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T’Nincy Louisiana Cattle Festival King (0-11 months old). King & Photogenic: Espen Taylor, 1 st Runner Up: Rhoyal Wilson, 2 nd Runner Up: Draven Thompson, 3 rd Runner Up: Lynkon Touchet.

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T’Nincy Louisiana Cattle Festival Queen (0-11 months old). Queen: Kallyn Dubois, 1st Runner Up: Adeline Hood, 2nd Runner Up: Stephain Cormier, 3rd Runner Up: Saylor Menard, Photogenic: Camille Suire.

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Tiny Louisiana Cattle Festival King (12-23 months old). King and Photogenic winner , Cade Theall, 1st Runner Up: Jaxton Bertrand.

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Tiny Louisiana Cattle Festival Queen (12-23 months old). Queen: Londyn Montgomery, 1st Runner Up: Penelope Suyolan, 2nd Runner Up: Nealeigh Lemelle, 3rd Runner Up: Remy Broussard,Photogenic: Landry Barker.

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Toddler Louisiana Cattle Festival King and Court(2 year old) King, Sevin William; 1st Runner Up and Photogenic winner, Jimmy Tripp Smith, 2nd Runner Up, Knox Guidry; and 3rd Runner Up, Baylor Hebert.

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Toddler Louisiana Cattle Festival Queen (2-year-old) Queen: Camille Guidry, 1st Runner Up: Elizabeth Benoit, 2nd Runner Up: Kaislee Harrington, 3rd Runner Up: Sloan Cardinale, Photogenic: Emerie Broussard

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Baby Louisiana Cattle Festival King (3-4 year old) King: Ryker Theaux, 1st Runner Up: Lucas Gathers, 2nd Runner Up & Photogenic: Dakota Bolden, 3rd Runner Up: Breckon Thibodeaux.

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Baby Louisiana Cattle Festival Queen (3-4 year old) Queen & Photogenic: Remi Joiner, 1st Runner Up: Cheyenne Bergeron, 2nd Runner Up: Lucy Brown, 3rd Runner Up: Saylor Harrington

Louisiana Cattle Festival - 2022 Pageant Results

Thu, 05/05/2022 - 11:36am
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Members of the Vermilion Parish Historical Society gather for the quarterly meeting.

Vermilion Parish Historical Society holds meeting

Tue, 05/03/2022 - 1:14pm

Vermilion Parish Historical Society held their quarterly meeting on April, 27, 2022 at the Vermilion Parish Main Library. The topics discussed were: inventory of the History of Vermilion Parish Vol II books; proposed Mural created by the Vermilion Arts Council, and election of officers. Peggy Ashley offered to give a tour of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church and update historical information on the church.

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The Gueydan Duck Festival Association win big with Festival of The Year and 2022 LAFF Queen. Attending the Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals Convention in Baton Rouge are, front row, Judy LeBlanc, 2021 Gueydan Duck Festival Queen and 2022 LAFF Queen Jordan Fuqua and Mildred Duncan. Back row, Ashley Smith, Tiffany Hebert, K’Rees Broussard, Tammy Richard, Jerrod Broussard and Julian LeBlanc.

Gueydan Duck Festival brings home wins

Tue, 02/15/2022 - 2:18pm

BATON ROUGE - The Gueydan Duck Festival has once again carried home the ultimate prize ‘Festival of The Year’ for the fourteenth time.
Members of the Duck Festival Association recently attended the Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals Convention in Baton Rouge.
The members attended workshops and participated in round table discussions with other Louisiana Fairs and Festivals directors from throughout the State.

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Abbeville officials gather at Lafitte Drive-In Park in recognition of Arbor Day. Those in attendance included (L-R): Councilman Francis Plaisance, Keep Abbeville Beautiful’s Charlene Beckett, the Abbeville Garden Club’s Patsy Hebert, Councilwoman Roslyn White, Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Councilman Francis Touchet Jr., Councilwoman Terry Broussard, Public Works Director Chris
Gautreaux and Mayor Mark Piazza.

Celebrating Trees on Arbor Day in Abbeville

Mon, 01/31/2022 - 11:35am

From backyards to tropical rain forests, trees around the world provide life’s necessities.
Trees clean our air and filter water, provide habitat for wildlife, connect communities, and support our health and well-being.
Abbeville Garden Club and Keep Abbeville Beautiful are working together, planting trees throughout our community to provide a safer local environment. Selecting the right location, locally sourcing native trees and using proper planting methods is key to a successful planting.

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Brandon Perrin shared a pack of handwritten messages to him. Perrin is from Erath and has children attending Dozier Elementary.

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Pictured is Erath native Trebor LeGros with his mail from Dozier Elementary students and teachers.

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Pictured are Squad leaders stationed in Iraq. Sergeants Nikolas Clay (left) and Brandon Perrin (right). Perrin is from Erath.

Love to Soldiers from Home

Tue, 05/04/2021 - 10:01am

Dozier Elementary students recently sent mail to local soldiers who are deployed. Two local Erath men Brandon Perrin and Trebor LeGros, both stationed in Iraq, excitedly posted news and photos of their “snail mail” from the DES students and teachers on their Facebook pages.  Brandon Perrin is serving as a Sergeant with a squad of eight men. LeGros is serving as a medic in Perrin’s squad. The two Erath men are serving together in a front-line infantry unit.

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