Erath News

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal task force made following arrests recently for drug related offenses.

Grant LeBlanc is a "World Champion" Wildfowl Carver. He earned that title after two of his wood-carving ducks captured first place in the intermediate division of the 43rd Annual Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition held in Ocean City, Md.

Saturday at approximately 8:45 p.m., the Abbeville Police Department responded to a complaint of a female who was abducted and held at knife point while returning to her vehicle from shopping at a local grocery store.

A bid to give local school districts more freedom to choose the textbooks they use received the backing Wednesday of the House Education Committee without objection.

D.L. Menard has been called "the Cajun Hank Williams" for his high-pitched singing style and heartfelt songs of rural Acadian life.

On the same evening, three schools booked on-premises bashes to herald springtime.

Louisiana State Police detectives assisted by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force arrested an Erath man for growing marijuana plants, stated a State Police news release.

Crowds gather under the oak trees during the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's annual evening concert in City Park.