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The VC Eagles were hoping to find out this weekend who they may be playing in the playoffs. Because of a restraining order filed by University High School, the LHSAA will not be release the playoff brackets on Sunday.

LHSAA said playoff brackets will be delayed; NV coach not worried about the delay

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 11:01pm

One Vermilion Parish football coach is not panicking after learning the LHSAA will delay the release date of the postseason brackets.
The brackets are usually released on Sunday morning but may be available until Wednesday at the earliest.
North Vermilion head coach Roderick Moy said he is not worried about the delay.
“We are going to begin preparing for our next opponent based on the power rating,” Moy said Friday night.
According to GeauxPrep.com, the top 28 make the Non-Select Division II playoffs. 

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Kaplan's Coy Terro (8) prepares to get tackled on a kickoff return.

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Kaplan running back Daylon Landry looks for running room. Landry scored a touchdown on this run.

After win, Kaplan now sits and watches to see what happens on Friday

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 11:23pm

KAPLAN - Now the Kaplan Pirates (8-1) sit and wait.
What are they waiting for?
See how well or not well other high school teams do on Friday.  A win here and a surprise win there could affect where the Kaplan Pirates are ranked in the Division III Non-Select power point standings on Saturday morning.
Before the St. Martinville game on Thursday, the Pirates were ranked No. 7 in the Division III Non-Select Power rankings.
After the 32-0 win over the Tigers, the Pirates are still No. 7 in power rankings. 

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President Elect Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins in Vermilion Parish and state

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:06am

Vermilion Parish voted to elect Donald Trump to the White House.
On Tuesday, with the help of Vermilion Parish and the state, Trump won the national election.
He received 21,510 votes in Vermilion Parish and 1,208,233 votes across Louisiana.
In contrast, Kamala Harris garnered 4,637 votes in the parish and 766,405 votes in the state.

Here is how Vermilion Parish voted for the president and U.S. Representative races.

President’s Race

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Vermilion Parish voters approve two Police Jury tax renewals

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 9:34am

Vermilion Parish Police Jury President Mark Poché stated that when Vermilion Parish voters rejected the renewal of two tax proposals in April, the police jury did not effectively promote the renewals.
In an unexpected move, the jury placed the two defeated tax renewals back on the ballot. Fortunately, the second attempt was successful, as parish voters approved both renewals on Tuesday.

Here are the parish propositions.

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Kevin Abbott was booked in the parish jail.

Man tries to rob Abbeville bank; says he planted bombs

Fri, 11/01/2024 - 3:01pm

On Friday, at approximately 9:47 a.m Abbeville Police Department received a call of a bomb threat at Capitol One Bank on Hwy 14 By-pass in Abbeville.
The caller stated that there was a male subject inside the bank asking to withdraw a large amount of cash, then passed a note advising that there are bombs all around the building. The complainant gave a brief description of the suspect and what he was wearing.
Abbeville Police Officers responded and arrived within minutes to find the suspect still standing at the bank teller’s window.

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