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Dr. Tina Stefanski.

STEFANSKI BECAME PUBLIC FACE OF COVID-19 RESPONSE

SANDY MELANCON / THE CROWLEY POST-SIGNAL
One of Acadiana’s most trusted voices throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been that of Dr. Tina Stefanski.
As the medical director of the Louisiana Office of Public Health for Region 4 (Acadiana), she has spent the past year dashing from meetings with doctors and public officials to televised news conferences to schools to public health units to numerous public speaking engagements, always sharing the latest news and advice on COVID.

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The church has used the old gym as a community center for several years.

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The former E. Broussard High School score clock still hangs in the gym to this day.

Church has used old E. Broussard High without any contract

While old schools in Vermilion Parish are being torn down (Herod High and Henry High), there is still an old high school that has found its purpose in its community despite it being closed for 31 years.
The class of 1991 was the last class to graduate from E, Broussard High School. Because of consolidation in 1991, those students went to either Seventh Ward or Kaplan High School.
E. Broussard High School remains standing, and one building has gotten plenty of use since it’s closure.

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Kaplan Council votes to save residents money

Tuesday night, the Kaplan City Council approved a resolution offering lower rates to level billing for customers who may see an increase in their April utility bills.
February was a cold one for all in Louisiana, and something residents are not used to and hard to prepare for. Still, when utility bills arrive, people often begin struggling to pay the higher rates in usage.
Mayor Kloesel mentioned that the bills could be higher partly because of the increase in demand and partly because of the storm’s stressed energy market.

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School Board member Kibbie Pillette

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Greg Theriot, a former Vermilion Parish educator, now works for Charter Schools USA. Theriot spoke to the school board members about the charter school that will be built in the Maurice area, with or without school board approval.

Vermilion Parish chool Board hears pitch for new charter school

A 15-minute presentation by Charter Schools USA representatives did not convince one school board member as to why it is a good idea to allow a charter school build near Maurice.
Vermilion Parish School Board Member Kibbie Pillette and other board members listened to the presentation from four different members of the Charter Schools USA team. The charter representatives explained to the school board members that the charter school is being built to ease overcrowding in the Maurice area.

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