Abbeville News

A steamship that sank off the Louisiana coast during an 1846 storm has produced a trove of rare gold coins, including some produced at two largely forgotten U.S. Mints in the South, coin experts say.

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A Jeanerette man died Monday after his 18-wheeler ran across an electrical line near Abbeville, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's office said.

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It was the skinny little rider's first road trip, and beginnings were never more humble.

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Acadiana's favorite ten year old, Guyland Ledet of St. Landry Parish, will appear on Monday's edition of Oprah.

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ERATH — Narcotics agents seized $500 worth of prescription pills during the arrest of an Erath man, a press release from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

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Sheriff warns about area scam artists Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon is warning residents to be aware of several scams that have surfaced recently.

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It seems each new day brings a higher gas price. Reports show gas prices are inching closer to the $4 mark.

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From our vantage point here on our back deck, we're noting that the riotous bloom show of spring wildflowers is fading fast.

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We wondered the other day about ferries on the Vermilion River and should have recalled that there was a ferry at Bancker for many years.

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Report: Family incomes not keeping pace with rising insurance premiums. In Louisiana, the cost of family coverage has increased about 30 percent in recent ...

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