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Make more money teaching Math, Special Education or at four Abbeville schools

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 4:15pm

The Vermilion Parish School District is taking a significant step by offering some teachers more money, aiming to address the teaching voids in the school system for the upcoming year.
The Louisiana legislature approved $61 million in “differential pay” that school districts could use to pay higher salaries to teachers in hard-to-fill
positions. Vermilion Parish will receive $333,000 of the $61 million
There are four categories in which the school district can use the money.
• Teacher Shortage Areas
•Economically Disadvantaged Schools

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Wildlife agent rescues man floating in Vermilion Bay

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 4:10pm

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent successfully completed a search and rescue mission in Vermilion Parish on May 16.
Corporal Derek Logan, who was on shrimp patrol in Vermilion Bay, received a call about a sunken vessel nearby around 10:50 a.m. He immediately began searching the area and around 11:15 a.m. found a 56-year-old man without a personal flotation device clinging to a cooler and fuel tank from his 16-foot vessel.

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Board Members: Pastor Chad Romero, Rev. Madge McLain, Hailey Wiggins, Marcelo Davis. (Not pictured: Lauren Trahan), also pictured, Roderick Darby.

Restoration House helping growing number affected by homelessness

Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:55pm

Over the past few years, the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness has increased in Abbeville and Vermilion Parish.
Unfortunately, no homeless shelters or other facilities in our parish can provide temporary housing for our neighbors in need.

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Former Kaplan Chief of Police Boyd Adams arrested on four felonies

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 12:43pm

KAPLAN — Former Kaplan Chief of Police Boyd Adams found himself behind bars in his old department this week.
Kaplan Chief of Police Joshua Hardy confirmed that the former chief had been booked on four felonies, including filing false public records, public intimidation or retaliation, threatening a public official and false impersonation of a public official.
Officers arrested Adams at his home in Kaplan and booked him into the Kaplan City Jail. Hardy said Thursday morning that Adams left the jail on an $18,500 bond.