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04/09/2019

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04/01/2019

Miss Erin Frith becomes Mrs. Dylan Michael Greene

Miss Erin Elyse Frith of Cow Island and Mr. Dylan Michael Greene of Kaplan, were joined in holy matrimony on Saturday March 30, 2019 during a ceremony at St. Anne Catholic Church in Cow Island, La. Father Mathew Barzare officiated the 6:30 p.m. nuptials. The bride is the daughter of Chris and Melind...

01/21/2019

Miss Paige Nicole Lyons becomes Mrs. Drey Vincent

Miss Paige Nicole Lyons of Maurice and Mr. Drey Edward Vincent of Kaplan were joined in marriage during a 6:30 p.m. ceremony held on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at L’Eglise in Erath. The bride is the daughter of Todd and Shantel Sonnier of Maurice and James Lyons of Abbeville. Her grandparents are ...

01/07/2019

Latanier Cookers to host first gathering of the new year

The first Dutch Oven Gathering (D.O.G.)of 2019 will be held on Saturday, January 12 at Palmetto State Park. Learning how to cook on coals would be a great accomplishment for 2019. Latanier Cookers can help you do it. Get out the Dutch Oven you got for Christmas or your grandma’s old pot. Latanier ...

01/07/2019

French Table discussion to begin this month at Kaplan museum

By: Kaplan Museum Ann Henry, Docent Le Musee de Kaplan is pleased to announce the much anticipated French Table discussion group will begin Saturday, January 12 at Le Musee from 10- 11 a.m. The response has been overwhelming and the museum is looking forward to hosting the event and to see all the F...

12/17/2018

Hargraves celebrate 60th anniversary

Mary Anne and Ellery Hargrave of Kaplan celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at the KC Hall in Kaplan. The event was hosted by the couple’s children. Family and friends were on hand to join in the celebration with the couple. Also in attendance was Father Mark Mi...

11/26/2018

Trahan - Luquette joined in marriage

Miss Taylor Marie Trahan of Kaplan and Mr. Hunter Keith Luquette of Abbeville exchanged vows during a wedding ceremony on Friday, November 16, 2018, at Our lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church in Kaplan. Father Matthew Barzare officiated the 6:30 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughte...

11/16/2018

Kaplan city judge Stanton Hardee suspended from practice, judge seat for six months; issues apology to voters

The Louisiana State Supreme Court’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel suspended Kaplan City Judge Stanton Hardee III from practicing law for a year and a day after he pleaded no contest to multiple misdemeanors arising from alcohol-related, offensive conduct, in violation of Rules 8.4(a) and 8.4(b) o...

11/09/2018

Kaplan Elementary Teacher of the Year

Mitchell Schexnyder, a fourth grade teacher Kaplan Elementary’s Teacher of the Year. Presenting him with is plaque is (left) Andrea Ford, KES principal and Tracy Hargrave, assistant princpal. Kaplan Elementary Teacher of the Year Fri, 11/09/2018 - 9:42am Lifestyle

11/09/2018

Rene Rost Middle School Teacher and Support Person of the Year

Rene Rost announced the 2018-2019 Support Person of the year and Teacher of the Year. The 2018-2019 Support Person of the year is Stephanie Broussard Harrington (second from left)and 2018-2019 Teacher of the year is Katie Trahan Primeaux (second from right). Shown are DeEtte Bigot, RMS assistant pri...

11/01/2018

Lisa Dronet retires

Lisa Stewart (center), Vermilion Parish Correctional Center Health Authority, recently retired after 18 years of service with the facility. Presenting her plaque of appreciation at her retirement party were Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon (left) and Chief Deputy Colonel Kirk Frith. Lisa Dron...

09/24/2018

Shayna Lasalle - Dalton Donnell exchange vows of marriage

Miss Shayna Fynn Lasalle of Forked Island and Dalton James Donnell of Crowley, were joined in holy matrimony during a ceremony held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at St. Puis X Catholic Church in Lafayette Louisiana. The bride is the daughter of John Jr. and Jackie Lasalle of Forked Island. Her gra...

09/24/2018

Miss Kaylie Trahan becomes Mrs. Kyle Harrington

Miss Kaylie Lynn Trahan and Mr. Kyle Mitchell Harrington were joined in marriage during nuptial Mass held at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Father Mark Miley officiated the 6 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Donna LeBlanc Trahan...

09/21/2018

Kaplan High School inaugural athletic Hall of Hame inductees announced

Kaplan High School is excited to announce the inaugural class to be inducted into the newly formed Athletic Hall of Fame. The six influential figures who were selected from Kaplan High School’s athletic history that will make up the school’s inaugural class of its Athletic Hall of Fame include: ...

09/18/2018

Taylor Trahan - Hunter Luquette engaged

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Trahan of Kaplan and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Luquette of Abbeville, are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Taylor Marie Trahan and Hunter Luquette. The wedding will take place on Friday, November 16, 2018, during a 6:30 p.m. Mass at Our Lady....

09/12/2018

State Police arrest Kaplan woman

A Kaplan women was arrested by the Louisiana State Police on forgery and filing or maintaining false public records. Heidie Stelly Romero, 33, of Kaplan, was an employee of the state Office of Motor Vehicles. According to the arrest report, she was charged with three counts of filing or maintaining....

09/12/2018

Guidry appointed new Kaplan City Clerk

While the third time is a charm for some people, it was a fourth time that proved to be to work for Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel’s city clerk appointee, Heather Guidry. Guidry will replace Christine Trahan who had been the city clerk for the past 13 years and stepped into her new role Wednesday, Sept...

08/30/2018

Johnson named Councilman for District C

Justin Johnson was sworn in as the Councilman for District C to replace the late Richard LeBlanc who recently passed away after a brief illness. He took his oath of office during the regular City Council meeting last Tuesday. Johnson is not new to the workings of the city. He is also a member of the...

08/20/2018

Kaylie Trahan - Kyle Harrington announce engagement

Miss Kaylie Lyyn Trahan and Mr. Kyle Mitchell Harrington, both of Kaplan, are pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming wedding. The wedding will take place on Saturday, September 22, 2108, at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan. The future bride is the daughter of....

08/05/2018

Kaplan mourns loss of councilman

The City of Kaplan is mourning the loss of one of their City Councilmen, Richard LeBlanc, 71. He passed away Thursday, August 2, after a brief illness. LeBlanc, served was the District C Kaplan City Councilman. He had been sworn in last month, July 1, to begin serving his second term. He served his....

07/24/2018

Long time Abbeville doctor, Corbett LeBouef passes away

A lifetime resident and icon of Vermilion Parish, Dr. Corbett J. LeBouef, Jr. died peacefully in his Abbeville home on Friday, July 20, 2018 of heart failure. He was 79. Dr. LeBouef, or “Doc” as he was affectionately called, was a highly respected and dearly loved family physician who practiced ...

07/11/2018

New Kaplan Mayor issues appointments

Kaplan’s new mayor, Mike Kloesel, called for a special meeting last Tuesday to make appointments for his four year term. In a standing room only crowd, four appointments breezed through the nominations and were unanimously voted on. They include: •Kaplan Herald - official publication. •City at...

Stephanie Seaux Nerren is a Kaplan native.

06/29/2018

Fire alarms save the life of Erath alderman family

Stephanie Seaux Nerren is a Kaplan native.

ERATH - Guy Nerren, wife Stephanie and son Ty, are alive today thanks to the smoke detectors that went off Friday morning in their mobile home. According to Guy, who is the assistant police chief in Maurice and an Erath alderman, he had fallen asleep on his recliner. At around 12:30 a.m. on Friday,....

06/20/2018

Trahan moving closer to Kaplan

Former Kaplan High softball pitcher Abby Trahan is moving closer to home after spending two years far away from Vermilion Parish. Trahan, who was a pitcher at St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, will transfer to Southern Miss. She announced the move via social media on Friday. She will have two....

06/11/2018

Governor vetoes $2.2 million of projects for Vermilion Parish

By: Chris Rosa Governor John Bel Edwards looks to have something against Vermilion Parish based on his latest vetoes. The Governor stripped 40 projects from Louisiana’s $3.6 billion construction budget before signing it into law. Edwards vetoed $2.2 million worth of Vermilion Parish projects. Rep....

06/11/2018

After playing pipes for 55 years, Meaux hanging it up

KAPLAN — Not many of us can say we have had a job for 55 years, but one Kaplan man can. Lenwood Meaux, 67, has been playing the organ at Holy Rosary Catholic Church for Masses, funerals weddings, or any other special occasions that take place in the church. Meaux, a self-taught musician, began pla...

06/05/2018

21-year-old succumbs to injuries weeks after accident

GUEYDAN - A second victim has died as the result of a recent single-vehicle crash near Mermentau in Acadia Parish. Cade Sonnier, 21, of Gueydan, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, June 1. Sonnier was one of seven passengers in the 2009 Ford F-250 that crashed at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16,....

05/29/2018

Kristen Richardson - Allen Carpenter united in marriage

Miss Kristen Joy Richardson and Mr. Allen Keith Carpenter were united in marriage on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Rip Van Winkle Gardens in New Iberia, Louisiana. The groom’s uncle, Donald Rudd officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of David and Karen Richardson of Kaplan, Louisiana. She...

05/29/2018

Hillarie Hebert becomes Mrs. Lance Paul Stein

Miss Hillarie Paige Hebert, of Abbeville and Mrs. Lance Paul Stein, of Ragley, LA, were joined in holy matrimony during a ceremony held Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan. Father Matthew Bazarre officiated the 1 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of James and Ch...

05/09/2018

Kaplan High 3-peats as parish champs

The Kaplan Pirates and the Lady Pirates took care of business on Wednesday by sweeping the Vermilion Parish Track and Field Meet. Each school won the meet by at least 20 points. It is the third year in a row that both the Kaplan boys and girls win the track meet. In the field events, Rylie Frick got...

05/09/2018

Kaplan employees get 5 percent raise

KAPLAN — All employees of the City of Kaplan will see an increase in their paycheck beginning the first of May. A special meeting was held recently to discuss the pay increase which had been tabled from the previous week’s regular city council meeting’s agenda.

05/09/2018

Jane Ellen Abshire

Jane Ellen Abshire December 21, 1953 - April 23, 2018 Jane Ellen Abshire was a pretty baby who arrived shortly before Christmas of 1953, just hours after midnight of her father‘s birthday. She was the youngest child of Dr. and Mrs. Gaulman Abshire. She had thick hair, large alert eyes, plump cheek...

05/07/2018

American Legion Post 271 recognizes outstanding people in community

The LeJeune-Boudreaux American Legion Post 271 in Kaplan held its 72nd birthday party on March 28th. The Legion uses this opportunity to recognize outstanding people in the community. This year’s honorees were Firefighter- Cory Frith, Law Enforcement Officer- Virgie Lemaire, and Citizens of the Ye...

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