The Acadian Centre Acadien, Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance and the Cajun Culture Association jointly announce the availability of the Russell Gaspard French Immersion Scholarship to be awarded to Vermilion Parish high school students, for the 2010 summer French immersion study program in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The taste buds were buzzing Tuesday night at Magdalen Place. The reason they were buzzing was that Taste of Vermilion, a Chamber of Commerce fund-raiser, took place.
Members of the Louisiana National Guard who have been activated for duty since the terrorist attacks of 2001 should have a larger share of their college fees and books paid for by the state, a Senate committee determined Friday.
The Vermilion Parish Committee of Relay for Life will be kicking off plans for 2010 this Monday beginning at 6 p.m. in the American Legion Hall in Abbeville.
ABBEVILLE - A dream will become reality Sunday when the Louisiana Military Hall of Fame and Museum holds its first induction ceremony and opens Phase 1. This year's first Hall of Fame class will include Medal-of-Honor recipients Col.
The beautifully renovated St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church will be the setting for the 1:00 p.m. ceremony on January 2nd, 2010 uniting Jeannine Marie Guidry and Roland Francis LeBlanc III of Abbeville, in Holy Matrimony.
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.