Vermilion Parish LA Community Profile

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CHAMBER WELCOME

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TOURISM

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MAYORS OF VERMILION PARISH WELCOME

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SHOPPING & DINING

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VERMILION PARISH POLICE JURY WELCOME

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CAJUN COOKING

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EDUCATION

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HIGHER EDUCATION

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HISTORY

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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

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SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION

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HEALTH CARE

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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

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MEMBERS – ALPHABETICAL

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RIGHT AT HOME

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MEMBERS BY CATEGORY

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RECREATION

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ADVERTISER INDEX

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Chamber Welcome

On behalf of the Vermilion Chamber’s 300-plus members, I would like to invite you to come and experience “our Vermilion!” We are excited to show you all Vermilion Parish has to offer.

While the parish has a population approaching 60,000, the benefits of small-town living are experienced daily. The pace of life is a little slower in Vermilion Parish; people know their neighbors and take a true interest in their well-being.

The Vermilion Chamber of Commerce has been a vital part of this community since 1920 and continues to provide for its members and the community, actively welcoming all new businesses to the parish. The organization offers its member businesses many benefits, opportunities and services to aid in increasing business contacts. Through the Chamber’s numerous events, we continue to promote our mission of “creating a positive business and community environment.” On behalf of

the Chamber’s Board of Directors and the staff at the Chamber, we invite you to come grow with us.

We are proud to share our community with you and invite you to explore all Vermilion Parish has to offer. Whether you are single, raising a family or in your retirement years, Vermilion Parish is the place for you! If you are visiting, passing through or relocating, we know you will enjoy your stay!

If we can be of any assistance, feel free to call us at (337) 893-2491 or email us at connect@ vermilionchamber.org. We are located at 1907 Veterans Memorial Dr. in Abbeville.

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Mayors of Vermilion Parish Welcome

Taylor Mencacci Erath

Mark Piazza Abbeville

Jude Reese Gueydan

Wayne Theriot Maurice

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the parish lies in an area where agriculture and aquaculture abound. Farmers produce rice, sugarcane, cattle, crawfish and alligators, a large quantity of which ultimately finds its way into the cooking pots of many a local chef or home cook.

The landscape here in south central Louisiana is made up of prairies and wetlands that support cities and communities sprinkled like so many jewels along the Cajun Corridor. Travel the route and you will visit communities whose histories and cultures date back to the 1800s and beyond.

We welcome you to Vermilion Parish where the music is lively, the food is spicy and the people are some of the nicest you’ll ever meet.

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On behalf of the mayors of Vermilion Parish, welcome to “The Most Cajun Place on Earth!”

You have made a wonderful choice in asking for information about Vermilion Parish. We have to warn you, people move here and find over time that they can’t bring themselves to leave. We have a special kind of people here in Vermilion Parish, neighbors that help neighbors just as if they were family.

If you are looking for “toe tappin’” Cajun music, the best seafood – from salty oysters on the half shell to boiled crawfish and everything in between – hunting, fishing and a warm, friendly Cajun welcome, you need look no further than Vermilion Parish.

Nestled along the shores of Vermilion Bay,

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Vermilion Parish Police Jury Welcome Welcome to “The Most Cajun Place on Earth!”

Why does Louisiana have parishes and not counties? Louisiana was officially Roman Catholic under both France and Spain’s rule. The boundaries dividing the territories generally coincided with church parishes. In 1807, the territorial legislature officially adopted the ecclesiastical term. Through each change in her history, Louisiana never deviated and the primary civil divisions have been officially known as parishes ever since.

Located along the Gulf Coast in south central Louisiana, Vermilion Parish is truly considered a “sportsman’s paradise.” Rich in natural beauty and resources, the land is a blend of prairie lands and winding

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bayous, coastal marshes, agricultural landscapes and unique, cultural communities.

Vermilion Parish is a multicultural blend steeped in history with a dash of “joie de vivre” finishing the mix. This bilingual coastal parish is very large and diverse with wandering bayous and farmlands authentic local cuisine and Cajun towns connecting it all. Vermilion Parish has some of the state’s most popular festivals. Learn about our French heritage and deep-rooted culture by visiting one of our many museums, Courthouse or tour a 100-year-old church.

The Vermilion Parish Police Jury knows that we are truly blessed to live in a great place with tremendous people.

Bienvenue à la Paroisse du Vermilion!

On behalf of the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission, I would like to welcome you to “The Most Cajun Place on Earth.” While visiting our parish, you’ll discover our deep-rooted culture, our warm, Southern hospitality and some of the best food you’ll ever eat.

While we’re known for our food, there’s more to Vermilion Parish than a great meal. The communities of Delcambre, Erath, Abbeville, Kaplan and Gueydan are linked by the Cajun Corridor that crosses the parish to reveal quaint towns, cattle, rice and sugarcane farms, waterfowl, lazy bayous, museums, restaurants and more. Travel south along Highway 82 and find salt and freshwater marshes teeming with wildlife and some

of the best birding in America. You might be able to catch an alligator sunning himself or a flock of migratory birds in a flooded rice field.

Besides knowing how to cook, we also know how to throw a party. We celebrate everything from shrimp, cattle, flowers or giant omelets with music, food and dancing in the streets. We like to say if we can grow it or catch it, we celebrate it!

When in Vermilion Parish, be sure to bring your appetite, dancing shoes, and have your camera ready so you don’t miss out on anything!

Alison Miller, Executive Director Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission

Vermilion Economic Development Alliance Welcome On behalf of the Vermilion Economic Development Alliance, welcome to Vermilion Parish!

Our mission of assisting existing companies and creating new opportunities enriches the efforts that our active, community-minded residents have employed since the early days of our parish’s existence.

Vermilion Parish has become well known for taking hospitality to a whole new level as visitors and businesses alike are welcomed with open arms. Our work in the community and with local businesses aims to protect our economy and celebrate the rural and cultural identities that make Vermilion unique.

Vermilion is centrally located in the southern part of Louisiana immediately adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico. This proximity to the Gulf makes the parish an ideal location for the numerous companies needed to serve this region’s oil and gas industry. Helipads, shrimp docks and marine services call Vermilion home alongside crawfish ponds and sugarcane fields. Vermilion Parish is home to locally caught fresh seafood, bountiful aquaculture and agriculture, great access via road

and waterways, and a rich history of cultural and eco-tourism.

Vermilion is the largest geography of the prosperous Lafayette Metro Area and our coastal parish is expanding and diversifying due to a top-notch public-school system with sky-high graduation rates, a business-minded community college campus and large supply of workforce-ready graduates.

The welcoming people, gorgeous sunsets and variety of homegrown businesses lend to the parish’s tradition and charm while the opportunity to grow exists with acres of developable property in each of Vermilion’s communities.

Experience what Vermilion Parish has to offer through our diverse businesses and unmatched way of life. À bientôt (see you soon) ... we know you’ll be back.

Anne Falgout, Executive Director Vermilion Economic Development Alliance www.developvermilion.org

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History: See How Our Community Came To Be

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located throughout the communities. The Vermilion Historical Society was established in 1975 with a mission to collect, preserve and communicate the history of Vermilion Parish. The organization has published two editions of the “History of Vermilion Parish, LA” and “Journeys into the Past – Abbeville, LA: The Early Years,” by Kenneth A. Dupuy. The Historical Society is also part of the Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance, which operates a museum at the Alliance Center featuring a collection of historic artifacts, documents and photographs pertaining to the parish.

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Long before Vermilion Parish was established, several Native American tribes inhabited the area. The land remained virtually unsettled through the French colonial period in the state’s history, but began growing by the time the Spanish colonial period rolled around in the early 1760s. French Acadians, or Cajuns, arrived in the southern region of Louisiana following the Great Expulsion of 1760 – an event that led to the deportation of thousands of Acadians from their home in Nova Scotia. The Cajuns were drawn to this coastal area’s rich and fertile land, bountiful wildlife and open prairie that proved ideal for cattle grazing.

The Spanish government awarded land grants to those willing to provide labor clearing land, building bridges and levees and maintaining roadways. Towns quickly began springing up, and in 1803, the U.S. acquired the territory of Louisiana with the Louisiana Purchase. By March 25, 1844, Vermilion Parish was created by the state legislature from the southern portion of Lafayette Parish. Abbeville, founded in 1843, was incorporated in March 1850 and earned designation as the seat of Justice for Vermilion Parish in March 1854. Today, nearly 50 percent of the 56,000-plus parish resident’s boast of Cajun ancestry, with its vibrant culture, internationally recognized cuisine and true Southern hospitality making this “The Most Cajun Place on Earth.”

Vermilion Parish’s deep history can still be felt in the historic architecture of Downtown Abbeville and in the various museums

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Superior Transportation: Air, Rail & Ground

Vermilion Parish is part of the six-parish Acadiana region of Louisiana, located in the south-central portion of the state. A mere 20 miles from Lafayette and 150 miles from New Orleans, the parish is easily accessible from Interstate 10 via LA Highways 26 and 13, U.S. Highway 90 and Interstate 49. For those traveling from Texas, the parish is accessible from LA Highway 82. Additionally, LA Highway 14 runs through the parish, offering a local route, as well as a direct link to U.S. 90, LA 26 and LA 13.

The Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport is a general aviation facility owned and operated by the City of Abbeville, just three miles east of the city. The airport is convenient to Abbeville and Erath with access via Louisiana Highway 14 East.

The airport has a new renovated and expanded fixed-wing terminal building, a rotorcraft terminal building, five conventional hangars, five T-hangar units and 44 tie-down spaces.

The airfield provides service to its users with a single runway that is accessed by a parallel taxiway. The asphalt runway is 5,000 feet long by 75 feet wide. For the 12-month period ending May 28, 2019, the airport had 91,595 aircraft operations, an average of 250 per day consisting of 53% air taxi, 46% general aviation and 1% military.

Corporate aviation, air cargo operations and commercial services are available at the Lafayette Regional Airport, which offers daily non-stop flights to destinations in Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Denver and Orlando. Travelers can also take advantage of Amtrak commuter rail service in nearby Lafayette. The station at 100 Lee Ave. is served by the Sunset Limited route, which runs between New Orleans and Los Angeles and makes more than 20 stops in between.

Businesses use several rail lines that traverse the landscape of the parish, including the Acadiana Railway Company, Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway, LA & Delta Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad. Plus, the parish’s location on the Gulf of Mexico provides convenient options for water travel through the Port of Vermilion in Abbeville, the Twin Parish Port in Delcambre and the nearby Port of Iberia in New Iberia.

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Government Resources VERMILION PARISH

 Town of Erath 115 W. Edwards St. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-8401 www.townoferath.com

 Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court 100 N. State St., Ste. 101 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 898-1992 www.vermilionclerk.com

 Town of Gueydan 600 Main St. Gueydan, LA 70542 (337) 536-9415 www.gueydan.org

 Vermilion Parish Police Jury Courthouse Building 100 N. State St., Ste. 200 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-4300 www.vppj.org  Vermilion Parish School Board 220 S. Jefferson St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-3973 www.vpsb.net

 City of Abbeville P.O. Box 1170 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-8550 www.cityofabbeville.net

 Village of Maurice P.O. Box 128 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-6406

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Welcome to Abbeville! Abbeville is the seat of Vermilion Parish and was founded in 1850, by Father Antoine Desire Megret, a Catholic priest. The city continues to flourish to this day where you will find Cajun and traditional food at over 20 restaurants. From oyster bars to poboys the cuisine excels! We thrive on the culture, the music and the people. Come and fais do do with us!

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 Town of Delcambre 107 N. Railroad St. Delcambre, LA 70528 (337) 685-4462 www.townofdelcambre.net

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 Vermilion Parish Sheriff P.O. Box 307 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 898-4409 Emergency: (337) 893-0871 www.vpso.net

 Vermilion Parish Tax Assessor 100 N. State St., Ste. 110 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2837 www.vermilionassessor.org

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 Vermilion Parish Registrar of Voters 100 N. State St., Ste. 120 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 898-4324

 City of Kaplan 701 N. Cushing Ave. Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-8602 www.kaplanla.com

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Abbey Players Theater 337-893-2442 Le Bayou Legendaire Concert 337-893-5760 Abbeville Parks & Recreation 337-898-4242

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Carousel of Arts Spring Concerts 337-898-4114 Louisiana Military Hall of Fame Museum 337-898-9646 Sam Guarino Blacksmith Shop Museum 337-898-4254 (Tours by Appointment) Christmas Stroll Held the First Thursday in December 337-898-4110

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance Museum & Art Gallery 337-898-4114 Vermilion Parish Tourist Center Downtown Abbeville 337-898-6600 Sounds on the Square 4 Fall & 4 Spring Concert Series | 337-898-4110

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Right At Home: Residences For All Lifestyles Vermilion Parish is blessed with a wonderful climate, good people, good food, plentiful recreational amenities and wonderful opportunities for employment, so its housing market never slowed dramatically, even at the height of the recession, according to local Realtors.

Recent layoffs in the oil and gas industry have caused nervousness, however, and resulted in about a 10 percent dip in home prices, said Kathy Dyson, owner/broker of Kathy Dyson Realty in Abbeville.

“But I expect that to pass. Our market is pretty diverse and very stable.

Nothing ever seems to hurt us that bad,” she said.

James Noel, owner/broker of Sunrise Realty in Abbeville, agreed, pointing to new residential developments under construction in the northern part of the Parish.

“Vermilion Parish isn’t hurt as badly by oil and gas layoffs as Lafayette, for instance, because the Parish has not been over-built,” Noel said.

“Townhouses are very popular right now and there are some 1,300-square-foot patio homes being built that are selling out as fast as they can build them. We also had a 250-unit apartment complex built that now has a waiting list,” he said.

The most popular type of homes, both new and resale, are traditional-

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K style, raised Acadian homes with broad porches, gable roofs, overhanging eaves and outside staircases, Dyson noted. The second most popular style today, she said, is French Provincial. Both Acadian and French Provincial homes are available in both new and older neighborhoods, as well as in rural areas throughout Vermilion Parish.

Abbeville, in particular, is very popular with students and faculty at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette because it is only a 15-minute drive from campus. Noel has also noticed numerous overseas tourists from France, Belgium and Canada who have enjoyed their stay in the parish and chosen to buy a home for retirement or vacations.

“Our French heritage in this area appeals to them,” Noel said.

“Over 50 percent of our local residents were born and raised in Vermilion Parish and can trace their families back for generations in the area,” Dyson said. “But the rest are transplants who have moved here for employment or retirement, attracted by our good food, great weather, beautiful scenery and many recreational and social opportunities like our festivals, concerts in the park and farmers markets.

“The majority who move here for jobs come from the oilfields in Texas. Others come here from all over. We even have snowbirds from the north who come here in the winter and live in our area RV parks to escape the winters up north,” she added.

“Potential home buyers who are older and have no school-age children are attracted to the towns within Vermilion Parish. Those with children gravitate toward the best school districts, which are often in the rural areas.

Many of them also like the fact that they can get larger acreage without restrictions in the rural areas. About 10 percent want to have at least one horse. Many others want to raise chickens for the eggs,” Dyson said.

Noel agreed. “In the rural areas people can have animals, sheds, mobile homes, whatever they want and many like that. Many also like the 10-acre mini-ranches. Waterfront property, of course, is in high demand, but very scarce, Noel said. Most of it is owned by the old families and few are selling. But the vast land tracts those families once owned are slowly disappearing nevertheless.

Homes currently on the market in the parish range in size from 1,000 to 4,000 square feet. But the average home falls in the 2,000- to 2,500-square-foot range and sells for between $150,000 and $200,000, he said. The average half- to one-acre lot in Vermilion Parish sells for $25,000, unless it is on the river. A river lot of that size sells for approximately $75,000, Noel noted.

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Recreation: Enjoy The Great Outdoors

Louisiana is truly an oasis for nature enthusiasts, with its varying landscapes of coastal wetlands and prairies and abundance of native wildlife waiting to be discovered. The state is replete with state parks, national wildlife refuges and management areas, city and state preservation sites and a range of further well-maintained outdoor destinations.

There is no better way to take in the Louisiana landscape than along America’s Wetland Birding Trail, a path that travels along the entirety of Louisiana’s Gulf Coast – from the Texas border to the Mississippi border.

Visitors to the trail can catch a glimpse of the state’s coastal environments and assortment of birds and flora and fauna. The trail is divided into 12 distinct loops, with the Vermilion Loop running along the shores of Bayou Vermilion and into the heart of “Cajun Country.” Several sites spot the Vermilion Loop, including the Bancker Grotto, Palmetto Island State Park, the Mouton Cove Area and the Abbeville RV Park.

Bird watching enthusiasts are also drawn to the Town of Gueydan.

With a location on the Mississippi flyway, the community is a haven for

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a number of bird species. The addition of the White Lake Birding and Nature Trail at the end of Hwy. 91 south allows tourists to view native and migratory birds in their habitat.

Be on the lookout for Vermilion Parish’s newest residents, Whooping Cranes. Once a nesting area for the almost extinct cranes, The White Lake Conservation Area is now home to over 13 non-migratory whooping cranes. Gueydan has become such a popular destination for birders and duck and goose hunters that the Secretary of State in Baton Rouge has dubbed it the “Duck Capital of America.”

Just outside of Downtown Abbeville, the Abbeville RV Park is a retreat for campers and outdoor enthusiasts, with an array of natural elements and birds calling this area home. The park features 55 shaded sites complete with water and electric hookups, 50 campsites, a one-mile nature trail and a clubhouse.

Located south of Abbeville and on the Vermilion River, Palmetto Island State Park offers a real south Louisiana outdoors experience.

Overnight guests can stay in one of six vacation cabins that are nestled among the trees and foliage. For the RV campers, there are 96 campsites to choose from; 20 sites include an extra tent camping pad. The Visitor Center complex features a nature station, a water playground and bathhouse for overnight and day visitors. Several trails, located throughout the park, allow visitors to learn about the area’s native flora and fauna. A boat launch provides access to the river for fishing and boating, while canoers and kayakers can explore the interior lagoons for an up-close look at the native plant and animal life.

Another way to enjoy the outdoors is by spending a day on the links. Just outside of Abbeville is Southern Oaks Country Club, a well-maintained golf course and driving range designed by Frank A. Godchaux. Opened in 1927, Southern Oaks is one of the oldest golf facilities in South Louisiana. This 18-hole course offers nearly 6,150 yards of play from the longest tees. The course features Bermuda grass greens and fairways, and offers a challenge to any player, from the novice to the experienced. Southern Oaks course and its amenities, which include a clubhouse, pro shop and pool have been around for almost a century.

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Tourism: Attractions, Entertainment & Accommodations

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Just north of Kaplan you’ll find Crawfish Haven/Mrs. Rose’s Bed and Breakfast. Mrs. Rose’s Bed and Breakfast is nestled in the middle of Cajun Country depicting a peaceful, country setting. The home offers the perfect romantic getaway with a hint of Sportsman’s Paradise, a tranquil country setting, private ponds on the property and intimate charm.

Contact information for these referred hotels, motels and bed-andbreakfast inns is available via the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce’s online Business Directory at www.vermilionchamber.org.

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Vermilion Parish is overflowing with culture, music, history and allaround Cajun flavor. Visit one of the many museums in the area, take in some local Cajun sounds and participate in one of the many exciting annual events of Vermilion Parish. As is the motto of many Louisianans, “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” (Let the good times roll)!

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, a collaboration of four local community service organizations, operates the Alliance Center’s Museum & Art Gallery, which is lined with various works of art, photographs, artifacts and historical information. The Gueydan Museum and the Kaplan Museum are exceptional attractions for those interested in learning about local history. The Acadian Museum in Erath is another fantastic historical site that celebrates Acadian heritage and the Cajun people that call Louisiana home. Visitors can also take a trip to Sam Guarino’s Blacksmith Shop Museum in Abbeville, where they can catch a glimpse into the life of a blacksmith in the early 1900s and the Sicilian culture.

Live Cajun music and local culture is enjoyed at Le Bayou Legendaire (Richard Sale Barn) in Abbeville, Touchet’s in Maurice and many others. For those who love theater, make sure not to miss an Abbey Players production. The Abbey Players invite patrons to enjoy three to four high-quality, mainstage theatrical productions each year, as well as a summertime children’s production. The theater is housed in the renovated Reaux Lumber Company building in Abbeville, which has been the troupe’s home since the early 1980s.

No mention of Vermilion Parish would be complete without highlighting the exciting events happening throughout the year. Abbeville is home to one of the most unique festivals, Abbeville’s Giant Omelette Celebration, which features music, arts and crafts, Cajun food, an antique car show and the cooking of the over 5,000-egg omelet in downtown Abbeville.

Erath’s Fourth of July Celebration is a major draw for residents and visitors as we celebrate our nation’s independence, as well as the Delcambre Shrimp Festival. The popular event, held the third full weekend in August, celebrates the community’s strong shrimping industry with plenty of activities, live entertainment and, of course, shrimp!

The Louisiana Cattle Festival, held in October in Abbeville, is a muchanticipated, four-day event filled with entertainment, food and arts and crafts. The Queen’s Pageant, Cooking contest, Cattle Livestock Show and parade are among the various festivities happening during the wellattended event.

To culminate the year, be sure to take in the Annual Les Lumieres de Village, which showcases numerous lights throughout Downtown Abbeville, along with the Annual Abbeville Christmas Stroll, featuring holiday shopping, entertainment and food. Additional events worth noting include the Daylily Festival, Krewe Chic-a-la-pie Mardi Gras parade, Louisiana Cajun Food Fest and Gueydan Duck Festival.

ACCOMMODATIONS Visitors spending more than one day in the area can choose from a number of local lodging facilities. Several hotels and motels are available for visitors in need of a range of modern conveniences, such as business centers, outdoor pools and fitness centers. Abbeville is home to the Best Western Abbeville Inn, Days Inn, Motel 6, Sunbelt Lodge, Vermilion Motel and Budget Inn & Suites, all of which offer great service and clean, comfortable guest rooms.

Plus, the parish offers charming bed-and-breakfast inns. The DucoteWilliams House, Bayou Rose Bed and Breakfast, and The Caldwell House & Cottage, in Abbeville are just a few of the great choices for those looking for a bit more privacy during their stay.

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The communities of Vermilion Parish are sprinkled with great retail destinations offering a wide assortment of items and services.

Local artwork abounds at the many museums and shops in the area, while other merchants are packed with antique treasures, furnishings, clothing, unique gifts and much more. Take a stroll in Downtown Abbeville or along Main Street in Kaplan to find many of the parish’s quaint shops.

In between the retailers is an eclectic mix of restaurants, serving up some of the finest Louisiana dishes around. From dirty rice, boudin and andouille, to cracklins, po’ boys, gumbo and the freshest seafood straight from the local waters, diners will never leave hungry. More than 20

authentic Cajun dining establishments, many of which have been around since the mid- to late-1900s, welcome patrons to savor the delicacies this region is known for. The Riverfront Restaurant, Dupuy’s Oyster Shop, Shuck’s the Louisiana Seafood House and Suire’s Restaurant and Grocery are among the most notable of these locally-owned Cajun eateries.

A trip up to Maurice will bring diners to Hebert’s Specialty Meats, the home of the original “turducken” (a stuffed chicken within a stuffed duck within a stuffed turkey), and the world-famous City Bar, a well-known local watering hole. Not in the mood for Cajun? Vermilion Parish’s restaurant selection also includes classic American favorites, Mexican dishes and Asian-infused menus.

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Robust, inventive cooking evolved by the Acadian settlers rooted in resourcefulness, use of available ingredients and “made do” in artful ways.*

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JAMBALAYA (jum buh lie uh)

ANDOUILLE AND BOUDIN (ahn-doo-ee and boo dan)  Two types of Cajun sausage. Andouille is made with pork, boudin with pork and rice.

Sociologists recognize two major categories of Cajuns; “River” (for andouille); and the “Bayou” (for boudin).**

ROUX (roo) CRAWFISH-CRAYFISH (craw-fish)  A small fresh water crustacean related to the lobster.*

ETOUFFÉE (ay too fay)  Method of cooking something (usually shrimp or crawfish) smothered in chopped vegetables over low flame, tightly covered until tender.*

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Excellence in education at all levels is a cornerstone in the life of Vermilion Parish residents. The Vermilion Parish School System operates 20 facilities throughout the area, including 11 elementary schools, four middle schools and five high schools. Specialized education programs, dual enrollment classes, technical classes for national certifications and a wide range of co-curricular activities supplement a rigorous traditional curriculum.

In order to deliver the highest quality instructional programs for students, it is critical to have a curriculum that is rigorous, current, and fully aligned to high standards. Teachers, administrators, and staff embrace these high standards and are committed to providing the best educational experiences to meet the needs of a changing society and workforce demands.

Vermilion Parish continues to take great pride in the fact that students in the district perform very well on state testing and its graduation rate is one of the top five in the state. The district recently ranked high in the latest school performance scores from the Louisiana Department of Education.

“While our focus is on providing the best instruction for our students

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and not on teaching to a test, we are always happy for good test results that reflect the hard work of our students, teachers, parents and staff,” said Jerome Puyau, superintendent of Vermilion Parish Schools. “That is why I am excited to announce that this year; our district is ranked as one of the top in the state.”

Vermilion Parish Schools works with many community partners, including civic organizations, churches, businesses, the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce, the Vermilion Public Library, LSU Extension Office, 4-H, Boys and Girl Club, American Heart Association, United Way and Activate for Kids. The district supports and encourages the health, safety and well-being of all its students.

Vermilion Parish Schools encourages all parents and community members to become active participants in our children’s education.

Volunteer to read at schools, join parent groups and support athletic organizations. Together, they provide a community that is unified, not only in educating their children academically, but also in influencing their health and character.

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Vermilion Parish’s location places it within a short drive to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the second largest university in the state. UL Lafayette’s fall 2019 enrollment surpassed 19,400 students.

The university offers more than 80 undergraduate degree programs, 34 master’s degree disciplines, eight graduate certificate programs and 11 doctoral degree programs.

Now in its second century, UL Lafayette bears little resemblance to its humble origins. Established in 1898 as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute, its first graduating class in 1903 had 18 members. By comparison, the university conferred more than 3,330 degrees last year.

What began as essentially a high school has developed into a major research university and economic engine. UL Lafayette is aligned with key industries in Louisiana, including digital media, life sciences, energy, coastal protection and water resources and tourism. UL Lafayette is known for exceptional programs in nursing, applied computer science, engineering, the humanities, environmental sciences, and architecture.

In addition, the university:  Spent a record $124 million for research and development in 2018, placing it among the top 25 percent of universities nationwide in terms of R&D funding.  Is the only university in the world with the unforgettable athletics nickname of the Ragin’ Cajuns. Its student-athletes compete in the NCAA’s Division 1, the highest level of collegiate sports.  Has an annual economic impact on the state and region estimated at $279 million.

More than 126,000 people have earned degrees from UL Lafayette in the past 116 years, although their diplomas may bear different school names. SLII became Southwestern Louisiana Institute in 1921. SLI was renamed the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1960. In 1999, USL’s name was changed to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

While the name better conveys its status as an institution with national, rather than regional, influence, UL Lafayette remains devoted to shaping and improving Acadiana’s future through the work and ideas of students and faculty.

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Students don’t have to leave home to attain a high-quality college degree. Abbeville hosts South Louisiana Community College, an institution with a mission to provide current and relevant job training to Vermilion Parish Citizens. The college has a presence in nine parishes in Acadiana, including Vermilion Parish. Training can be of a short or long duration and result in a certificate, technical diploma, associate degree or industrybased certification.

At the Gulf Area campus, students can choose from a number of majors including cosmetology, industrial/agricultural mechanics technology, medical assistant, practical nursing and welding. Students can also work toward an associate degree in general studies, accounting, business and business administration. All courses within the associate degree program are transferable to a four-year institution. The Gulf Area Campus also started an evening welding class and an evening CNA class.

Additionally, the campus can accommodate requests from business and industry to provide customized training and offers high school students the opportunity to take dual enrollment courses, allowing students to earn college credit while in high school.

The Gulf Area campus boasts a healthy placement rate and works with employers to ensure that students have the skills needed by industry and that students exit the training ready for immediate employment.

Gulf Area campus instructors possess industry based certifications and provide instruction in a manner that fosters the acquisition of similar certifications by students. WorkKeys testing is available and can be used by employers to assess workplace literacy skills of potential employees. Gulf Area campus also houses the Vermilion Parish office of Acadiana Works and Adult Education. This state agency provides job placement assistance and referrals. The campus serves as a one-stop shop for all training and employment needs.

South Louisiana Community College is a comprehensive community college that serves more than 10,000 students annually and operates campuses in Abbeville, Crowley, Franklin, Lafayette, New Iberia, Opelousas, St. Martinville, Morgan City and Ville Platte.

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The citizens of Vermilion Parish officially passed a millage that established the Abbeville-based Vermilion Parish Library in February 1942. Over the ensuing years, branches have opened in Kaplan, Gueydan, Maurice, Erath and Delcambre, and the bookmobile mobile library serves various destinations throughout the parish.

The library system has experienced much growth in more than 77 years and today its collection contains more than 195,000 items including magazine and newspaper subscriptions. Patrons are able to download music to listen to and read e-books and digital magazines on their mobile devices from the library website (www.vermilionparishlibrary.com).

Laptops are available for checkout at the Abbeville location to Vermilion Parish citizens provided by the State Library of Louisiana.

In addition, all locations offer a wealth of audios, DVDs and playaways (books available for play on an MP3 player). Each location of the Vermilion Parish Library offers color copying and faxing services,

free internet, free Wi-Fi, wireless printing and access to a number of online databases. For groups who need a place to meet, the libraries in Abbeville, Kaplan and Erath offer the use of meeting rooms, which are accessible both during and after library hours.

Aside from the facilities and amenities of the library, patrons of all ages take advantage of a calendar year of excellent programming, including summer reading programs, story hours, genealogy group, French table and other programs.

The nonprofit Vermilion Library Foundation was founded in 2010 for the purpose of receiving and raising private funds for the Vermilion Parish Library System. The foundation is committed to enhancing and supporting library services throughout the parish. By encouraging private funding, the foundation is able to supplement public support of all branch libraries, as well as develop collections and services that make the libraries great.

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all over Acadiana to work here in positions ranging from clerical to metal fabricating to transportation and crane operators. Some tenants maintain fleet at the port,” Campbell said.

Those tenants engaged in oil and gas services are Grand Isle Shipyard Inc., Gulf Coast Marine Fabricators, Stallion Offshore Quarters and Tanner Services, LLC. The port is also the home of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pelican and to Trelleborg which provides marine fenders and mooring bollards, engineering/design services, laboratory performance testing, heavy steel fabrication and naval systems.

Marine-related businesses prosper in the parish, thanks to not only those fishing the Gulf, but also to the many fisheries that raise and sell crawfish, shrimp, alligators and pogy. Packaging those pogy bait fish for shipment to East Coast fishermen creates work for many Vermilion residents as does processing the tiny fish into fish oil supplements and animal feed additives at the Omega Protein Corporation processing plant in Abbeville.

“Those aquaculture-related industries are huge and have a lot of future potential if the owners choose to ramp them up and capture a bigger share of the market,” Falgout said.

Vermilion Parish also has firms which process and add value to locally-grown rice and sugarcane like the Planters Rice Mill and Steen’s Syrup Mill.

These longstanding industries in Vermilion Parish continue to grow as they serve the oil and gas, agriculture and aquaculture industries.

Nearly 40 percent of Vermilion Parish’s 783,000 acres is currently devoted to agriculture and aquaculture, bringing $300 million into the parish annually, said Andrew Granger, county agricultural agent for Vermilion Parish. Rice and cattle have been huge cash crops in the region for the past 50 years and sugarcane was added to the mix in the late 1980s. Soy beans and wheat are also raised by some.

Vermilion Parish’s farms are mostly family-owned, and they are seasonal employers, Granger said. Extra labor is only brought in at planting and harvest times, in most cases. Rice farmers double as aquaculturists because they rotate between using their land to grow rice and to raise crawfish, giving the soil a chance to regenerate between rice crops.

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Touted as “The Most Cajun Place on Earth,” Vermilion Parish is a large and diverse coastal parish that boasts both farmland and wandering bayous, as well as the deep and navigable Vermilion River which leads to the Gulf of Mexico. Most of its 60,000 people are bilingual, speaking both Cajun French and English.

Vermilion Parish’s residents and businesspeople make the most of their abundant natural resources by cultivating and attracting individuals and businesses that pull oil and gas from the earth, harvest creatures from the sea and the bayous, graze cattle on its lands and grow rice, sugarcane and soy beans in its fertile soil.

Businesses that sell to and service these enterprises understandably gravitate to the parish, too. For instance, those who provide oilfield equipment and services abound in Vermilion Parish. Consequently, there are plenty of professional machinists, welders, pipe fitters, helicopter pilots and so forth, according to Anne Falgout of the new Vermilion Economic Development Alliance.

Major Vermilion Parish employers who support the oil and gas industry in one way or another include Schlumberger Inc. in Maurice, Shaw Global Energy Services, Inc. in Delcambre and EcoServ in Abbeville.

In addition to providing fixed wing pilot training, aircraft rental and a full range of ground services for airplanes of all types and sizes, Vector Aviation at the Abbeville Airport regularly provides fuel and services to 25 helicopters that operate daily, ferrying people, emergency parts and lightweight supplies like fresh produce to the oil and gas platforms.

“This area has been very oilfield-driven for the past 50 years or so,” said Mike Mouton of Vector. “Some of those platforms are 150 miles out into the Gulf. It takes an hour to reach them by helicopter or 12 hours to reach them by boat. These helicopters provide a very important service and we make the owners’ and pilots’ lives easier.”

The Port of Vermilion, a development of The Abbeville Harbor and Terminal District, is an industrial park on the Vermilion River that houses tenants that want the ability to do business by truck or by river. Many of those tenants also service the oil and gas industry by offering marine fabrication, construction, logistics services, environmental services, decommissioning services and marine contracting/transportation, while others service the marine industry, said Executive Director Jay Campbell.

“We have 310-plus employees working at the Port of Vermilion who earn $21million-plus in salaries so we have a huge impact on our district, Abbeville, the Parish and the entire state. People come from

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within the region including, manufacturing, mining/oil and gas, construction and information technology. Manufacturers such as Omega Protein ships its products worldwide, bringing in new funds to Vermilion Parish,” LaGrange said.

Occupations with the highest demand in the region are positions that require more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor’s degree.

Area schools have been adept at developing programs to meet the needs of local businesses. South Louisiana Community College’s Gulf Area Campus in Abbeville, for instance, offers a program in industrial agriculture mechanics technology that has a 100 percent placement rate.

Industry in the area also benefits from having the state’s second largest university in nearby Lafayette. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers more than 120 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs.

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retaining the parish’s existing businesses and helping to make those businesses more resilient to market changes. To do this we have initiated a business visitation program,” Falgout said. “We are also planning to educate local residents about how to start a business and are recruiting new businesses to come here to fill any gaps we have in terms of necessary goods and services.

“We don’t want there to be any missed opportunities, so we are looking at what makes sense for this area and we are open to any good ideas. We are even planning to meet with our local farmers to discuss how we can transform each individual operation into more of a commercial entity,” she added.

“We have also assembled a team of local and regional people who can respond when a company expresses interest in locating in Vermilion Parish,” Falgout said.

Ryan LaGrange, manager of workforce development for the Lafayette Economic Development Authority, works with the Alliance as one of those partners available to evaluate and respond to Vermilion’s opportunities.

“When a company considers relocating or expanding to this area, we have to present ourselves on a regional basis to be competitive. They want to look at the commute area around any potential site so they would be asking about workforce availability within a one-hour radius,” LaGrange said.

The largest industries in the region by employment are health care, retail trade, accommodation/ food services, and manufacturing. Those health care companies range from full-service hospitals – like Abbeville General and Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital – to home health agencies, nursing and assisted living centers, and independent medical offices that offer a variety of services.

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Health Care: Outstanding Medical Services for Everyone The medical landscape of Vermilion Parish is extensive, with virtually all health care specialties and subspecialties represented. The parish is well equipped with two accredited hospital campuses, along with a number of excellent health clinics and physician offices.

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ABBEVILLE GENERAL Abbeville General is committed to providing residents with access to quality care close to home in a safe environment. Since 1966, Abbeville General has made many physical improvements, added various services and has maintained their top priority, which is to continually meet the health care needs of their community through progress and a commitment to excellence.

Abbeville General offers several medical specialties 24/7 to the community: cardiology, family practice, gastroenterology, gynecology, internal medicine, nephrology, orthopedics, pediatrics, psychiatry, stroke care and surgery.

The Abbeville General emergency department provides 24-hour emergency care with all modern equipment and nine treatment rooms with 18 patient care spaces. The department also includes two trauma rooms, a bariatric room, isolation room and a decontamination room.

A stroke robot offers emergency physician around-the-clock access to a neurologist through an affiliation with Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

The Cancer Center of Acadiana at Abbeville General provides chemotherapy infusions, as well as other infusion therapies in a 10-chair unit. Enhanced services include a board-certified oncologist, nurse practitioner and collaboration with Lafayette General Medical Center’s radiation oncology unit. The cancer center provides comprehensive cancer care, dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer for the whole person – mind, body and spirit, helping patients fight cancer while maintaining a hold on their life at home.

The Sleep Center at Abbeville General provides overnight sleep studies that evaluate and diagnose obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. Sleep studies are performed in a comfortable, homelike environment and can determine if someone would benefit from treatment. All overnight studies are performed by licensed registered polysomnograph technicians and interpreted by a board-certified sleep specialist. Home sleep testing is also available to those who qualify.

The surgery department includes three operating suites, two minor procedure suites, an endoscopy suite, a post-anesthesia care unit, a day

surgery/outpatient unit and a holding area. A wide variety of services are offered, including minor procedures, bone marrow biopsies and inpatient and outpatient surgeries. Thanks to technical advances and new, minimally invasive procedures, most patients have same day surgery and are able to return home shortly after surgery. Abbeville General also offers high-definition endoscopy, as well as laparoscopy for certain surgeries.

Abbeville General recently invested in Stryker’s 1688 Advanced Imaging Modalities 4K Platform. The 1688 AIM 4K Platform is a minimally invasive surgical tower that provides surgeons with superior visualization and advanced imaging across an array of specialties.

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suffering with chronic pain of the lower back and legs. Epidural steroid injections are a minimally invasive procedure that help relieve back and leg pain caused by inflamed spinal nerves. Acute pain, associated with total knee replacements, shoulder surgery and other orthopedic surgeries, is completely eliminated for three days with a nerve block, allowing patients to begin physical therapy the same day of surgery, pain free.

Once the patient returns home, there is usually minimal discomfort.

Other highly technological diagnostic equipment used at Abbeville General includes full field digital mammography, the gold standard for breast imaging; DXA bone densitometry; GE Medical System 16-slice CT scanner; nuclear non-stress test; EKG/Holter monitoring/stress testing; EEG; echocardiography; arterial blood gas procurement. Myocardial perfusion imaging, a noninvasive imaging test, shows how well blood perfuses the heart muscle.

The obstetrics/nursery department contains two private labor and delivery rooms and one antepartum room in the event testing procedures are needed during the pregnancy. After delivery mothers recover in one of the four remodeled postpartum rooms. The HUGS System, where all babies are tagged at delivery, ensures the safety of all babies born at Abbeville General.

Primary Care Medical Homes in Abbeville, Maurice and Erath offer primary care to all residents across Vermilion Parish and are all certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. In these rural health clinics, a variety of family health services are offered, including EPSDT screenings for pediatric patients, obstetric and gynecological services, internal medicine, nephrology and geriatrics. A number of community services are also offered, such as laboratory, immunizations, flu shots and blood pressure checks.

In the Abbeville clinic, patients can see a variety of specialists at LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, via a computer, using Telemedicine, to diagnose and treat many health conditions. Appointments are taken, and walk-ins are welcome.

Abbeville General offers a substance abuse/medical stabilization service called New Vision, is a medically-supervised, hospital-based service for adults experiencing impending or active withdrawal from alcohol, prescription medications or other drugs. Inpatient medical stabilization and withdrawal management is offered for appropriate adults.

ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Founded in 1958 as a nonprofit, general acute care facility, Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital is now a full-service hospital that serves a major role in caring for the hard-working neighbors of Vermilion Parish.

Since opening its doors, the hospital has grown to offer a variety of services including 24-hour emergency services and emergency room physicians; Telemedicine consultations; inpatient acute care and skilled nursing facility beds; inpatient & outpatient surgical procedures; high-definition endoscopy; digital radiology; CT scanning; digital mammography; ultrasound; nuclear medicine; bone density; MRI services; pediatrics; EKGs; Holter monitors; home sleep studies; pharmacy services; lab services; inpatient psychiatric services; physical rehabilitation; occupational therapy; home health services; outpatient infusion center; endoscopic and colonoscopy procedures.

Since 2002, Abrom Kaplan has benefited from a partial-management arrangement with Lafayette General Health. The arrangement allowed the hospital to pursue strategies, access financial analysis and participate in group-purchasing discounts.

In 2018, Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital began an expansion that includes a new business office, private patient registration, consultation area, new patient waiting area, conference room, new handicap restrooms, new ultrasound room and a new pharmacy. Other features include consolidating all outpatient cardio procedures, such as EKG, Holter monitoring and home-based sleep studies.

Additionally, all phlebotomy will be located just off the lobby area making lab work quick and accessible for patients. Other improvements include dedicated outpatient and inpatient entrances and space for physical, occupational and speech therapy.

All radiology will be together, featuring an improved, 64-slice CT scanner and an addition of MRI services. The entire project is slated to be completed by winter 2020.

Through building renovations and expansions, Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital continues to drive quality care and patient satisfaction, being recognized by the National Rural Hospital Association as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital for Patient Satisfaction in 2019. Their employees also see the value in working for the hospital, voting the hospital as one of the “Best Places to Work� in Modern Healthcare magazine.

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Ark of the Covenant God First Church of Deliverance . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 230-6693 Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (225) 769-4005 Awardmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 984-1414

A A Flower Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1557 Abbeville R. V. Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-4042 Abbeville Building & Loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1170 Abbeville Chiropractic Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4353 Abbeville Community Health Care Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 365-4945 Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-4114

Abbeville Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-0961 Abbeville General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5466 Abbeville Harbor & Terminal District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-9465 Abbeville High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1874 Abbeville Main Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-4110 Abbeville Meridional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4223

Abbeville Weight Loss Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-6009 Abbey Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2442

Bank of Abbeville & Trust Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0257 Bank of Erath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3761 Bayou Rose Bed and Breakfast Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-8093 Best Western Abbeville Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-4100 Betty LeBlanc Realty, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-8000 Blossoms and Gifts, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0906 Bon Ami Floor Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0510 Bon Temps Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 706-8850 Boy Scouts of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 235-8551 Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 268-9555 Brasseux’s Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1824 Broussard Brothers, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5303 Budget Inn & Suites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-9770

Acadian Ambulance Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 291-1523

C. S. Steen Syrup Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1654

The Acadian Apartment Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3446

The Caldwell House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 281-0807

Acadian Contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6397

CASA of South Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 268-5111

Acadian Gourmet Foods, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 536-7052

Center Stage Dance Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-6286

Acadian Homecare of Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 892-0805

CenterPoint Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 477-0177

Acadian Total Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 289-0911

Champagne’s Super Market, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-8163

Acadiana Addiction Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 233-1111

Chris Suire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-5506

Acadiana Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Fiat South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4555

City of Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-8550

Acadiana Ford, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-7124

Coastal Chemical Co., LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3862

Access Primary Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-7440

Compass Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (888) 640-5433

Advancial Federal Credit Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 266-9760 x4341

Confrerie d’Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3082

AGH Clinic-Abbeville General Hospital Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 892-0630

Copy Cat Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-6677

Alison Miller Design & Marketing Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 322-1759

Copy Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2400

Allen’s Collision Repair Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0248

Courtesy Ford South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3031

Allume’ Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5400

The Courtyards Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6983

American Cancer Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 237-3797

Cox Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 456-4343

American Legion Vermilion Post 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5366

Crawfish Haven/Mrs. Rose’s Bed-Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-8870

Anytime Fitness (Abbeville) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-2812

Cypress Fire & Safety, L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-1002

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Abshire Chiropractic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0522

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Abbeville United Methodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5216

BALANCE: Well-being Yoga & Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (318) 332-7854

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Abbeville Pentecostal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 892-7050

B B’s Auto Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1790

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Abbeville Electric Supply, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-2922

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Anytime Fitness (Maurice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-3653 ARC of Vermilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-6113

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D D & T Crawfish, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5436

Francis’ GE Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-9102 Fred’s Plumbing & Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5235 Fresenius Kidney Care at Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1932

Darnall, Sikes, & Frederick, A Corporation of Certified Public Accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5476

Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-2484

Dave Holley Agency, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5871

Frioux Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 422-2411

David Funeral Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3777 Days Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-4666 Deep South Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2274 Desormeaux’s Heating & Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2198 Détendez-vous, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-7529 Digitech Office Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 235-4722 Discount Tire Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5225

Don’s Custom Catering LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-9789 Donald Sagrera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-0496 Dore & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5400

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G & H Tire & Car Care Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2757 Gabe Marceaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2837 Girl Scouts of Louisiana Pines-to Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 984-1142 Glenn Lege Construction, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 233-3406 Goodwill Industries of Acadiana, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-2821 Guidry Eye Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0069 Gulf Coast Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-7733 Gulf Coast Chemical, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0213 Gulf Regional Occmed Center Of Acadiana, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0810

Dream Home Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 522-3334 Dronet’s Floor Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-6922 Ducote-Williams House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0048

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Don’s Boat Landing, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-5070

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Duhon Brothers Oil Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0674 Dupuy’s Oyster Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2336

H The Hangout Gameroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hardee Law Firm & Mediation Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-6408 Harvest Time Christian Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 892-6722

E Eagle Pest Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1936 Earl’s Furniture Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3673 Eastridge Nursing Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 892-9800 Eastridge Senior Living Suites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1944 The Eatery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-7777

Havens of Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2248 Hebert’s Honey Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-6722 Hebert’s Specialty Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5062 Herod Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2766 HIDCO, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-9175 Hospice of Acadiana, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 232-1234 Humana / Scott Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 706-5369

Eddie’s One Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-5550 Edward Jones – Garett Thibodeaux (Financial Consultant) . . . . . . . . (337) 898-2117 Edward Jones – Hollie Nelms (Financial Advisor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4229 Edward Jones – Jason Duhon (Financial Advisor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3432

I Iberia Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 521-4890

Edward Jones – John Suire (Financial Advisor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0611 Erath/Delcambre Community Care Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-5944

J Jalisco Mexican Restaurant and Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-2396

F F & R Air Conditioning, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5646 F. Dale Broussard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3816

Jefferson Island Storage & Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 685-5766 Jerry Gaspard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-8144 Junior Auxiliary of Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 280-5237

Factory Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 400-9712 FACTS-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6798

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Faith House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3033

K & F, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4698

Farm Bureau Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2114

Kaptel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-7171

First Guaranty Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1777

Kathy Dyson Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6236

First South Farm Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 783-3954

KBON 101.1 FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 546-0007

Francis Janitorial Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 789-6468

Keep Abbeville Beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-4110

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Kinchen Funeral Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-9595 Knights of Columbus Council 2913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 523-5994 Kolder Champagne Slaven & Company LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-7944

L L’Eglise, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-0700 LA Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 262-5314 LA Military Hall of Fame & Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-9645 La Palmera Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-7422

N Niko Cafe Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 277-3805 Noel & Hanby ENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-3700

O Olympus Specialties, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-6767 Omega Protein, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2933 Our Lady of Assumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-3219 Our Lady of Mercy Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 406-8500

Lafitte Cinema LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4541 Langlinais Broussard & Kohlenberg CPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6232 Langlinais Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1476

P Paul Bourgeois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6116

Le Bayou Legendaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5760

Pedestal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-7110

Le Bon Manger D & S Catering, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-1144

Pediatric Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-3120

The LeBlanc Center for Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-2912

Pediatric Group of Acadiana/Erath Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 256-5266

LeBlanc Oil Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 685-2557

Pelican Pointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 315-0118

Little Scholars Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 658-2971

Piazza Office Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0807

Louisiana Cattle Festival & Fair Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Planters Rice Mill, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-3056

Louisiana Range Gun Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 446-4596

Primeaux Brothers Automotive, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1189

Q Quality Sports Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-4360

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Magnolia Plantation Water System, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1331

R4 Specialties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-5328

Maison du Monde Living Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 892-2332

Ray Chevrolet, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1243

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Laporte Appraisal Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1600

Rayne State Bank and Trust Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 235-2062 Republic Auto Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3111

Marcello’s Catering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 277-7103

Republic Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3160

The Math Depot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 422-6764

Richard Broussard Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5183

Matthew Aaron Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 552-4285

Richard’s Meat Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0836

Maurice Community Care Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-9449

Rip Van Winkle Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 359-8525

McDonald’s of Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1455

RiverFront – A Louisiana Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3070

The Meadows Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-4543

Robie’s Food Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4354

Med Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 988-9812

Rotary Club of Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 523-0551

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Manuel Medical Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 984-0110 Manuel Screen Printing LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-3244

Melancon Jewelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1900 Miguez Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 365-3784 Minority Business Association of Vermilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-2211 Minvielle Lumber Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3881 The Monogram Shoppe & Uniforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-9821 Motel 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-3180 Mt. Carmel School of Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0859 Mula Family Pharmacy & Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-1250

S Sabien Specialty Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 417-9321 Safe and Sound Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 892-7233 Sagrera Construction LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6336 Sam Guarino Blacksmith Shop Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4110 Seller’s Custom Decorating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-2901 Sellers & Associates Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2808 The Sellers Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 232-0778

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Shawn’s Cajun Meats Too, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 685-5709

Trowel-Level Vending Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 281-3512

SHUCKS! The Louisiana Seafood House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-3311

Twin Parish Port Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 884-6120 x1

SIDES & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 233-6473 Simon Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-4909 SLEMCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 896-5384

U United Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 233-8302

Smoke N Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4698 Snap Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0009 Snap Fitness – Maurice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-1996 Society of Our Lady of Most Holy Trinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-7900 Sonnier Law Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5973 Soulful Eats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 422-5060 South Louisiana Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 521-9000

Southern Oaks Country Club LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 252-2572 Southern Soirees & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 223-0399 Southside Family Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-1972 SouthStar Urgent Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (844) 376-4249 Southwest Loan & Insurance Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-8944 Specialty Carts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-7477

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South Louisiana Community College – Gulf Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-4984

St. Marguerite-Marie Alocoque Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-3219 St. Martin de Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-3219 St. Mary / Vermilion Community Action Agency, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2528 St. Mary Magdalen Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0244 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3195 Stallion Offshore Quarters, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0044 State Farm / Cordell Dartez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1616 State Farm / Terri Landry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-9122 State Representative Blake Miguez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-8827 Stelly’s Boiling Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 652-5612 Sunbelt Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1453

V Valour, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-7461 Vector Aviation, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-7128 Vermilion Boys & Girls Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-9745 Vermilion Catholic High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6636 Vermilion Council on Aging, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2563 Vermilion Economic Development Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-0438 Vermilion Healthcare Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-1949 Vermilion Library Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-8172 Vermilion Motel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-1404 Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2114 Vermilion Parish Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2674 Vermilion Parish Retired Teachers Assoc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 937-6775 Vermilion Parish Sheriff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-4409 Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-6600 Vermilion Rice Growers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-7165 Vermilion Soil & Water Conservation District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5664 x3 Vermilion Store & Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0950 Village Deaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-1444 Village of Maurice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6406 Village Storage LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 315-0029 Villager’s Cafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1554 Vincent Funeral Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 643-7276

Sunrise Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-9662 Super 1 Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0636

W Walmart Store #309 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6485

T Terry’s Diesel Repair & Sales, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-7569 Thibodeaux Town & Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-1829 Thomson Smith & Leach Insurance Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-2883 Thrifty Way Pharmacy/Cajun Cottage Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6304 Tiffany Cardinale State Farm Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 422-6666 The Title Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5871

Whitney Atchetee Physical Therapy Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3258 Whittington Veterinary Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-8522 Willowind Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 898-0780 Women’s Health of Vermilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-6294 Woodlake Addiction Recovery Center/West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5588 Woodlawn Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 962-2497 World Finance Loans & Tax Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-0708

Touchet’s Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-9882 Toups Propeller Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-5785

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Young’s Grocery, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 893-3854

Town Planner on the Bayou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 519-7060

Your Southern Real Estate Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 385-2112

Tricia H. Lege, OD / Vermilion Vision LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (337) 740-2020

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Members By Category Accountants Darnall, Sikes, & Frederick, A Corporation of Certified Public Accountants 203 S. Jefferson St. P.O. Box 727 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-5470

Air Conditioning Sales/ Repairs Desormeaux’s Heating & Air Conditioning 1201 Meauxs Ln. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2198 www.desormeauxs.com F & R Air Conditioning, Inc. 119 S. John Hardy Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5646 http://fandrac.com

FACTS-5 118 Leblanc St. P.O. Box 698 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6798 www.facts-5.com

Fred’s Plumbing & Electric 105 James St. P.O. Box 249 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-5235 www.fredsplumbingac.com

Agriculture Acadian Gourmet Foods, Inc. 31232 E. Campbell Rd. Gueydan, LA 70542 (337) 536-7052 www.bakerfarms.net Simon Farms 11468 LaGrange Rd. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 652-4909

Havens of Abbeville 2800 Rodeo Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2248 www.havensofabbeville.com The Meadows Apartments 501 N. Kibbe Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-4543 Our Lady of Assumption 1004 S. Saint Charles Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 652-3219 Our Lady of Mercy Apartments 115 Alan Ln. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 62190 Lafayette, LA 70596-2190 (337) 406-8500 St. Marguerite-Marie Alocoque Apartments 200 E. Maraist St. Kaplan, LA 70596 (337) 652-3219

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance 200 N. Magdalen Sq. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-4114 www.abbevillemuseum.org

Attorneys Hardee Law Firm & Mediation Center 401 E. Veterans Memorial Dr. P.O. Box 457 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-6408 Sonnier Law Firm 2 S. Magdalen Sq. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5973

Automotive Acadiana Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Fiat South 2110 Veterans Memorial Abbeville, LA 70510 1700 SW.Evangeline Trfy.

Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 893-4555 http://acadianadodgesouth.com Acadiana Ford, Inc. 418 E. Veterans Memorial Dr. P.O. Box 609 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-7124 www.acadianaford.com Allen’s Collision Repair Center 8431 Hwy. 167 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0248

Primeaux Brothers Automotive, LLC. 5734 Roland Farm Rd. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 898-1189 Ray Chevrolet, Inc. 716 W. Summers Dr. P.O. Box 10 Abbeville, LA 70511-0010 (337) 893-1243 www.raychevy.com Republic Auto Parts 1005 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3111 Specialty Carts 726 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-7477 www.specialtyautosales.biz

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Town Planner on the Bayou 418 Little Guy Ln. New Iberia, LA 70563 (337) 519-7060 www.townplanner.com

The Courtyards Apartments 1504 Coulee Kinney Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6983

Art Galleries

G & H Tire & Car Care Services 9700 Maurice Ave. P.O. Box 430 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-2757 www.gandhtire.com

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The Acadian Apartment Homes 9613 Maurice Ave. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-3446 www.theacadianapartments.com

The Sellers Group 147 Easy St. Lafayette, LA 70506 (337) 232-0778

Discount Tire Center P.O. Box 598 Abbeville, LA 70511-0598 (337) 893-5225 www.discounttirecenterinc.com

Community Guide

Langlinais Broussard & Kohlenberg CPA 2419 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70511-1123 (337) 893-6232 www.lbkcpa.net

Apartments

Architectural Designs & Building

Courtesy Ford South 1201 US Hwy. 167 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3031 www.courtesyfordsouth.com

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Kolder Champagne Slaven & Company LLC 200 S. Main St. P.O. Box 1055 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-7944 http:www.kcsrcpas.com

Willowind Apartments 801 Wildcat Dr., 1-A Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0780

B B’s Auto Sales 2311 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-1790 www.bbsautosales.com

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Dore & Company 404 Pere Megret St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5400 www.doretax.com

St. Martin de Tours 1800 Legion Park Dr. Kaplan, LA 70596 (337) 652-3219

Terry’s Diesel Repair & Sales, LLC 2005 W. Summers Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-7569 www.terrysdiesel.com

Aviation Vector Aviation, LLC 112 Industrial Park Loop Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-7128 www.vectoraviationabbeville.com

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Consultants

Abbeville Building & Loan 1212 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 1510 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-1170

Détendez-vous, Inc. 100 S. Louisiana, Ste. 200 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-7529 www.detendezvous.biz

Abbeville Chiropractic Clinic 2619 South Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-4353 http://abbevillechiro.com

Cypress Fire & Safety, L.L.C. 10725 Sidney Gautreaux Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-1002 www.cypress-fire.com

Advancial Federal Credit Union 306 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd. Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 266-9760 x 4341 www.advancial.org

Bed & Breakfasts

Abshire Chiropractic 7992 Maurice Ave. P.O. Box 490 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 898-0522 www.drrowdyabshire.com

Sellers & Associates Inc. 100 Thomas St. Abbeville, LA 70510 148-B Easy St. Lafayette, LA 70506 (337) 893-2808 www.sellersandassociates.com

Churches

SIDES & Associates 222 Jefferson St., Ste. B P.O. Box 3267 Lafayette, LA 70502 (337) 233-6473 www.sides.com

Bank of Abbeville & Trust Company 123 Concord St. P.O. Drawer 340 Abbeville, LA 70511-0340 (337) 893-0257 www.bankofabbeville.com Bank of Erath 1309 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 308 Abbeville, LA 70511-0308 (337) 893-3761 www.bankoferath.com

Bayou Rose Bed and Breakfast Cottage 506 Park Ave. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-8093 www.vrbo.com/387787 The Caldwell House 105 E. Vermilion St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 281-0807 www.thecaldwell.com Crawfish Haven/Mrs. Rose’s BedBreakfast 6807 Hwy. 35 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 652-8870 www.crawfishhaven.net

First Guaranty Bank 799 W. Summers Dr. P.O. Box 1290 Abbeville, LA 70511-1290 (337) 893-1777 www.fgb.net

Ducote-Williams House 401 N. St. Charles Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0048 www.ducotewilliams.com

Gulf Coast Bank 221 S. State St. P.O. Drawer 490 Abbeville, LA 70511-0490 (337) 893-7733 www.gcbank.com

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Iberia Bank 200 E. Veterans Memorial Dr. Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 521-4890 www.iberiabank.com Pedestal Bank 201 N. Cushing Ave. P.O. Box 309 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-7110 www.pedestal.bank Rayne State Bank and Trust Company 410 Kaliste Saloom Rd. Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 235-2062 www.bankonnet.com

Bon Ami Floor Gallery 708 W. Port St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0510 www.bonamifloor.com

Abbeville Pentecostal Church 100 Odea St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 892-7050 www.abbevillepentcostals.com Abbeville United Methodist Church 213 N. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5216 www.abbevillemethodists.org Ark of the Covenant God First Church of Deliverance 210 S. Saint Valerie Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 230-6693 St. Mary Magdalen Church 300 Pere Megret P.O. Box 1507 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-0244 www.stmarymagdalenparish.org

Dronet’s Floor Gallery 108 W. Lastie Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-6922 www.dronetsfloorgallery.com

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 101 E. Vermilion St. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 1101 Abbeville, LA 70511-1101 (337) 893-3195 www.stpaulsabbeville.com

Childcare

Cleaning Services

The LeBlanc Center for Learning 899 W. Port St. Abbeville, LA 70510 306 Cautillion Dr. Youngsville, LA 70592 (337) 898-2912 www.leblanccenterforlearning.com

Francis Janitorial Services, Inc. 817 Pitt Rd. Scott, LA 70583 (337) 789-6468

Little Scholars Learning Center 4402 Ryan Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 658-2971

Sagrera Construction LLC 20104 Sweet Ln. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6336 www.sagreraconstructionllc.com

Construction Management

Valour, LLC 7612 US Hwy. 167 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-7461 www.valouredge.com

Contractors Acadian Contractors 17102 W. LA Hwy. 330 Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 1608 Abbeville, LA 70511-1608 (337) 893-6397 www.acadiancontractors.com Broussard Brothers, Inc. 17102 W. LA Hwy. 330 P.O. Box 1740 Abbeville, LA 70511-1740 (337) 893-5303 Glenn Lege Construction, Inc. 1339 Fortune Rd. Youngsville, LA 70592 (337) 233-3406 www.glennlegeconstruction.com R4 Specialties 10111 Grant Rd., Ste. Q Houston, TX 77070 413 Timber Creek Lafayette, LA 70506 (337) 652-5328 www.r4specialties.com Stallion Offshore Quarters, Inc. 13818 S. Guegnon St. P.O. Box 370 Abbeville, LA 70511-0370 (337) 898-0044 www.stallionoilfield.com

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Counseling Acadiana Addiction Center 3008 W. Pinhook Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 233-1111 www.acadianaaddiction.com

Dance Center Stage Dance Academy 2617 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 937-6286 www.centerstageabbeville.com

Drug & Variey Store

Thrifty Way Pharmacy/Cajun Cottage Gifts 2640 North Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6304 www.thriftywayrx.com

Mt. Carmel School of Abbeville 405 Park Ave. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0859 www.mceschool.org South Louisiana Community College 1101 Bertrand Dr. Lafayette, LA 70506 (337) 521-9000 www.solacc.edu

KBON 101.1 FM 109 S. 2nd St. Eunice, LA 70535 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 546-0007 www.kbon.com LA Military Hall of Fame & Museum 911 Revis Sirmon Loop Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-9645 www.lamilitarymuseum.com Lafitte Cinema LLC 2150 Charity St. P.O. Box 429 Abbeville, LA 70511-0429 (337) 893-4541 www.abbevillemovies.com Sam Guarino Blacksmith Shop Museum 304 S. State St. P.O. Box 1170 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-4110 Southern Oaks Country Club LLC 10924 Veterans Memorial Dr. 210 Ardly Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 252-2572 www.southernoakscc.com Touchet’s Bar 7490 US Hwy. 167 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-9882 www.touchetsbar.com

Rip Van Winkle Gardens 5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd. New Iberia, LA 70560 (337) 359-8525 www.ripvanwinklegardens.com

Republic Finance 102 Broadmoore Blvd.

Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3160 www.republicfinance.com

Southern Soirees & More 601 E. Jane St. 722 N. Shireview Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 223-0399

Southwest Loan & Insurance Co. 1305 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-8944

Woodlawn Chapel 8001 Woodlawn Rd. Maurice, LA 70555 1312 Verot School Rd. Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 962-2497 www.bookthechapels.com

Financial & Investment Services Deep South Financial P.O. Drawer 1414 Abbeville, LA 70511-0070 (337) 893-2274 Edward Jones – Garett Thibodeaux (Financial Consultant) 102 Thomas St., Ste. A Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-2117 www.edwardjones.com Edward Jones – Hollie Nelms (Financial Advisor) 2018 Veterans Memorial Dr. 105 Odea St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-4229 www.edwardjones.com Edward Jones – Jason Duhon (Financial Advisor) 9611 Maurice Ave., Ste. 10 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-3432 www.edwardjones.com

World Finance Loans & Tax Services 2230 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-0708 www.loansbyworld.com

Financing 1st Franklin Financial 2776 Rodeo Rd. P.O. Box 240 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 892-5266 www.1ffc.com

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The Math Depot 214 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 422-6764 http://themathdepotandmore.com

The Hangout Gameroom 1616 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 8587 Fusilier Rd. Maurice, LA 70555

First South Farm Credit 3206 S. LA 13 P.O. Box 1236 Crowley, LA 70527-1236 (337) 783-3954 www.firstsouthland.com

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Harvest Time Christian Academy 901 Wildcat Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 892-6722 www.htcalions.com

Abbey Players 200 S. State St. P.O. Box 1211 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-2442 www.abbeyplayers.com

Magdalen Place Two S. Magdalen Sq. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6161 www.magdalenplace.com

Community Guide

Abbeville High School 1305 Wildcat Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-1874 https://ahs.vpsb.net

Entertainment

L’Eglise, Inc. 3238 J. Alcee Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 937-0700 www.legliseinc.com

Edward Jones – John Suire (Financial Advisor) 201 N. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-0611 www.edwardjones.com

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Education

Vermilion Catholic High School 425 Park Ave. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6636 www.vermilioncatholic.com

Event Planning

Vermilion Chamber of Commerce

Mula Family Pharmacy & Gifts 2619 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 385-1250

South Louisiana Community College – Gulf Area 1115 Clover St. Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-4984 www.solacc.edu

Fishing Don’s Boat Landing, Inc. 5515 W. LA Hwy. 688 Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-5070

Fitness Anytime Fitness (Abbeville) 3015 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 385-2812 Anytime Fitness (Maurice) 8905 Maurice Ave. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 898-3653 BALANCE: Well-being Yoga & Consulting 111 E. Vermilion St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (318) 332-7854 http://facebook/instagram

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Snap Fitness 109 Rue Centre, Ste. 3 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-0009 www.snapfitness.com/abbeville Snap Fitness – Maurice 9611 Maurice Ave. Maurice, LA 70555 9311 W. Sandpit Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 385-1996 https://www.snapfitness.com/us/gyms/ maurice-la/

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Florist A Flower Cottage 301 S. Saint Charles St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-1557 Blossoms and Gifts, LLC 107 N. Hospital Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-0906

Funeral & Creamation Services David Funeral Home 2600 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 13100 New Iberia, LA 70562-3100 (337) 893-3777 www.davidfuneralhome.org Kinchen Funeral Home 218 N. Saint Valerie St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-9595 www.kinchenfuneralhome.com Vincent Funeral Home P.O. Box 430 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-7276 www.vincentfuneralhome.net Abbeville - (337) 893-4661 Kaplan - (337) 643-7276 Gueydan - (337) 536-6124

Gifts & Specialty Items Food & Beverage/Catering Bon Temps Grill 1312 Verot School Rd. Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 706-8850 www.bontempsgrill.com Don’s Custom Catering LLC 2519 Frith Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-9789

Factory Connection 3015 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 2300 Hwy. 79 S. Guntersville, AL 35976 (337) 400-9712 www.factory-connection.com The Monogram Shoppe & Uniforms 12144 Douglas Dr. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 898-9821

Le Bon Manger D & S Catering, LLC 13917 LA Hwy. 35 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-1144 https://lebonmanger.net Marcello’s Catering 103 Shadows Dr. Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 277-7103 McDonald’s of Abbeville P.O. Box 760 Abbeville, LA 70511-0760 (337) 893-1455 www.mcdonalds.com Niko Cafe Coffee 1000 Eula St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 277-3805 www.nikocafe.com Village Deaux 7992 1/2 Maurice Ave. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 385-1444

Olympus Specialties, LLC 202 N. Cushing Ave. Josh Hollier Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-6767 www.olympusspecialties.com Come see us for Screen Printing, Embroidery, Digital Printing, FR Workwear, Safety & PPE, Promotional Items, Signs & Decals, Banners, Western & Work Boots, & Online Stores.

Thibodeaux Town & Country 1124 N. Lafitte Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-1829

Government City of Abbeville 101 N. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-8550 www.cityofabbeville.net

Eddie’s One Stop 100 W. Veterans Memorial Dr. P.O. Box 150 Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-5550

Gabe Marceaux 100 N. State St., Ste. 110 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2837

Hebert’s Specialty Meats 8212 Maurice Ave. 2614 Twin Ln. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-5062 www.hebertsmaurice.com

State Representative Blake Miguez 410 N. Broadway Rd. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-8827

Richard’s Meat Market 117 Park Ave. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0836

Town of Erath 115 W. Edwards Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-8401 www.townoferath.com

Robie’s Food Center 604 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-4354 www.robies.net

Vermilion Economic Development Alliance 407 Charity St., Ste. 102 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-0438 www.developvermilion.org

Shawn’s Cajun Meats Too, Inc. 201 W. Hwy. 14 Delcambre, LA 70528 (337) 685-5709

Vermilion Parish Sheriff 101 S. State St. P.O. Box 307 Abbeville, LA 70511-0307 (337) 898-4409 www.vpso.net Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission 200 N. Magdalen Sq. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-6600 www.mostcajun.com Village of Maurice 405 Lastie Ave. P.O. Box 128 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-6406

Graphic Design Awardmaster 3219 Johnston St. Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 984-1414 www.awardmaster.com

Grocery Stores Champagne’s Super Market, Inc. 202 S. Kibbe Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-8163 www.champagnesgrocer.com

Super 1 Foods 2720 Rodeo Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0636 www.super1foods.com Walmart Store #309 3005 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6485 www.walmart.com Young’s Grocery, Inc. 24004 LA Hwy. 333 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3854 http://youngsgroceryinc.com

Hardware Abbeville Electric Supply, Inc. 320 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-2922 www.abbevilleelectric.com Brasseux’s Hardware 300 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-1824 http://brasseuxs.com Lowe’s 2700 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 892-4911 www.lowes.com

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Minvielle Lumber Company 1412 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3881

Health & Clinics Compass Health 713 North Ave. L Crowley, LA 70526 P.O. Box 428 Crowley , LA 70527 (888) 640-5433 www.compasshealthcare.com

Home Furnishings

Francis’ GE Center 315 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-9102

AGH Clinic-Abbeville General Hospital Clinic 2419 Alonzo St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 892-0630 Erath/Delcambre Community Care Clinic 220 North Rd. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-5944

Pediatric Group of Acadiana/Erath Clinic 401 Youngsville Hwy. Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 256-5266 www.pgacadiana.com SouthStar Urgent Care 3013 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (844) 376-4249 http://hulinhealth.com Women’s Health of Vermilion 2419 Alonzo St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6294

Hotels/Motels Best Western Abbeville Inn 3515 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-4100 www.bestwestern.com Budget Inn & Suites 2115 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-9770 www.budgetinnabbeville.com Days Inn 730 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-4666 www.executiveinnexpress.com

Chris Suire 11520 North Rd. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-5506 Donald Sagrera 20227 LA Hwy. 82 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 652-0496

Tiffany Cardinale State Farm Agency 3013 Veterans Memorial Dr., Ste. 106 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 422-6666 http://statefarm.com

Interior Design

F. Dale Broussard 1400 E. Villien St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3816

Seller’s Custom Decorating 115 N. Cushing Ave. Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-2901

Jerry Gaspard 21427 Pine Island Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 385-8144

Jewelry

Paul Bourgeois 402 E. Villien Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6116

Insurance Dave Holley Agency, Inc. 1049 W. Summers Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5871 www.daveholleyinsurance.com Farm Bureau Insurance 3139 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2114 www.vermilionfarmbureau.com Humana / Scott Morgan 4422 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy., Ste. A Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 706-5369 www.humana.com Richard Broussard Insurance Agency 500 S. State St. P.O. Box 189 Abbeville, LA 70511-0189 (337) 893-5183

Melancon Jewelers 2423 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-1900 www.mjewelers.com

Manufacturing & Production

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Abbeville Weight Loss Clinic 2621 North Dr., Ste. C Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-6009 www.mediweightlossclinics.com

Pediatric Clinic 2419 Alonzo St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-3120

Individual

Thomson Smith & Leach Insurance Group 809 W. Summers Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2883 www.tslins.com

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Abbeville General 118 N. Hospital Dr. P.O. Box 580 Abbeville, LA 70511-0580 (337) 893-5466 www.abbevillegeneral.com

Noel & Hanby ENT 100 Phoenix Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-3700 www.noelent.com

Vermilion Motel 1713 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-1404

State Farm / Terri Landry 2655 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-9122 www.terrilandry.com

Community Guide

Abbeville Community Health Care Center 1009 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 806 Jefferson Terrace Blvd.

New Iberia, LA 70560 (337) 365-4945 www.icchc.org

Maurice Community Care Clinic 207 Milton Rd. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 898-9449

Sunbelt Lodge 1903 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-1453 www.sunbeltlodge.com

State Farm / Cordell Dartez P.O. Box 399 P.O. Box 399 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 898-1616 www.https://www.statefarm.com/agent/us/ la/maurice/cordell-dartez-9p3hb1ys000

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Hospitals & Clinics

Manuel Medical Clinic 104 Genevieve Dr. Dr. Powlin Manuel Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 984-0110

Motel 6 3523 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-3180 www.motel6.com

Vermilion Chamber of Commerce

Earl’s Furniture Co. 5937 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3673 www.earlsfurniture.biz

Gulf Regional Occmed Center Of Acadiana, 121 E. Saint Victor St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-0810 www.gulfregional.com

C. S. Steen Syrup Mill 119 N. Main St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-1654 www.steensyrup.com Coastal Chemical Co., LLC 3520 Veterans Memorial Dr. P.O. Box 820 Abbeville, LA 70511-0820 (337) 893-3862 www.coastalchem.com Duhon Brothers Oil Co. 819 S. Henry St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-0674 www.duhonbrosoil.com

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Gulf Coast Chemical, Inc. 220 Jacqulyn St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0213 www.gulfcoastchemical.com Hebert’s Honey Co. 2720 W. Aladin Rd. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-6722

Miguez Fuel 109 Hwy. 90 W New Iberia, LA 70560 (337) 365-3784 www.miguezfuel.com Planters Rice Mill, LLC 403 S. Washington St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-3056 www.plantersllc.com

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LeBlanc Oil Company 212 N. Richard St. Delcambre, LA 70528 (337) 685-2557 http://corporate.exxonmobil.com

Marine Charters, Sales & Service Abbeville Harbor & Terminal District 124 N. State St. P.O. Box 1410 Abbeville, LA 70511-1410 (337) 893-9465 www.abbevilleharbor.com Omega Protein, Inc. 9730 Andrew Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2933 www.omegaproteininc.com

Marketing Alison Miller Design & Marketing Solution 311 N. Geoffroy St. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 322-1759 Matthew Aaron Agency 1010 Auburn St. Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 552-4285 https://kloutnine.co

Massage Therapy Whitney Atchetee Physical Therapy Clinic 317 Odea St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3258

Medical, Dental & Nursing Care Acadian Ambulance Service P.O. Box 98000 Lafayette, LA 70509-8000 (337) 291-1523 www.acadian.com Acadian Homecare of Abbeville 302 N. Hospital Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 892-0805 www.lhcgroup.com Access Primary Care 1828 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-7440 www.accessprimary.com

Tricia H. Lege, OD / Vermilion Vision LLC 204 N. Saint Charles Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-2020 www.vermilionvision.com

CASA of South Louisiana 1819 W. Pinhook Rd., Ste. 100A Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 268-5111 www.casaofsola.org

Vermilion Healthcare Center 14008 Cheneau Rd. Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-1949 www.vermilionhealthcarecenter.com

Confrerie d’Abbeville P.O. Box 1272 Abbeville, LA 70511-1272 (337) 893-3082 www.giantomelette.org

Nonprofit Organization Abbeville Garden Club 6604 LA Hwy. 82 Youngsville, LA 70592 (337) 937-0961

Eastridge Nursing Center 2305 Richard St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 892-9800 www.eastridgenursing.org

Abbeville Main Street 101 N. State St. P.O. Box 1170 Abbeville, LA 70511-1170 (337) 898-4110 www.cityofabbeville.net

Eastridge Senior Living Suites 2309 Richard St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-1944 www.eastridgesuites.com

Allume’ Society 404 Pere Megret St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5400 www.savethefranks.com

Fresenius Kidney Care at Abbeville 1820 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-1932 http://freseniuskidneycare.com

American Cancer Society 1604 W. Pinhook Rd., Ste. 203 Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 237-3797 www.relayforlife.org

Guidry Eye Care 2650 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0069 www.guidryeyecare.com

American Legion Vermilion Post 29 P.O. Box 401 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-5366 www.vermilionpost29.com

Maison du Monde Living Center 4000 Rodeo Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 892-2332 www.maisondumondelivingcenter.com

ARC of Vermilion 809 S. Severin St. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-6113 www.arcofvermilion.org

Med Receivable 7720 Hwy. 167 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 988-9812

Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana 7907 Wrenwood Blvd., Ste. B Baton Rouge, LA 70809 (225) 769-4005 www.apeleducators.org

Pelican Pointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation 405 Milton Rd. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 315-0118 www.pelicanpointehealthcareandrehab.org Southside Family Clinic 304 N. Hospital Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 385-1972

Boy Scouts of America 2266 S. College Rd. Lafayette, LA 70598 (337) 235-8551 www.evangeline-bsa.org Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana 301 A.A. Comeaux Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 62166 Lafayette, LA 70596 (337) 268-9555

Faith House P.O. Box 93145 Lafayette, LA 70509-3145 (337) 893-3033 www.faithhouseacadiana.com Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc. P.O. Box 33 Perry, LA 70575 (337) 652-2484 www.friendsofpalmetto.org Girl Scouts of Louisiana Pines-to Gulf 1720 Kaliste Saloom Rdl., Ste. C1 Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 984-1142 www.gslpg.org Goodwill Industries of Acadiana, Inc. 2900 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 385-2821 www.lagoodwill.com Herod Village 1411 Martin Luther King Dr. P.O. Box 763 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-2766 Hospice of Acadiana, Inc. 2600 Johnston St., Ste. 110 Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 232-1234 www.hospiceacadiana.com Junior Auxiliary of Abbeville P.O. Box 1404 Abbeville, LA 70511-1404 (337) 280-5237 Keep Abbeville Beautiful 101 N. State St. P.O. Box 1170 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 898-4110 www.cityofabbeville.net Knights of Columbus Council 2913 1007 N. LeJune Ave. P.O. Box 644 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 523-5994

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Oil Field Services

Propellers

HIDCO, Inc. 200 N. St. Charles P.O. Box 608 Abbeville, LA 70511-0608 (337) 893-9175 www.hidco-inc.com

Toups Propeller Service 1413 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 91 Abbeville, LA 70511-0091 (337) 893-5785

Personal Services

Real Estate Services

Eagle Pest Control 1809 W. Port St. P.O. Box 610 Abbeville, LA 70511-0610 (337) 898-1936 www.eaglepestandchemical.com

Betty LeBlanc Realty, Inc. 406 Pere Megret Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-8000 www.bettyleblancinc.com

United Way 215 E. Pinhook Rd. Lafayette, LA 70505 (337) 233-8302 www.unitedwayofacadiana.org

Le Bayou Legendaire 1307 S. Henry Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5760 www.richardsalebarn.com

Vermilion Boys & Girls Club 301 A. A. Comeaux Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-9745 www.bgcacadiana.com

Louisiana Cattle Festival & Fair Association 2901 Rodeo Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 28 Abbeville, LA 70511-0028 www.lacattlefestival.org

Vermilion Council on Aging, Inc. 1928 Graceland Ave. P. O. BOX 543 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2563 www.louisianacouncilsonaging.com Vermilion Library Foundation 405 E. Saint Victor St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-8172

La Palmera Spa 121 N. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 740-7422 www.lapalmeraspa.com

Lt. Dronet Detachment McL #1304 P.O. Box 2305 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-8172 www.mcleague.com/mdp/index.php Minority Business Association of Vermilion 608 Terry Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-2211

St. Mary / Vermilion Community Action Agency, Inc. 1600 N. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2528 www.stmarycaa.org Twin Parish Port Commission 203 N Railroad P.O. Box 101 Delcambre, LA 70528 (800) 884-6120 x1 www.portofdelcambre.com

Vermilion Soil & Water Conservation District 3221 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5664 x3 www.vermilionswcd.weebly.com

Office Furniture & Supplies Digitech Office Machines P.O. Box 82599 Lafayette, LA 70598 (337) 235-4722 www.digitechoffice.net Piazza Office Supply 301 Pere Megret P.O. Box 758 Abbeville, LA 70511-0758 (337) 893-0807

Printing & Typesetting Services Copy Cat Printing 318 E. Veterans Memorial Dr. Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-6677 Copy Services Inc. 208 Charity St. P.O. Box 1402 Abbeville, LA 70511-1402 (337) 893-2400 Manuel Screen Printing LLC 504 N. Cushing Ave. Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-3244

Laporte Appraisal Service P.O. Box 876 Abbeville, LA 70511-0876 (337) 898-1600

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Society of Our Lady of Most Holy Trinity P.O. Box 1400 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-7900 www.solt.net

Vermilion Rice Growers 1105 W. Port St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-7165

Abbeville Meridional 318 N. Main St. P.O. Box 400 Abbeville, LA 70511-0400 (337) 893-4223 www.vermiliontoday.com

Kathy Dyson Realty 203 S. Saint Charles Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-6236 www.kathydysonrealty.com

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Sabien Specialty Services Inc. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 417-9321

Vermilion Parish Retired Teachers Assoc.

Patsy Hebert Youngsville, LA 70592 (337) 937-6775

Press/Publications/Radio

Frioux Properties 12322 Grosse Isle Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 422-2411

Community Guide

Rotary Club of Abbeville P.O. Box 1263 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 523-0551 www.rcabbeville.org

Vermilion Parish Library 405 E. Saint Victor Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 640 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-2674 www.vermilionlibrary.org

Woodlake Addiction Recovery Center/ West 1314 N. Lafitte Rd. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5588 www.woodlakecenter.com

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Quality Sports Authority 12725 North Rd. Erath, LA 70533 (337) 937-4360 www.qualitysports.org

Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau Federation 3139 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2114 www.lfbf.org/vermilion

Dream Home Realty 100 Thomas St. 109 Loraine St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 522-3334 www.homesforsaleacadiana.com

Vermilion Chamber of Commerce

LA Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living 825 Kaliste Saloom Rd. Lafayette, LA 70508 (337) 262-5314 www.healthierairforall.org

Sunrise Realty 207 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-9662 www.sunriserealtyonline.com Your Southern Real Estate Co. 113 E. Vermilion St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 385-2112 www.yoursouthernrealestate.com

Restaurants & Specialty Dining Dupuy’s Oyster Shop 108 S. Main St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-2336 www.dupuys.com The Eatery 9511 Maurice Ave. P.O. Box 276 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 740-7777 www.theeaterymaurice.com

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Jalisco Mexican Restaurant and Grill 2016 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 385-2396

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RiverFront – A Louisiana Grill 530 Park Ave. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-3070 www.riverfrontla.com

RV Parks

Telecommunications

Abbeville R. V. Park 1501 W. Port St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-4042 www.abbevillervpark.com

Cox Communications 1906 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette, LA 70506 (337) 456-4343 www.cox.com

Security Services

SHUCKS! The Louisiana Seafood House 701 W. Port St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-3311 www.shucksrestaurant.com

Acadian Total Security P.O. Box 93444 Lafayette, LA 70509 (337) 289-0911 www.acadiantotalsecurity.com

Soulful Eats 1815 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 422-5060

Sporting Goods

Stelly’s Boiling Spot 1120 Veterans Memorial Dr. 18404 E. Hwy. 35 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 652-5612 Villager’s Cafe 8400 Maurice Ave. P.O. Box 503 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 898-1554 www.villagerscafe.net

Retailers/Tobacco & Cigars K & F, Inc. 201 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-4698 Smoke N Go 201 S. State St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-4698

Louisiana Range Gun Club 313 W. Lafayette St. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 446-4596 www.louisianarange.com

Storage Jefferson Island Storage & Hub 11408 LA Hwy. 89 Erath, LA 70533 (337) 685-5766 www.southerncompanygas.com Safe and Sound Storage 9807 Maurice Ave. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 892-7233 Vermilion Store & Lock 1804 Charity St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 898-0950 Village Storage LLC 9790 Maurice Ave. P.O. Box 277 Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 315-0029 www.villagestorage1.com

Kaptel 1730 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 104 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 643-7171 www.kaptel.net

SLEMCO 3420 N.E. Evangeline Trfy.

Lafayette, LA 70507 P.O. Box 90866 Lafayette, LA 70509 (337) 896-5384 www.slemco.com

Vending Trowel-Level Vending Inc. P.O. Box 2042 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 281-3512

Title Services

Veterinarians

The Title Shop 1049 W. Summers Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5871

Whittington Veterinary Clinic 1101 W. Port St. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-8522 www.whittingtonvetclinic.com

Tractor Dealers Langlinais Tractor 3012 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-1476

Utilities

Wholesale D & T Crawfish, LLC 3140 Veterans Memorial Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510 P.O. Box 748 Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 893-5436

CenterPoint Energy 1063 Forum Dr. Broussard, LA 70518 (800) 477-0177 www.centerpointenergy.com Magnolia Plantation Water System, Inc. P.O. Box 960 Abbeville, LA 70511-0960 (337) 893-1331 www.magnoliawater.com

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Advertiser Index Abbeville Community Health Center .......................................................... 25

Omega Protein ...................................................................................................... 23

Abbeville R.V. Park .............................................................................................. 14

Planters Rice Mill, LLC ...................................................................................... 23

Abbeville General ................................................................................................ 40

Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital .................................................................. 2 Acadiana Dodge South ......................................................................................... 7 Bank of Erath ........................................................................................................ 23 Betty Leblanc Realty, Inc. ................................................................................. 12

D&T Craw�ish ........................................................................................................ 16 Fred’s Plumbing and Air Conditioning, Inc. ................................................ 4

Gulf Coast Bank .................................................................................................... 22 Kaptel .......................................................................................................................... 5

Richard’s Meat Market ...................................................................................... 16 RiverFront – A Louisiana Grill ....................................................................... 17

Slemco ......................................................................................................................... 3 State Farm – Tiffany Cardinale, Agent ........................................................... 6 Vermilion Catholic High School / Mount Carmel School ................... 18

Vermilion Economic Development Alliance ............................................ 23 Vermilion Healthcare Center ......................................................................... 24 Vermilion Parish .................................................................................................. 15

Community Guide

Villager’s Café ....................................................................................................... 17

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Kathy Dyson Realty, LLC .................................................................................. 13

Ray Chevrolet ........................................................................................................... 5

Vermilion Chamber of Commerce

City of Abbeville ................................................................................................... 11

Pedestal Bank ....................................................................................................... 20

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Abbeville General, a 60-bed, acute care hospital, has been serving the Vermilion Parish community since 1966, while providing the highest standard of healthcare possible. Abbeville General has received many awards for its outstanding expertise in treating patients in many medical specialties.

HOSPITAL AT A GLANCE

• Joint Commission Accredited - Hospital • Joint Commission Accredited - 5 Primary Care Medical Homes • Value Based Purchasing (Performance Score Report) rank well above National and State Averages Year 2018-2019 • LHA Trust Funds Safety Star Award - July 2019 • LHA Workplace Safety Funds Grant - July 2019 • Well Spot Level 2 • Breast Feeding Friendly Workplace • Everbridge Mass Communication System • Cerner Electronic Medical Record

EMERGENCY SERVICES 24 Hour Availability • Cardiology • Surgery • Orthopedic • OB/GYN • Psychiatric • Pediatric • Gastrointestinal • Medicine

SERVICES AVAILABLE

• Anesthesia • Behavioral Medicine Center • Cancer Center of Acadiana at AG • Cancer Foundation (Levy) • Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory • Outpatient Diabetes/Nutrition • Diagnostic Imaging & Radiology • Emergency Services • Financial Assistance • Food & Nutrition • Gastrointestinal • Infusion Therapy • Intensive Care Unit • Interventional Pain Therapy • Labor & Delivery/Newborn Nursery • Laboratory/Pathology • Medical/Surgical Inpatient Care • Outpatient Surgery • Partial Program • Rural Health Clinics (3 Primary, Women’s, Pediatrics) • Sleep Center • Social Services • Specialty Physician Clinic • Substance Abuse/Medical Stabilization • Surgical Services • Telemedicine • Volunteer Services

118 N. Hospital Dr. Abbeville, LA 70510

(337) 893-5466

www.AbbevilleGeneral.com

Abbeville General is an equal opportunity provider and employer

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