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Whitney “Jean” Broussard Jr. gets sworn in by School Board attorney Woody Woodruff as the new District E School Board member.

Broussard new Vermilion Parish School Board member in District E

Wed, 02/07/2018 - 8:48am

After a 4-3 vote, Whitney “Jean” Broussard, Jr. was named the school board member in District E. He becomes only the third person to represent the district in 24 years.
He takes over the chair after long-time school board member Anthony Fontana resigned last month.
Voting for Broussard were Chris Gautreaux, Chris Hebert, Stacy Landry and JP Moreno. Voting against him were Laura LeBeouf and Sara Duplechain.
He spent 20 years in the United States Air Force. where he dealt with accounting and finances.

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Abbeville Police to conduct sobriety checkpoint

Thu, 02/01/2018 - 9:20am

On the night of Friday, February 2, 2018 the Abbeville Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint looking for impaired drivers and other traffic related offenses. The checkpoint will be conducted between the hours of 9:00 PM and 03:00 AM somewhere within the city limits of Abbeville.
This checkpoint is part of a year-long grant program provided through the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, designed to improve driver safety and reduce impaired driving.

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Wanted: Person to fill Fontana’s old school board seat

Wed, 01/31/2018 - 9:51am

The Vermilion Parish School Board has an open seat in District E. You interested?
For the last 28 years, only two people have represented District E; they were Anthony Fontana (24 years) and Eric Moss (four years).Over the next few days, until Feb. 5, school board members are taking names of people who live in District E and want to replace Fontana, who resigned recently.
The term will be until the end of December at a salary of $800 a month.

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