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Fundraiser set to help Wade Benson Landry cover medical expenses

Mon, 04/25/2022 - 11:56am

Friends of country music fiddler and Abbeville native Wade Benson Landry will hold a fundraiser on Sunday, May 23 to help cover medical bills Landry has incurred after being diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver.
Dealing with the condition — scarring of the liver — can be quite costly, but Landry said his health is improving after treatment and working to improve his health and lifestyle, including stopping drinking.
“It’s not as bad as they used to say,” said Landry, 60. “They used to say you had one foot in the ground if you had it.

SLCC awarded grant for ‘high-growth industry’ training

Thu, 04/21/2022 - 10:14am

LAFAYETTE – SkillUp, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping displaced workers land in-demand jobs in high-growth industries, has awarded their first nationally-competitive grant of up to $100,000 to South Louisiana Community College. This grant is designed to aid low-income students as they navigate the road to workforce readiness.

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Daniel Simon

Local man arrested for 1st degree murder in 2018 Abbeville shooting

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 4:27pm

Abbeville police booked a 36-year-old Abbeville man on murder charges in connection to the 2018 shooting death of Heikeem Jaleel Hebert, according to Abbeville Police Department Public Information Officer Lt. Jonathan Touchet.
Daniel Paul Simon, who was already incarcerated on unrelated charges, was taken to the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center Wednesday and booked on warrants obtained following an extensive investigation.

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Blake Luquette and his family, who are from Abbeville, spent a week in West Virginia and lived with the Grimes family for seven days. All their expenses were paid for.

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In the winter, the Grimes’ six bedroom home could be surrounded by snow, making for a beautiful place to stay for seven days.

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The Luquette family eat with the Grimes family in West Virginia. Taking a photo is Heidi Luquette (with cap) with her husband Blake (right) and their children Hudson and Layla at the table. The Grimes are Melissa and Chris.

West Virginia Family offers home to combat veterans from south Louisiana

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 1:37pm

A West Virginia family with Delcambre ties is doing its part to try and help combat veterans from south Louisiana.
Melissa Campbell Grimes is a 1987 Delcambre High graduate. Chris Grimes and Melissa live in Circleville, West Virginia.
Melissa’s husband just retired from the Navy after 22 years of service. Fifteen of those 22 years were spent with Navy Special Ops.
Melissa is now a retired teacher.
They live in a 119-year-old six-bedroom farmhouse located on 100-plus acres in West Virginia. The house belonged to Grime’s family.

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Dozier Elementary students who get dropped off in the parent pick-up line will see this hydrant, themed after a minion animated character, and was designed by Talon Landry (left). He was assisted by classmate Cooper Fourroux (right).

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Kaiden Viator’s hydrant is located behind Our Lady of Lourdes Church next to the cemetery and features a Louisiana sunset with a bare tree and birds. He was assisted by Erath High Talented Art students, Ainsley Hartman (left) and Michelle Spaziante (center).

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Anabel Roy (left) and Hattie Barras (right) Hydrant
dedicated to the memory of Erath High graduate Ross Granger, located on Granger Street.

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Jada Cormier (left) assisted Kloe Broussard (right) with her patriotic design on her hydrant of a waving American flag.

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Assisted by Lanie Gautreaux (left), the hydrant designed by Elizabeth Toups (right) features imagery from our Cajun culture, including a magnolia, an accordion and music notes.

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Some hydrants will put a smile on your face, like Preston Bourgeois’s hydrant located next to a pharmacy in Erath. His hydrant is themed after 2 common over the counter medicines, DayQuil and NyQuil.

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Madeline Zegura’s hydrant is located in front of the rectory at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath. Her design features a stained glass look and the word, “faith” which she hopes will inspire faith in those who see it.

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Located on the side street by Erath Middle School, is Landen Romero’s design, themed after Where’s Waldo.

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Carter Primeaux, Vermilion Parish Middle School student of the year, chose to go with a patriotic theme to his hydrant due to the huge 4th of July celebration that Erath is known for.

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Rees Reaux (right) assists Owen Crochet (left) with his design which captures the likeness of Luigi from Super Mario Brothers.

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Rees Reaux (right) assists Owen Crochet (left) with his design which captures the likeness of Luigi from Super Mario Brothers.

Erath now has Colorful Water Hydrants

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 9:53am

ERATH — Ride through Erath near Erath High School and Dozier Elementary, and you will see each fire hydrant has taken on a character.
Last week Erath Middle School eighth-graders brought new life to 23 fire hydrants throughout the town. It was a project taken on by the students in Jennifer Doxey Gayneaux art class at EMS.
“I was super excited and proud that the students accomplished what some thought would not have happened in one day,” Gayneaux said. “Some students asked to come back in a few years to touch them up.

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