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The Town of Maurice has applied for a grant to purchase a ladder truck for the Maurice Volunteer Fire Department. Fire Chief David Landry said the truck would help the town’s fire rating, which would help keep residents’ home insurance costs down.

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Maurice Fire Department Chief David Landry, right, talks with Cecil Picard Elementary School students during Fire Prevention Month in October of 2021.

Maurice Volunteer Fire Department working to meet challenges of growing community

MAURICE — A successful fundraiser held June 25 at Mendoza Ford in Maurice will help offset some of the costs for the Maurice Volunteer Fire Department, chief David Landry said, but there’s still more that the fire department needs to do in order to keep up with a rapidly growing community.

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Abbeville man shot, killed at apartment complex

An Abbeville man lost his life Thursday night after being shot in Stronebridge Apartments off Rodeo Road in Abbeville.
Abbeville Police responded to a shots fired call around 9:30 p.m. on July 14 at Stonebridge Apartments on Rodeo Road.
The family has identified the victim as Jayzlon Levy.
According to the police department, officers found one victim who had been shot. He was transported to Abbeville General Hospital where he later died.
This is an ongoing investigation.

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Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Task Force makes multiple narcotics arrests

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the multiple arrests for narcotics related offenses within the parish.
Agents assisted the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office patrol division with an investigation into a burglary in progress.

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Photo by Chris Landry/Abbeville Meridional
Rob Carter of Kolder, Slaven & Co. discusses the 2021 audit with the Vermilion Parish Police Jury finance committee on Wednesday evening.

Positive audit presented to Vermilion Parish Police Jury finance committee

The independent audit of Vermilion Parish Police Jury finances for the year ending Dec. 31, 2021, was largely positive, Rob Carter of accounting firm Kolder, Slaven & Co. told the police jury’s finance committee Wednesday evening.
“All three reports in your case were very good reports this year,” Carter said.
The independent auditor’s report was unmodified, or unqualified, he said.

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