According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, at approximately 1:09 p.m., patrol deputies were dispatched to a shooting on La. Hwy. 92 near Roy Foreman Road.
Vermilion Charter Academy board vice president Murphy Guilbeaux (left) talks with charter board attorney John Cook about the new lease. Looking on is charter board president Bridget Winters. The meeting was held in Maurice City Hall.
The building of Vermilion Charter Academy is now on its way to taking place.
In May 2020, the volunteer board from the Maurice area first met to discuss bringing a charter school to the northern part of the parish to help with overcrowding in the public schools.
On Tuesday, more than three years later, their vision became a reality.
In the photo are (left to right) : New owner Rhett Hebert, maintenance manager Danny Duhon; office manager Charity Boudreaux, property manager Daniel Girard and office assistant Leah Girard and Carson Dubois.
Tucked away off Port Street in Abbeville is one of the nicest apartment complexes in the city. Since the mid-1980s, Chapel Downs Apartments has been the home of many residents over the last 40 years. Today, the apartment complex now has a new owner.
This week, Royal House Buyers out of Abbeville purchased the apartments for an undisclosed amount.
Rhett Hebert, the owner of Royal House Buyers, purchased the property.
“It is in excellent condition,” said Hebert. “We are going to make a few upgrades in some of the apartments, like changing the floors and painting.”
Each school has a West Bulb Glope Temperature Thermometer that is used before football practice.
Remember the football days of running and practicing despite the heat? Kiss those days goodbye. It is now illegal.
Athletic programs in Louisiana must use a West Bulb Globe Temperature Thermometer to determine the length of practices and the number of breaks.
It is part of the Korey Stringer Institute that Louisiana lawmakers adopted in 2022.
Vermilion Parish Athletic Director Marc Turner held a parish-wide meeting in May to go over heat-related safety protocols for athletics and band students.
KAPLAN — At Tuesday’s city council meeting, Kaplan City Police Chief Josh Hardy introduced Robert LeMay as the new assistant police chief. However, LeMay, who was in the audience, heard an earful between the council, police chief and Mayor Mike Kloesel on his hiring.
LeMay resigned from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office to become the assistant chief of police in Kaplan. His first day on the job is today.
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