Maurice News

Vermilion Parish taxpayers are going to be stuck paying a $350,000 bill from a contractor who helped put out a fire possibly started by children at a private landfill located near 65 homes.

The following people were booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center before 12:30 p.m. Monday.

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There were reports of a landfill fire in Maurice earlier today . No word on what started the fire but officials say the fire on Allen Road near La.

Athletic director Kim Guidry has been at Vermilion Catholic for almost three decades now.

The zydeco legend made his first stop Friday night at Milwaukee's Summerfest, and follows that with festival and theater visits in 31 cities across the nation.

District 26 State Senator Nick Gautreaux and State Representative District 31 Nancy Landry announced that $228,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds are headed to Maurice in Vermilion Parish for much needed improvements to the town's sewer system.

Stacy Marie Ivicevich and Dustin Michael Arsement exchanged wedding vows during a June 3rd ceremony at Hemlock Hills wedding chapel in Gatlinburg, TN.

Brandi Arceneaux and Derrick Chargois were united in marriage Saturday, June 20, 2009 at half after one in the afternoon, at the Cathedral of St.

Hundreds of American flags graced the gravesites of U.S. veterans throughout Acadiana on Monday as programs observed Memorial Day, a day to honor those whose ultimate sacrifice assures lives of freedom at home.

Jenna Paige Landry and James Robert Allen Jr. were married Thursday, May 21, 2009, on St.

The state House of Representatives approved the state's capital construction bill for next fiscal year, which includes a host of funding for Acadiana construction projects, state Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis reported.

Bridget Marie Broussard and Justin Allen Mier will be united in marriage during a 1 p.m. May 30 ceremony in St.

Brandy Ann Fontenot and Michael Fabian Lormand exchanged wedding vows on May 9, 2009, at an 11 a.m. ceremony, at St.

Those in favor of letting people with permits for carrying and concealing guns to bring their weapons on college campuses won their first battle Tuesday in the fight to bring it into law.

Lauren Marie Frederick and Ron Eric Lege exchanged wedding vows on May 2, 2009 at a 6:00 p.m. ceremony at St.

Broussard-based Wellbore Energy Solutions Inc. has acquired Jackal Services LLC, changing its name to Environmental Drilling Solutions LLC.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO UL campus. 7:30 p.m. April 30 and May 2; 3 p.m. May 3. Fully-staged opera.

An Abbeville teenager accused of shooting and killing a man early Saturday morning turned himself into authorities Tuesday afternoon.

A Carencro man faces theft charges after authorities discovered the man was allegedly stealing gallons of diesel from farms and selling it illegally.