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Mayor Wayne Theriot (seated), Alderman Warren Rost, Alderwoman Phyllis Johnson and Alderman Jonathan Schlicher (L-R) show the ordinance that made Maurice a town.

Maurice is a town!

MAURICE — Mayor Wayne Theriot struck his gavel against the sound block Wednesday night.
In doing so, the village of Maurice became the town of Maurice.
During Wednesday’s monthly meeting, the Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance to reclassify Maurice as a town.
“It’s a historic ordinance,” Theriot said proudly. “We are officially now the town of Maurice.”

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Jaylin Veney

Abbeville Police arrests one man, looking for another in connection to April 9 shooting

One man has been arrested and another is wanted in connection to a shooting that occurred in Abbeville last Saturday.
Investigators with the Abbeville Police Department obtained warrants regarding the shooting that took place near East Oak Street and North Bailey Street on April 9. Officers who responded to that call found one victim shot. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

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United Way of Acadiana announces grants cycle for Lafayette Parish public school educators, schools

LAFAYETTE – United Way of Acadiana has announced its first grants cycle targeting educators and schools in Lafayette Parish public schools.
The funding for the grants was made possible by the merger with Lafayette Education Foundation (LEF) in 2021.
In the merger agreement, United Way of Acadiana assumed the responsibilities of the LEF endowment, investing the earnings in educational programming for the benefit of Lafayette Parish students. The funds will be overseen by an advisory committee made up of five former LEF board members for at least five years.

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There is a record-number 60 uncertified teachers in Vermilion Parish.

Is the future of Vermilion’s high-ranking education in jeopardy because of low salaries?

For the last 12 years, Vermilion Parish residents could always puff their chests out because they knew they lived in one of the best school districts in Louisiana.
They could travel to surrounding parishes and brag to their friends that they live in Vermilion Parish because Vermilion has the best public school systems in Acadiana and one of the top 10 in the state.
Three years ago, Vermilion climbed as high as the state’s No. 2 ranked school system.

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