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The Gulf Coast Bank Board of Directors voted to make Patrick Patout the new President & CEO after the retirement of his brother, Paul Patout in December 2023.
Patrick Patout has served Gulf Coast Bank for more than 39 years and has been the bank’s Chairman of the Board since 2000. Effective January 1, 2024, Patrick is now President & CEO | Chairman of the Board.
Patrick said he is honored and humbled to continue serving the company his father founded in this new capacity.

Since the Vermilion Economic Development Alliance (VEDA) inception, governmental partners have been the primary source of organizational funding, alongside key business investors.
In order to secure long-term sustain-ability for the organization, VEDA will be reintroducing a proposal for a dedicated funding source on the March 23 ballot.
The proposal will reflect a $6.50 fee per parcel of land, which is estimated to result in $224,250 to support VEDA’s small actions and initiatives throughout the parish.

KAPLAN — There will be a warming center set up at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Kaplan through this Wednesday afternoon.
The KC Hall is located at 1007 N Lejeune Ave.
Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel thanked the group for making the warming center possible.
“I want to personally thank the entire Knights of Columbus organization and Mr. Felix Guidry,” Kloesel said, “for stepping up and answering my request to open their hall as a warming shelter due to the extreme cold temperatures we are expecting Monday to Wednesday.”