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MAURICE — As the Village of Maurice has experienced remarkable growth during his time as mayor, Wayne Theriot has said many times that he does not want to see Maurice lose its village charm.
While it may never lose that feel, Maurice will eventually lose its official designation as a village.
During Wednesday’s regular Board of Aldermen meeting, Theriot updated the population estimates. At 1,896 people, it puts Maurice well over the threshold for town status.

BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joined federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to announce the success of Operation Broken Heart – a two-month initiative to identify, apprehend, and prosecute those who produce, distribute, receive and possess child pornography; engage in online enticement of children for sexual purposes; engage in the sex trafficking of children; and travel across state lines or to foreign countries and sexually abuse children.

Elise LaFleur’s interest in politics began while taking civics as a sophomore in high school.
For the now 21-year-old Abbeville native, that interest has grown into opportunities that have brought her to Baton Rouge, Washington, D.C., and England.
LaFleur, the daughter of Cecile and Ricky LaFleur, is currently a junior at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., where she is majoring in politics with a concentration in American Government. She will graduate in May of 2020.