpture of the word “Shr mp.” However, the letter “I” was left out of the word for a reason. People could stand and fill in for the “I” when they take a photo.
Scott Vallo
GUEYDAN — For the next three months, Scott Vallo will have to do a different campaign in Gueydan.
He will tell everyone in Gueydan not to vote for him despite his name being on the city council election on November 8.
For the last 13 years, Vallo has been a city council member in Gueydan. Two weeks ago, he and seven others qualified to run for council members in Gueydan.
However, Vallo learned of the Hatch Act, which deals with Federal Employees and elections.
Vallo is an employee with the U.S. Post Office, making him a Federal Employee.
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses within the parish.
• Daniel Trahan, (DOB: 8-30-1977 of Abbeville), was arrested in Abbeville and charged with the following:
• Possession of Schedule II, (Methamphetamine)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Tricia Cortez, (DOB: 10-9-1987 of Kaplan), was arrested in Kaplan and charged with the following:
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