Dayna Blanchard, a Vermilion Parish native and longtime leader with nearly two decades of experience with the MEP Center, has been named as the next director of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana. Effective March 22, Blanchard will lead MEPOL as it works to help all Louisiana manufacturers grow and compete. As director, she will […]
The city of Abbeville and Vermilion Parish Police Jury entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement to overlay a problem area at the entrance of the Recreation Center at A.A. Comeaux Park. Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., whose district includes the park, said the condition of the entrance had been a growing concern. “The Mayor (Mark Piazza) and Council […]
Over the years, Vermilion Parish has overcome several devastating hurricanes, the BP oil spill and is currently navigating through the COVID Pandemic. With each situation, the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission has had to figure out how to market the parish to attract visitors and let them know that they can travel to the parish and […]
If anyone wants to donate a new vehicle to the Vermilion Parish School District to raffle it off, Superintendent Tommy Byler will be all for it. At the grand open- ing of the new Mendoza Ford in Maurice, the fourth annual car give- away took place on Sat- urday. For the last four years, the Mendoza family […]
Police Jury President Dane Hebert, Administrator Keith Roy speak to members To sum up all that the Vermilion Parish Police Jury does, day in and day out, would take well more than an hour. Police Jury President Dane Hebert and Parish Administrator Keith Roy gave a condensed version their best shot, when the two provided […]
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana— Visitors walking through the main hallway of LeBlanc Elementary School— the first French Immersion school in Vermilion Parish— are now greeted by a giant, vibrant, globe-shaped mural, boasting colorful images of the flags of all of the French speaking countries throughout the world! It is an eye-catching creation that was recently completed […]
The Giant Omelette Celebration is back for 2021. “Great news everyone. Giant Omelette Celebration is on for 2021,” organizers posted on social media this week. “Mark your calendar November 6th and 7th. We are soooo Egggcited!!” The event, which features a giant omelette cooked by multiple chefs in Magdalen Square in Abbeville, was last held […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which works to support rural America and the Nation’s agricultural sector, including farmers markets, recently spotlighted the Delcambre Seafood & Farmers Market for its accomplishments with grant money awarded by the AMS from 2016 to 2019. In its Seeds of Success series, that highlights the […]
Champagne family purchasing Robie’s. For 68 years, the Russo Family has been a part of the grocery store business in Abbeville. By closing time today, the Russo family will no longer be in the grocery business. Bobby and Jim Russo of Abbeville are handing the store keys to the Champagne brothers from Erath later today. […]
By Alison Miller, Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission Executive Director Each year, the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission (VPTC) compiles tourism figures and compares these numbers to previous years to measure how tourism is doing in the parish. Due to the Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order, which was issued a year ago, the Tourist Center was closed from March […]