Abbeville News

Right after high school, Toby Walker entered the oil field and learned the world of sales.

The long sheds on the Vermilion Gator Farm today teem with warm pools full of young alligators.

The shin bone of a Catholic saint said to have wiped the feet of Jesus Christ and witnessed his resurrection will be on public display Wednesday at a local church during a first-ever tour of the U.S. The relic of Mary Magdalene, which has been touring Louisiana churches in the New Orleans area and at Abbeville, is expected to arrive about 6 p.m.

The relics of St. Mary Magdalene, often called the 'Apostle to the Apostles' throughout the history of the Church, have been venerated in Sainte Baume, France, since the 2nd century.

High school marching bands from Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are scheduled to compete Saturday in the 2009 Northwestern State University Marching Contest at Turpin Stadium on the NSU campus in Natchitoches.

Family fun and a festive atmosphere can be found at area pumpkin patches this month, but one in particular stands apart from the bunch - the Punkin' Patch.

It's that time of the year again when you may find some speed bumps on the roadways caused by dirt and debris from sugarcane trucks.

There are new businesses setting up shop in the Village of Maurice almost monthly, but new businesses may not be enough to help the Village grow into a town.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns football team will look to get back on the winning track when they travel to Miami this weekend to take on Florida International on Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action.

It has been almost 15 years since Louisiana began slowly embracing an idea that many believed held great promise to, once and for all, give all students a way out of failing schools.

Operators of gator farms throughout Louisiana say they're hurting financially because the recession has taken a big bite out of orders.

ABBEVILLE, La. - The Vermilion Parish Police Jury has accepted a low bid of $890,045 from J. Reynolds & Co.

The family of a man who died in the Iberia Parish jail files a lawsuit alleging that guards beat 43 year old Michael Jones of Abbeville to death in February.

Word has been received of the death of Logan Monroe York, 69, of Leesville, La., formerly of the Bloodland/Swedeborg areas, who died Oct.

ABBEVILLE - A Lafayette man who shot a Vermilion Parish patrol officer during a traffic stop in 2007 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, Sheriff Mike Couvillon announced today.

Plans to construct LeBlanc Elementary School are progressing after the new facility received a "green light" from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Louisiana Recovery Authority when the agencies recently provided a $10.1 million consolidated grant to enable the post-Rita recovery project.

Both the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's office and the State Fire Marshall's Office have warrants out for the arrest of 29 year old Ferdinand Nickles.

Dr. & Mrs. Steven Snatic, of Lafayette, Louisiana, and Mr. Larry Marquis of Montgomery, Texas, are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Darcy Lynn Marquis to Christopher Reid Shelton, son of Mr.

Some Abbeville residents are on alert after a teacher was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Louisiana Technical College campus.

Culture is big business in Acadiana, and Lafayette is seeking to reap the benefits by establishing a downtown cultural district.