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Kim Guidry, the former head coach of the Vermilion Catholic girls basketball team, began her Thursday morning as usual. But the ordinary quickly faded when a group of her former players and a representative from the Louisiana High School Athletic Association walked into the VC gym. In that moment, Guidry sensed that something was about to unfold.
Jimmy Anderson from the LHSAA and Guidry’s former players walked into the gym to deliver news that would take Guidry completely by surprise.

Over the next three years, Vermilion Parish is poised for a population surge, fueled by the arrival of SpaceX and its ambitious construction projects.
Estimates point to an influx of 3,000 to 10,000 new residents during this time. Even if some choose other destinations, many will make Vermilion Parish their new home.
Over the past 50 years, the parish population has risen from 43,000 in 1970 to 57,000 in 2020, an increase of 14,000.
In just four years, the parish could see its population swell, reaching an impressive 67,000 by the time the 2030 census rolls around.

Multiple fire departments responded to a blaze at a home in Abbeville early on Labor Day morning.
Shortly after midnight on Labor Day morning, the Abbeville Fire Department received a phone call at the Main Station reporting a house on fire at 701 Clover St.
The Abbeville Fire Department, the Erath Volunteer Fire Department, the 7th Ward Volunteer Fire Department, and the Henry Volunteer Fire Department arrived to find a two-story home with fire already burning on both floors.