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Elista Istre, Ph.D., a consultant for the Louisiana Military Museum, speaks to members of the Rotary Club of Abbeville.

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New museum - a front desk, gift shop, new exhibit cases, new exhibit
panels and new artifacts on exhibit are in place.

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Members of the National Guard assist in moving the War of 1812 cannon into place at the Louisiana Military Museum in Abbeville

Rebranding leads to growth for La. Military Museum in Abbeville

Mon, 01/31/2022 - 11:26am

You don’t have to travel far to take a journey through Louisiana’s military history.
That can be done right here in Abbeville, at the Louisiana Military Museum.
Located at 911 Revis Sermon Loop at the Chris Crusta Memorial Airport, the facility has been in Abbeville for more than 10 years. However, an effort to reinvigorate the museum has ramped up during the past couple of years.

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Tony Hardy running for District A Council seat in Abbeville

Sun, 01/30/2022 - 12:01am

Hello, fellow residents of District A.
My name is Tony J. Hardy. I am running for the open position of District A Councilman. I am a longtime resident of Abbeville, and I have dedicated 34 proud years of public service to the City of Abbeville.
I began my career in 1980 as a patrolman for the Abbeville Police Department and worked my way up to the position of Lieutenant, before becoming Chief of Police. After 8 years serving as Chief, I retired to take care of my wife Trudy, who was diagnosed with cancer.

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Qualifying for March 26 continues in Vermilion Parish

Fri, 01/28/2022 - 11:31am

Qualifying for the March 26 municipal election continued Friday afternoon.
Among the positions that will be on the March 26 ballot are races in the city of Abbeville and city of Kaplan. The Vermilion Parish School Board is also holding special elections for its seats in District B and District H.
Qualifying will end at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

City of Abbeville

Mayor
• Francis Plaisance
• Roslyn White

Chief of Police
• Joey Boneski
• Ronald Gaspard
• Mike Hardy
• William “Bill” Spearman

City Council

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Photo credit: Doug Dugas / UL Lafayette
UL Lafayette announced its
latest health and safety protocols in a message Wednesday to the campus.

UL Lafayette extends some course delivery, operation changes through Feb. 4

Thu, 01/27/2022 - 11:07am

LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will continue to deliver some in-person classes remotely through Friday, Feb. 4.
It’s part of UL Lafayette’s continued efforts to protect the health and safety of students and employees amid high rates of COVID-19 in Acadiana and throughout the state.
Students should confirm course delivery methods via Moodle and with their faculty members, the University said in an announcement to the campus on Wednesday.

Louisiana lawmakers get to question Edwards administration on budget proposal

Thu, 01/27/2022 - 11:05am

(The Center Square) – Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne presented a breakdown of the governor’s proposed budget Tuesday to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, prompting an array of questions from lawmakers on a variety of issues.
Dardenne laid out how Gov. John Bel Edwards hopes to spend a flood of $2.83 billion in extra revenue for the upcoming fiscal year, money that includes $1.4 billion from the American Rescue Plan (ARP), $700 million in surplus from fiscal year 2021 and an $853 million excess for fiscal year 2022.

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