Gueydan News

The Louisiana Office of Conservation has postponed a public hearing scheduled for today on a saltwater disposal well permit application by Toce Energy, LLC for the Hal Stelly Well No.

The U.S. Marshals office is searching for 30-year-old Brady Scott Cormier. Cormier is wanted by the U.S. Marshals, as well as authorities in Acadia Parish, St.

A couple of weeks after graduation, a 2009 Abbeville High graduating senior has died of an apparent drowning in a swimming pool.

ABBEVILLE - The Vermilion Parish Municipal Narcotics Task Force has announced the arrest of 14 suspects and materials seized with a street value of $4,000 in Operation March Madness, an undercover operation conducted during March and April.

Vermilion Parish authorities tell us their undercover drug operation was very successful last night.

All week long we've been covering the story of violence in Gueydan where neighbors feared for their lives as men armed with guns opened fire in the streets of their neighborhood.

Before rice festivals and other agricultural festivals were created, there were agricultural exhibit trains, which consisted of several railcars carrying the most up to date agricultural machinery and products used and grown in nearly every part of the state.

When Russell James Hebert was 3 years old, his godfather began calling him "Toby" after the family hunting dog because he would sit around and eat out of his scraps.

Money set aside by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and Office of Community Development will be implemented in the construction of two drainage projects.

Combining the elements of two stories made for some interesting captions this week.

Baton Rouge, LA V The Louisiana Nursing Home Association announced today that Brian Hensgens of Gueydan, Louisiana has been chosen by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living as a future leader in long term care.

Archives from March 8, 2009 Work halted on two Lafayette complexes in tough economy The introduction of more than a dozen new complexes, combined with a national credit crisis, has prompted two developers to ...

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shilling, and Suzanne Templet are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Tara Kristen Shilling to Matthew Chance Kennedy.

Jean-Pierre Gueydan, for whom the Vermilion Parish town is named, was born in 1827 at the village of St.

There were big plans to close the Gueydan Gap 100 years ago this month. That was the gap in the rail line between New Iberia and Lake Charles.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting applications to participate in a lottery for fishing permit access to the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area between March 14 and July 31.

Parish high schoolers received a taste of the legal life during this yeara s Parish Government Day, sponsored by the American Legion and Auxiliary of Area F, along with the Vermilion Parish Police Jury and ...

Police are still investigating a crash on Wednesday morning that resulted in the death of a Lake Arthur woman and the arrest of a Gueydan man.

On Thursday Jan 15th and Friday Jan 16th Vermilion Parish will hold its Parish Government Day.

The Vermilion Parish School Board nominated businessmen Lloyd Suire and Judge Edwards to be appointed to the White Lake Advisory Board by Gov.