From Vermilion Today

  • Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office investigating after body is found in canal

    According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, on Friday April 26, 2024, at approximately 10 a.m., a body was located floating in a canal off of West Liberty Farm Road, south of Kaplan by a local farmer Upon arrival of patrol and detectives, a male subject was located floating in a canal. The body was recovered and sent to Parish Forensics for autopsy and manner of death. Detectives are in the process of trying to identify the individual. If you have any information, contact the Vermilion...

  • Voters in Vermilion Parish reject two renewals on Saturday; three others approved

    Voters in Vermilion Parish rejected two renewals on Saturday’s ballot, while three others passed. A parish-wide proposition, a 3.26 mill renewal, failed with 52% (1,106) voting against it. Support for the proposition finished with 48% (1,003 votes). The renewal would have collected an estimated $1,106,600 for an entire year for a period of 10 years to maintain public roads and highways in the parish. Voters in Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 voted down a 5.06 mills renewal. That...

  • Roland Joseph Viator

    January 4, 1939 ~ April 20, 2024 ABBEVILLE — Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Roland Joseph Viator, 85, who passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at his residence. He was laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Emmanuel Fernandez officiating the services. Pallbearers were Hunter LeBleu, Coy Durke, Seth Viator, Jonathon LeBlanc, Kerney LeBlanc, and Kelly Richard. Roland was the owner/operator of...

  • Venola Soirez Bouillion

    ERATH – A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Venola Soirez Bouillion, 87, was held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Fr. Clinton Sensat officiating. Interment followed at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum. Visitation was held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 beginning at 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. with a recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m.. Visitation resumed on Thursday, April 25, 2024 beginning at 8 a.m. until the time of the...

  • Butterfly helps North Vermilion sophomore win regional golf title

    Stevens used where butterfly landed as a mark to sank 20-foot putt Playing in his first ever regional golf tournament, Kaine Stevens of NVHS won it. Kaine Stevens needed help to win the regional golf tournament, and he found help when a butterfly landed on the green of the final hole. Stevens needed to make a 20-foot putt to win the regional tournament. As the tension mounted, Stevens was grappling with the best approach to read the putt. Suddenly, a butterfly materialized on the putting...

  • Vermilion Catholic tennis teams each win a state title

    Boys win state, and girls win stateRosco Harrington The state championship team - (top, left to right) Graham Snodgrass, Nick Cope, William Romero, John Fontenot, Jake Rogers and Lane Godwin (Bottom left to right): Owen Noegel, Vi Truong, Ethan Hebert and Patrick Moresi. The state championship team - (left to right) Katelyn Listi, Sarah Bourque, Emma Williams, Grace Hebert, Jenna-Beth Hagle, Ali Broussard, Madison Rogers, Grace Sewall. By John Fontenot reaching the finals., it helped...

  • North Vermilion High searching for head football coach

    Joe Heintz stepped down after only one year Joe Heintz is leaving North Vermilion for a possible job at Teurlings High School. Joe Heintz was named as the head coach of the North Vermilion High football team in April 2023. However, he resigned from his position a year later in April 2024. Reportedly, he will go back to Teurlings High School in Lafayette, where he had previously been coaching for over 15 years. Heintz turned in his resignation last week to North Vermilion Principal Denise...

  • Meet the new boss, Mike Johnson, same as the old boss

    It has happened again, a once-promising Republican House Speaker has turned into a “Deep State” operative. Yes, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), has followed in the footsteps of former Republican House Speakers John Boehner, Paul Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy. All these former House speakers were once labeled “conservatives,” but after assuming the top position in Congress, their policies changed, resulting in grassroots anger. Unfortunately, none of these House Speakers cared about hard-working...

  • The saga of O.J. Simpson

    O.J. Simpson died last week. Many younger people will just say “So?” To anyone over 50, his life and his actions created riveting news, and poised him, both good and bad, as one of the most recognizable personalities in American history. O. J. was a little of everything. A football star in both college and in the NFL. He was the highest paid football player in the pros, and broke the all-time rushing record held by Jim Brown. (Unfortunately, no relation.). But he was also many other things. Yes...

  • Abbeville's Luther Winch: Cajun Cowboy turns into a Texas Rancher

    Luther Winch (left) gets ready to rope a calf with the help of a friend. Luther Winch gets ready to brand a calf. The Abbeville Meridional sat with Abbeville native Luther Winch to learn about his ranch and cattle business in Montgomery, Texas (50 miles northwest of Houston). Winch, 61, has been married to Therese Broussard Winch since 1990, and they have two sons. Luther L Winch, IV. “Luke” is 28 years old and helps manage the ranch businesses. Rome Benjamin Winch is 25 years old. The...

  • 21 year old reaches speeds of 120 mph on his motorcycle; charged by Abbeville police

    Davin Devillier, 21, from Sunset, La., was arrested by the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office for leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through two parishes. Devillier was charged with one count of aggravated flight of a motorcycle, and the Maurice Police Department added charges. His bond was set at $30,000, and on Monday, he was no longer in the parish jail. According to Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy, the Maurice Department informed the city police that a biker riding a 2006 Suzuki...

  • Vermilion Parish School Board looks to make supply list cheaper

    Most parents hate the start of school because they know it is time to purchase items on the supply list that teachers provide them. When the shopping is over, a parent can spend anywhere from $30 to $114 on school supplies. Over the years, parents have complained to school board members about the extra expense of starting school. Their complaints include buying five boxes of crayons instead of one or six boxes of Kleenex when their child only needs one. The extra supplies drove up the cost.