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Gueydan senior Ashari Terry and other Gueydan seniors slap the hands of the elementary students in Gueydan.

More than 750 ready to graduate in Vermilion Parish high schools

Thu, 05/10/2018 - 10:40am

Approximately 754 students are graduating this year, leaving behind many memories, and creating new ones. All but one school has exceeded last year’s number of graduates; that one school had a difference of 2.
Gueydan High School has 39 high school students graduating Thursday night at the Bill Searle Gym at 7:00 pm. Gueydan is one of the many schools who’s graduates are increasing in number.

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The UL Lafayette Alumni Association recognized Outstanding Graduate and Outstanding Master’s Graduate award honorees during ceremonies Monday at the Alumni Center. Top row, from left, are Alumni Association President Kyle Bacon, Jordan Richardson, Jennifer van Alstyne, Jesse Delgizzi, Healy Carden, Jaden Danos, Elizabeth Larmann and University President Dr. Joseph Savoie. Bottom row, from left, are Matthew Furka, Samuel Riehl, Anne LeBlanc, Mallory Landry, Elizabeth Ruehl and Mary McMahon. Richardson, van Alstyne, Delgizzi and Larmann are the Outstanding Master’s Graduate Award honorees. Carden, Danos, Furka, Riehl, LeBlanc, Landry, Ruehl and McMahon were recognized as their respective colleges’ Outstanding Graduates. (Photo credit: Erica Falgout / UL Lafayette Alumni Association)

Abbeville’s LeBlanc among top UL Lafayette grads

Thu, 05/10/2018 - 10:37am

Anne LeBlanc is among the top spring graduates of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette who will be honored on Friday.
Electrical engineering major Matthew Furka is the UL Lafayette’s Outstanding Graduate.
Furka will be among eight award finalists who will be recognized during the Spring 2018 Commencement General Assembly. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Cajundome.

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Abbeville’s budget in good shape

Wed, 05/09/2018 - 9:23am

When dealing with a government budget, there are going to be ups-and-downs during the course of the year.
For the City of Abbeville, the first quarter of 2018 went mostly on the up side of things.
Members of the Abbeville City Council heard a positive report on finances for the first three months of the year. Steven Moosa of Darnal, Sikes, Gardes & Frederick made the presentation during a finance committee meeting last Tuesday.
“Overall there is nothing that stands out in the first quarter that is unusual or unexpected,” Moosa said. “It was very positive.”

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The new shredder called the “Terminator” can grind up anything from tires, to wood to freezers. It can also be moved to any location at the landfill.

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Vermilion Parish Police Jury buys $700,000 shredder to preserve the life of the parish landfill

Wed, 05/09/2018 - 9:02am

This past week, the mean-green “Terminator” arrived at the Vermilion Parish Solid Waste Department (the landfill).
The terminator is a portable shredder, and it is called the terminator because it terminates anything that is dropped into it.
The Police Jury purchased the terminator for $700,000 and it will extend the life of the landfill by 10 to 15 years.
The landfill, located north of Abbeville, is 40-plus years old and was looking at filling up and shutting down over the next 10 years.

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The LeBlanc Volunteer Fire Department got the new truck in last week.

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The department utilized an old bread truck since the mid 1990s.

FEMA grant brings new truck to LeBlanc

Wed, 05/09/2018 - 8:41am

LEBLANC — Yes, it may make other departments envious, but for the members of the LeBlanc Volunteer Fire Department, their new service rescue truck is more than just a sweet, new ride.
And for the people the department serves, the truck may just make a life-saving difference.
LeBlanc Fire Chief Ronald Broussard unveiled the new truck this week. Broussard said a grant from FEMA covered a majority of the $262,000 price tag. The department had to cover a five-percent match for the grant.

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