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KAPLAN — Officials have announced that Kaplan Elementary School will be dismissing students at noon.
Issues with sewage and drainage led the call do close early. Parents can check students out in the front office and buses will depart at noon.
Vermilion Parish Superintendent Jerome Puyau announced that, along with Kaplan Elementary, Indian Bayou Elementary, Gueydan High School, and Jesse Owens Elementary will also close at noon.
Kaplan High School and Rene Rost Middle School in Kaplan will close at 12:30 p.m.
Forked Island Elementary and Seventh Ward Elementary will dismiss at 1 p.m.

A female Abbeville Police Officer is in stable condition in a local hospital after being allegedly shot by Nahshon Brooks in a Wednesday night shooting in Abbeville.
An Abbeville officer was shot in the shoulder on a domestic call.
She has been with the Abbeville Police Department for less than five years.
The officer is one of three female officers who work for the Abbeville Police Department.
She is also the first female police officer shot from Vermilion Parish.
The Abbeville Police Department received a phone call Wednesday night from a female at a residence on St. Peter Avenue around 7:50 p.m.
The officer answered the call and went to the residence. While searching for Nahshon Brooks outside a home, she discovered him near the house.
The suspect allegedly shot the police officer and then took off running towards the 600 block of Gertrude Street.
The officer never got off a shot.
She was airlifted to a local hospital and is in stable condition and also has a collapsed lung.
In the meantime, the Abbeville Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshal’s Office, and the Louisiana State Police began a search for the shooter.
Neighbors near St. Peters and Gertrude streets were asked to remain in their residence during the search.
As of Thursday morning, the suspect has not been found.
State Police PIO Thomas Gossen reiterated late Wednesday night that the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous and that anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact 911 immediately..
Law enforcement are looking for Nahshon Brooks as a person of interest in the shooting.
The shooting occurred less than half a mile from J. H. Williams Middle School. Because the suspect is still at large, all Abbeville schools were on partial lockdown as of Thursday morning.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Vermilion Parish is hosting their fundraising event on Saturday, April 6 at Magdalen Square in Abbeville. The event is from 6 p.m. until midnight.
The fundraising participants unite for the annual American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life of Vermilion to help beat our biggest rival - cancer. The Relay for Life movement inspires the community to celebrate people who have been touched by cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action for lifesaving change.
Funds raised from Relay For Life events allow the ACS to attack cancer in dozens of ways, each of them critical to achieving a world without cancer – from developing breakthrough therapies and innovative research, to building supportive communities that come together to help those affected by cancer with access to treatment. The ACS provides empowering resources to deploying activists to raise awareness and develop game-changing approaches to address the cancer burden for all people.
In the past, a small number of recent survivors were honored; but this year, Vanessa Hebert said that since it’s their 20th year, all survivors will be honored.
Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin’ Cajuns will be the entertainment for the event as well as great food and lots of fun. There is no fee to enter and donations are always welcomed in fundraising for American Cancer Society.
There will also be a Cancer Survivor Lap, Caregiver Ceremony and a Luminaria Ceremony.

August 4, 1931 ~ March 31, 2019

ABBEVILLE — Olite Guidry Allen, 87, who died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center.
Olite, the daughter of a tenant farmer, who traveled the world. As she traveled the world, she was known to have the ability to adapt to foreign country customs with ease.
She was a nurturing wife, mother and a generous person.
She is survived by her two daughters, Clara Deason, and Susan Allen of California; one son, Stephen Fuqua Allen and his wife, Janice T. Allen; two grandchildren, Michelle Bridges and Paulo E. Jimenez; great grandchildren, Kristian, Destinnie, Royce Jr. and Christopher; and three great-great grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Allen; parents, Althe Guidry and the former Ozite Cormier; and seven siblings.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.