• Three Vermilion Parish baseball teams gear up for playoffs

    Three parish baseball teams have moved on to the second round of the LHSAA baseball playoffs. All three teams will be playing at home starting Friday. Vermilion Catholic, Erath, and North Vermilion all received first-round byes. Their second-round games are all at home. The second round of games will be a three-game series for North Vermilion and Erath. VC is only one game. Lakeshore at Erath The No. 4 Erath Bobcats (23-7) entertain No. 20 Lakeshore (14-17). The first game is Friday at 6 p.m....

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    Body found in Vermilion Parish canal Friday unidentified

    A body found floating in a canal near Kaplan Friday morning has yet to be idenitified, authorities said.

  • College Roundup — AC baseball drops series opener

    Herald Democrat RayShawn Riley was 3-for-5 and scored twice during Austin College’s loss against Southwestern to open a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference series at Baker… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

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  • College Roundup — Thoms gives AC baseball a walk-off win

    Herald Democrat Tripp Thoms delivered a pinch-hit walk-off RBI single as Austin College won its final home game of the season, 6-5, against Arlington Baptist… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

  • Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office investigating after body is found in canal

    According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, on Friday April 26, 2024, at approximately 10 a.m., a body was located floating in a canal off of West Liberty Farm Road, south of Kaplan by a local farmer Upon arrival of patrol and detectives, a male subject was located floating in a canal. The body was recovered and sent to Parish Forensics for autopsy and manner of death. Detectives are in the process of trying to identify the individual. If you have any information, contact the Vermilion...

  • College Roundup — Grayson baseball sweeps NCTC; 'Roos end with win

    Herald Democrat Grady Moore and Chase Davis combined on a one-hitter with five strikeouts and a walk as the third-place Grayson College Vikings beat North… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

  • Thursday sports roundup: MCC baseball wins again, Worthington loses in softball

    The MCC baseball team defeated MLA/C to set up a matchup Monday with second-place E/SWC out of the Red Rock Conference. Worthington's boys tennis team competed at home.

  • Vermilion Parish School Board looks to make supply list cheaper

    Most parents hate the start of school because they know it is time to purchase items on the supply list that teachers provide them. When the shopping is over, a parent can spend anywhere from $30 to $114 on school supplies. Over the years, parents have complained to school board members about the extra expense of starting school. Their complaints include buying five boxes of crayons instead of one or six boxes of Kleenex when their child only needs one. The extra supplies drove up the cost.

  • Prep baseball roundup: Corona clinches Big VIII League championship

    Corona High's baseball team did what it was supposed to do Friday — clinch the Big VIII League championship with a 2-0 win over Corona Centennial, completing a three-game sweep of the Huskies. Ethan Schiefelbein, tuning up for the pressure of the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs, gave up five hits, struck out four and walked one. Corona is 22-2 overall, 12-0 in league and expected to be the No. 1 seed for the Division 1 playoffs when pairings are announced a week from Monday. Eastvale...

  • Voters in Vermilion Parish reject two renewals on Saturday; three others approved

    Voters in Vermilion Parish rejected two renewals on Saturday’s ballot, while three others passed. A parish-wide proposition, a 3.26 mill renewal, failed with 52% (1,106) voting against it. Support for the proposition finished with 48% (1,003 votes). The renewal would have collected an estimated $1,106,600 for an entire year for a period of 10 years to maintain public roads and highways in the parish. Voters in Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 voted down a 5.06 mills renewal. That...