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POLLOCK, La. Vermilion Parish has two out of the 12 honorees inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony held Aug. 10 at the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center.
The 12 inductees have a collective 325 years of participation and service to Louisiana 4-H.
With five children who all went through 4-H, Madlyn Zaunbrecher has seen many beneficial aspects of 4-H. A teacher and 4-H club leader, Zaunbrecher was honored to get inducted into the Hall of Fame with the teacher she worked with when she was a student teacher, Brenda Myers.

GUEYDAN—The Gueydan Aldermen faced opposition from around 20 residents who were unhappy with the proposal to double the rental fee for the town’s civic center. Rather than proceed with the increase, the board postponed the rental increase.
A special meeting was held Tuesday night to introduce an ordinance increasing the town’s gas, sewer, and electrical rates. The board voted to introduce the ordinances; however, because it was only a meeting to introduce them, there was no discussion about the newly proposed rates.

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on Aug. 15, at approximately 7:09 p.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call in reference to a stabbing that took place on South Herpin Street, Kaplan.
 Upon the arrival of Patrol Deputies, a male victim was found to have been stabbed in the upper chest and bleeding profusely. The male victim was immediately transported by Acadian Ambulance to Ochsner Lafayette General Hospital for treatment where he was later reported to be in stable condition.