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The day before school began was like no other for Vermilion Catholic’s staff.
Vermilion Catholic Principal Mike Guilbeaux met with his staff in the Vermilion Catholic gymnasium on Wednesday. The teachers sat at least six feet apart because of social distancing. The teachers took up half of the basketball court, while Guilbeaux had a desk set up under a basketball court.
He spent the morning talking through his face covering mask, educating the teachers about what the school year is expected to be like. He also went over procedures dealing with COVID-19 pandemic.

Lawana Stokes welcomed students back to the South Louisiana Community College Gulf Area Campus in Abbeville during an orientation Tuesday morning.
This week marked the first time Stokes, the campus director, had been able greet students in person since the COVID-19 pandemic shut things down in early spring.
“It’s been a long journey,” Stokes told dozens of students, all of whom spread out in the campus’ courtyard. “We haven’t been here since March.”
Stokes said it is exciting to see the students back, but it didn’t come without preparation.

Mount Carmel, Vermilion Catholic and tennis have all been an important part of Bill Broussard’s life.
Those three things came together this week when the two schools dedicated the campus tennis courts in Broussard’s honor.