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Neal Richard
Newly elected Abbeville Councilman Neal Richard passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning at his home in Abbeville.
Jay Campbell enjoyed sitting at his back door in his office downtown.
James “Jay” Campbell, former Port Director of the Port of Vermilion, passed away early Sunday morning after an illness.
Vermilion Parish is now included in the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program.
Registration for the next round of the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) opened at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 1, and will include 3,000 grants.
City judge Richard Putnam III talks to the city council about needing more jail space.
The city of Abbeville is about to be in a pickle when it comes to finding a jail to hold individuals arrested for misdemeanor offenses.
On Sunday at approximately 5:30 p.m., a Chevy truck left the roadway and overturned on its side on Jane Street, just outside the Abbeville city limits.
Sports
Colby Berberich holds his club championship trophy.
Colby Berberich might be the only person to win the Southern Oaks Club Championship twice with a 14-year gap between his first and second titles.
Abbeville High School is seeking a new head boys basketball coach following Trevor Eaton’s decision to transfer to North Vermilion High School.
John Thompson is no longer the Kaplan head football coach after only one season.
KAPLAN — Kaplan High School is now looking to fill the head football coaching position after filling it less than a year ago.
The Kaplan Lady Pirates take a group photo with the second place trophy.
SULPHUR – The Kaplan Lady Pirates came up short in the Division II Non-Select championship game on Sunday.
These four girls will be running in two relay events at the state meet on Thursday in Baton Rouge. They will run in the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays. The team consists of (left to right) Kelsey Bomersbach, Zoei Thibodeaux, Khole Eckelberger and Claire Trahan.
The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles’ track team will be competing in different events at this week’s Class A State Track Meet at LSU.
Lifestyle
Photo by Paul Kieu / University of Louisiana at Lafayette
UL Lafayette conferred 1,775 degrees, including nearly 100 from Vermilion Parish, during Spring 2026 Commencement exercises on Friday, May 15.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette awarded 1,775 degrees on Friday, May 15, during Spring 2026 Commencement exercises.
Red, White and Blue has been added to the flower bed at the Vermilion Parish War Memorial in downtown Abbeville.
The Vermilion Parish War Memorial, located in downtown Abbeville, commemorates the sacrifices of so many.
Shane Stout is the Abbeville Fire Department’s recipient of the Rotary Club of Abbeville’s Public Servant Award. Joining Stout are (L-R) Rotary Club Public Servant Day Chair Brady Broussard Jr., Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Ashley and Interim Fire Chief Doris Langlinais.
Gratitude shown to those who serve the public certainly doesn’t have to be limited to one day a year.
Public Safety
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the multiple arrests for narcotics rela
Kinnie Leshon Henderson Jr.
Two people have been booked in connection to a shooting earlier this month that left one man dead.
Obits
James “Jay” W. Campbell, 81, of Abbeville, Louisiana, passed away on June 6, 2026.
Vermilion Today
Abbeville Meridional
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
Fax: 337-898-9022
The Kaplan Herald
219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548