Abbeville News

A 44-year-old Abbeville man died early Tuesday from injuries he received when his car ran off the road and into a ditch Monday evening, State Police said.

A Kaplan man and New Iberia woman are behind bars for taking the Vermilion / Municipal narcotics task force on a violent ride.

The city of Scott -- experiencing a boom in industrial and residential growth -- will be investing millions in roads and utilities in the coming year if the council approves the proposed budget tonight.

Long before there was ever a Texas or Oklahoma, the American cattle industry got its start in Louisiana with the signing of the Dauterive Compact on April 4, 1765.

Some major changes are in the works for Abbeville General Hospital that will help better serve Vermilion Parish residents for generations to come.

That's because then, as now, the opening of a bridge across the Mississippi River was a big deal.

Bonnie Hall of Woodlawn, LA is pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of her daughter, Rebekah "Becky" Rae Hall to Casey Patrick Meador, son of Stephen and Denise Meador of Abbeville, LA.

Stetson Gilliam learned love and jealousy can be a bad combination because it can send you to prison for a long time.

East Baton Rouge County Agent Terrence Marshall was installed as President of the Louisiana County Agricultural Agents Association at its 76th annual meeting held recently in Abbeville.

Like most municipalities throughout Acadiana, budget constraints have city officials tightening their belts, hoping to save money in any way possible.

An ex-Tulane University football player found guilty of cutting and battering four people during a knife fight outside a French Quarter strip club five years ago should have his conviction overturned because his attorneys failed to gather crucial evidence to help his defense, an Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge has decided.

<![CDATA[Jude Gaspard and Angela Heald Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Heald of Missouri City, Texas. are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Angela Christina Heald, to Jude Ryan Gaspard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Gaspard of Abbeville, Louisiana. The future bride is a graduate of Incarnate Word Academy in Houston, Texas and earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Loyola University, New Orleans. She is currently employed at St. Pius Elementary School. The future groom is a graduate of Abbeville High School and earned a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a master's degree in educational leadership from the American College of Education. He is currently employed at North Vermilion High School. The couple will be united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at 7 o'clock in the evening on Friday, June 21, 2013 at St. John's Cathedral in Lafayette, Louisiana. Following the wedding, the couple will reside in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Reverend O. Joseph Breaux officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anthony Landry, of Youngsville, Louisiana.

A former Tulane University football player's 2008 attempted manslaughter and aggravated battery conviction for a brutal Bourbon Street knife fight was scrapped Friday by an Orleans Parish judge.

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal task force made following arrests recently for drug related offenses.

By the middle of June, anyone caught by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office exposing worn undergarments in the rural areas of the parish could be hit with a $500 fine or serve time in jail.

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, Chief Tony Hardy and Chief Boyd Adams, the Vermilion / Municipal task force made following arrests recently for drug related offenses.

RUSTY COSTANZA / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE A couple enters Cajun Claws in Abbeville on Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

If this is the summer you'd like a Louisiana adventure, take the Heroes and Heritage Trail across the width and breadth of the state.

An Abbeville man took a plea deal of 15 years in prison for selling $60 worth cocaine out of his house.