Abbeville News

The Acadian Centre Acadien, Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance and the Cajun Culture Association jointly announce the availability of the Russell Gaspard French Immersion Scholarship to be awarded to Vermilion Parish high school students, for the 2010 summer French immersion study program in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Todd Vincent of Erath may plead guilty for his role in a head-on collision that left a St.

The taste buds were buzzing Tuesday night at Magdalen Place. The reason they were buzzing was that Taste of Vermilion, a Chamber of Commerce fund-raiser, took place.

Todd Vincent has been found guilty of second offense DWI. Judge Durwood Conque sentenced him to serve three months in jail for the charge.

Members of the Louisiana National Guard who have been activated for duty since the terrorist attacks of 2001 should have a larger share of their college fees and books paid for by the state, a Senate committee determined Friday.

As the sun went down in Abbeville, so did a major drug bust, Deputies hit the streetswith one major goal in mind.

The suspect in a September murder in Vermilion Parish was arrested Friday afternoon in Georgia.

The Vermilion Parish Committee of Relay for Life will be kicking off plans for 2010 this Monday beginning at 6 p.m. in the American Legion Hall in Abbeville.

ABBEVILLE - A dream will become reality Sunday when the Louisiana Military Hall of Fame and Museum holds its first induction ceremony and opens Phase 1. This year's first Hall of Fame class will include Medal-of-Honor recipients Col.

A relic of the Saint, who is recorded as the first witness of the resurrection of Christ, was here in Acadiana.

The beautifully renovated St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church will be the setting for the 1:00 p.m. ceremony on January 2nd, 2010 uniting Jeannine Marie Guidry and Roland Francis LeBlanc III of Abbeville, in Holy Matrimony.

Right after high school, Toby Walker entered the oil field and learned the world of sales.

The long sheds on the Vermilion Gator Farm today teem with warm pools full of young alligators.

The shin bone of a Catholic saint said to have wiped the feet of Jesus Christ and witnessed his resurrection will be on public display Wednesday at a local church during a first-ever tour of the U.S. The relic of Mary Magdalene, which has been touring Louisiana churches in the New Orleans area and at Abbeville, is expected to arrive about 6 p.m.

The relics of St. Mary Magdalene, often called the 'Apostle to the Apostles' throughout the history of the Church, have been venerated in Sainte Baume, France, since the 2nd century.

High school marching bands from Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are scheduled to compete Saturday in the 2009 Northwestern State University Marching Contest at Turpin Stadium on the NSU campus in Natchitoches.

Family fun and a festive atmosphere can be found at area pumpkin patches this month, but one in particular stands apart from the bunch - the Punkin' Patch.

It's that time of the year again when you may find some speed bumps on the roadways caused by dirt and debris from sugarcane trucks.

There are new businesses setting up shop in the Village of Maurice almost monthly, but new businesses may not be enough to help the Village grow into a town.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns football team will look to get back on the winning track when they travel to Miami this weekend to take on Florida International on Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action.