Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office books two men in connection to body found in canal; victim identified as Hector Velasquez Vargas
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Nearly three weeks after the discovery of a body in a canal south of Kaplan, an investigation by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of two men. 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 south of West Liberty Farm Road, south of Kaplan, by a local farmer. Upon arrival of patrol and detectives, a male subject located floating in a canal was recovered and sent to...

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