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Tavis Briggs

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Officers recovered weapons after a search.

Abbeville man arrested after officers respond to ‘shots fired’ call

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 11:32am

​On Jan. 12, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m. officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to a “Shots Fired” call around the 1700 block of Isreal Parker Dr.
The subsequent investigation resulted in investigators securing a search warrant for the residence of Tavis Briggs of Abbeville.​
The investigation led to the arrest of Tavis Briggs, who was booked at the Abbeville Police Department and transported to the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center. Briggs was booked on the following charges:
• Illegal Use of Weapons
• Obstruction of Justice

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Students at Rene Rost Middle School will take part in distance learning on Thursday and Friday.

Rene Rost Middle going to remote learning

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 4:14pm

Students at Rene Rost Middle School in Kaplan will participate in remote learning for the remainder of this week.
That is ahead of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday when students will already be off school.
Vermilion Parish School Superintendent Tommy Byler announced Wednesday afternoon that the move is part of the school systems COVID-19 protocols.
“Using our guidelines for data,” Byler said, “we will be moving to a remote learning model for Rene Rost Middle School on Thursday and Friday.”

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Karen Duhon

Former Morgan City bookkeeper sentenced to federal prison, ordered to pay over $3 million in restitution

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 3:46pm

LAFAYETTE — United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Karen Duhon, 67, of Berwick, Louisiana, has been sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, on mail fraud charges. Duhon was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,391,598.

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(Photo credit: Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
UL Lafayette’s College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions has been awarded a $600,000 grant by the Helene Fuld Health Trust to fund endowed scholarships for graduate students.

UL Lafayette receives $600,000 endowed grant for nursing graduate student scholarships

Tue, 01/11/2022 - 10:32am

The College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has received a $600,000 grant from the Helene Fuld Health Trust to fund endowed scholarships for graduate nursing students.
The Helene Fuld Health Trust works to ensure the health, welfare and education of student nurses. The trust was established in 1935 as the Helene Fuld Health Foundation to honor its namesake, who had been a health care advocate.

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Abbeville set to utilize grant, federal funds to make sewer system upgrades

Tue, 01/11/2022 - 10:27am

Among the projects, Abbeville will take on this year is an upgrade to its sewer system, a project that will help ease some issues on the west side of the Vermilion River.
The City Council made the step toward the start of the project during Tuesday’s meeting when it authorized the advertisement of bids.
“We’ve scheduled the first advertisements to start on Jan. 18,” Engineer Gene Sellers said during Tuesday’s meeting. “The bids are scheduled to be awarded on March 1.”

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