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Paul Barras

Barras retires from U.S. Army after 30 years

Tue, 08/31/2021 - 9:04am

After 30 years of serving in the U.S. Army, Paul Barras of Abbeville has decided to retire and accept a civilian job at Tulane University Hospital and a teaching position at LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans.
His official retirement date was Aug. 1, 2021.
Barras, the son of Ray and Jane Barras of Abbeville, graduated from Abbeville in 1984 and then attended USL where he graduated in nursing in 1988.

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Maurice City Hall

Maurice Board of Aldermen set to grow

Tue, 08/31/2021 - 9:02am

MAURICE — It may be a tight squeeze, but Maurice will soon have to make room for two new members of the Board of Aldermen.
Coming as no surprise, the result of the 2020 U.S. Census confirmed that Maurice would officially become a town. According to the Census, released this month, Maurice has a population of 2,118. That puts Maurice well over the threshold to move from a village to a town.
“We had almost 120% increase,” Mayor Wayne Theriot said during the monthly Board of Aldermen meeting on Aug. 18. “For the 2010 Census, we were 964.

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Sandbags available in Maurice

Thu, 08/26/2021 - 11:59am

MAURICE — Mayor Wayne Theriot announced Thursday morning that sandbags are available for village of Maurice residents.
“As we prepare for the approaching storm,” Therito said, “sand and bags are available in front of the Maurice Police Station at 115 West Corine Street.
This is available to the residents of the Village of Maurice. Residents outside of the Village can obtain sand form the area 4 Vermilion Parish Police Jury barn located at 13531 Gladu Road, Kaplan or any other police jury barns.

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Jeremy Housley

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Jordan Billiot

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An investigation led to the discovery of stolen property at a residence in Delcambre.

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Stolen property recovered, two arrests made in Delcambre

Mon, 08/23/2021 - 10:44am

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, on August 21, 2021, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call about possible stolen property from St. Mary Parish that was located at a residence in the 100 block of Julie Drive in Delcambre.
Through further investigation, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Offices Criminal Investigations Division along with investigators from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office gathered enough information to obtain a search warrant for the property.

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Here are the fields at A.A. Comeaux Park that will have artificial turf placed on the infields.

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Abbeville Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. looks on as Parks and Recreation Director Tommy Picard explains details of improvements that will be made at A.A. Comeaux Park.

Artificial Turf Coming to A.A. Comeaux Park in Abbeville

Mon, 08/23/2021 - 8:03am

Big changes are coming to A.A. Comeaux Park, changes some Abbeville officials believe are necessary to help shore up the city’s future.
During Tuesday night’s regular meeting, the Abbeville City Council adopted a resolution giving preliminary approval to issue revenue bonds not to exceed $3 million.
Once approved, those funds would facilitate vast improvements at A.A. Comeaux Park, including adding artificial turf to baseball fields, construction of additional parking and numerous other projects.
Work should be completed by the start of next summer.

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