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For the second straight year, the Vermilion Parish public school system is expected to start school without a superintendent.
On Thursday, the School Board voted 4-3 to put superintendent Jerome Puyau on administrative leave.
Voting to place him on leave were board president Laura LeBeouf, vice president Kibbie Pillette, Dr. David Dupuis, and Charlotte Detraz.
Voting not to put him on leave were Chris Gautreaux, Jason Roy and Dale Stelly.
Kristy Hebert was absent from the meeting.

KAPLAN – Shortly before 2 a.m. on July 28, Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a fatal two vehicle crash on LA Hwy 14 west of Odilon Road in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 54-year-old Torlin Williams of Abbeville.

The Hebert Family met on the banks of the Vermilion River in Abbeville this past Saturday.
L’Association des Hébert du Monde, based in Abbeville, was called to order by President John Hebert from Prairieville at 10 a.m.. Since 9 a.m., more than 30 members had been gathering, setting up tri-fold poster displays of family trees and laminated maps, carrying in heavy volumes of genealogy research, hanging banners and flags. The meeting opened with a prayer led by Byron Hebert of Abbeville.