• Here Comes Peter Cottontail

    YEP! Easter is a week away. My weather app says Easter Day will present “Broken clouds, a high of 82, and a low of 61.” I think broken clouds mean partly sunny, and I would be happy with that. Of course, we all know that this report can change 7 times in the next 7 days. Louisiana weather, “love it or leave it”. I’ll never leave Louisiana and my Mom Mom Chalice (ka lees) said we shouldn’t complain about the weather because God gave it to us.

  • Empty buildings to be torn down sin downtown Abbeville

    Empty buildings on North Jefferson Street in Abbeville will eventually be demolished. These old buildings will be among the ones to be torn down. A fresh start is coming for one area in downtown Abbeville that has long sat dormant. The process to demolish a PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today to the Abbeville Meridional or Gueydan Journal or Kaplan Herald.

  • Grocery bags transformed into something comfortable

    Rita Keating uses 700 grocery bags to make one mat. That process takes her 50 hours. Rita Keating shows off the mat that rolls up to easily carry. Rita Keating said she can complete two mats a month. Rita Keating cuts a stack of bags to make plarn, plastic yarn used to make the mats. Keating then ties the plarn (below). You will make at least a half dozen monthly trips to the grocery store. That means the accumulation of a lot PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website...

  • There’s nothing free market about a carbon tax

    The mythical vampire could be stabbed repeatedly but always would rise from the dead. The modern-day iteration of the vampire is the carbon tax, an idea that gets defeated repeatedly, yet some members of Congress continue trying to bring it back to life. Sadly, among those attempting the latest resurrection is one of my state’s senators, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who is sponsoring two pieces of legislation that would create a carbon offset scheme and a tax increase at the same time. The idea of...

  • Driver Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in St. Martin Parish

    ST. MARTIN PARISH – Shortly after 2:00 p.m., on March 26, 2024, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 3039, south of Louisiana Highway 349. The crash claimed the life of 52-year-old Kyle David Theriot of Breaux Bridge. The initial investigation by State Police revealed the crash occurred as Theriot was driving a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup north on LA 3039. For reasons still under investigation, Theriot failed to negotiate a curve and his vehicle...

  • Kerry Bowen

    DELCAMBRE — Kerry “Bowtie” Bowen, beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 surrounded by loved ones. Born in Delcambre, Louisiana, Bowtie’s zest for life, unparalleled sense of humor, and generous spirit left an indelible mark on all who knew him. Enlisting in the Navy at 18, Bowtie served his country with distinction in the Vietnam War as a mechanic. His time in the Navy was followed by an academic pursuit at LSU, where he graduated with a...

  • Jail coffee gave spunk to mystery blonde

    Jim Bradshaw, LSN columnist Jim Bradshaw Mystery and glamour always make a good news story. If you throw in a big-time gangster, it’s almost guaranteed to make the front page. That’s why the first paragraph of the Opelousas Daily World story on March 27, 1940, caught my eye. It offered all of the needed elements. “Speculation ran rife today as to the identity of the gorgeous blonde being held in the parish prison, alleged accomplice of James John Ogden, fugitive from the Federal Bureau of...

  • Good and bad news for Louisiana insurance

    Jim Brown Jim Brown Throughout Louisiana, it’s common knowledge that the Bayou State has the highest insurance rates in the country when it comes to ensuring both homes and automobiles. This is not new news. This current unworkable insurance market has been the same old, same old for a number of years. So can anything be done to curtail the outrageous amount of money that the average insurance policyholder pays? Or will these folks just be stuck in a deepening pothole of unaffordability?...

  • Kaplan residents want answers about spike in electrical bill

    Kaplan’s own Reckel O’Brien, a resident for many years, recently had a discussion with the Kaplan City Council and Mayor Mike Kloesel regarding her January electricity bill, which amounted to $548. O’Brien informed the council that her house was unoccupied throughout January. KAPLAN — A group of residents from Kaplan attended Tuesday’s council meeting to inquire about the sudden increase in their PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best...

  • Vermilion Parish voters reject parcel fee

    Voters in Vermilion Parish rejected at parcel fee that would have generated funding for the Vermilion Economic Development Alliance (VEDA). On PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today to the Abbeville Meridional or Gueydan Journal or Kaplan Herald.

  • Four Vermilion Parish schools will have new principals

    Starting next school year, four schools in Vermilion Parish will welcome new principals. Tara Frick, who has dedicated the past six years as the principal at Indian Bayou Elementary, has made the decision to move closer to home. As a result, she has accepted the principal position at Forked Island/E/Broussard Elementary. Shelanne Richard took over as the interim principal at FIEB when Patricia Gaspard retired in December. Now, she is set to become the new principal at Indian Bayou Elementary,...

  • New Charter school will affect public school system

    Superintendent Tommy Byler presented a report to the Vermilion Parish School Board regarding the impact of the new charter school in the north Vermilion area on public schools. Byler informed the board members that around 600 students are expected to move from the public school system to the charter school. The construction of Vermilion Charter Academy, a kindergarten through eighth-grade school with a capacity of 900 students, is currently being built on Hwy. 92, located to the west of Maurice....