A new business in Abbeville is open and ready to welcome and train your furry friends. Family-owned Louisiana Working Dogs offers a variety of training for all sorts of dogs. If you have a new puppy or if you’ve just adopted a dog, they can teach the dog – and the owner – the basics. […]
ERATH, La. (KLFY) — Every Friday in Erath, residents will gather to learn more about the French language, as well as the stories of the area’s strong French culture, both past and present. Organizers say La Table Francais is open to all. All French dialects are encouraged, whether it be Cajun, Creole, International and others. […]
The mission of Vermilion Economic Development Alliance (VEDA) is to facilitate business development in Vermilion Parish. The organization provides a robust set of services to existing and potential entrepreneurs alike to sustain and grow the local economy. To provide those services, VEDA relies on contributions from public and private donors. This year VEDA adds local […]
Gulf Coast Bank and the Patout Family are establishing a $50,000 scholarship endowment at South Louisiana Community College in memory of Charles A. Patout, founder of the community bank. This investment is part of the bank’s celebration of 50 years in business this year. “We chose to create the Charles A. Patout Endowed Scholarship because […]
A Vermilion Parish family plans the grand opening of their business next weekend. Louisiana Working Dogs is located in Abbeville, and offers all sorts of training for all sorts of dogs. If you have a new puppy or just adopted a dog, it’s good for the dog – and the owner – to learn the […]
A newly formed local non-profit is working to preserve an integral part of Cajun culture in Vermilion Parish – the French language and heritage. Les Amis du Français en Vermilion (Friends of French in Vermilion), created by local resident and parent Layla Melancon, promotes all things dealing with the Francophone cultures and provides support for […]
About 50 middle-schoolers built robots out of Legos, painted tribal masks, played ukulele and tested saltwater Wednesday at J.H. Williams Middle School. The school in Abbeville is hosting all Vermilion Parish sixth- through eighth-graders who signed up for Boost Vermilion, a summer learning program that aims to remediate students through enrichment activities like art and STEM. […]
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Louisiana Main Street are proud to announce the 25 Louisiana communities earning 2021 National Accreditation through the Main Street American program.Abbeville is among those communities. “Since its inception in August of 1994 the Abbeville Main Street program has been very successful with the support of the Mayor and City Council,” […]
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that 11 projects around the state were contracted out to nine contractors totaling $36.8 million with $7.9 million coming to the Acadiana Region. “This second letting in May brings our infrastructure investment this month to $74 million,” said DOTD Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D. So what […]
For the past 20 years, the Daylily Festival and Garden Show in Abbeville has helped usher in the summer. This year, it’s helping to usher in a return to normalcy. While local health of- ficials continue to urge proper COVID-19 proto- cols, something for which organizers of the Daylily Festival have accounted,this will be one of the […]