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Bayou Vermilion Festival Sunday, October 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at
Vermilionville. Band Line-Up: 10:30 a.m. – Geno Delafose & French Rockin’
Boogie; 1:00 p.m. – Jason Frey & Lagniappe;4:00 p.m. – Jesse Lege & The Southern
Ramblers. The day promises to be fun and full of energy from the first note.
Water related activities include canoe trips, boat tours, wooden boats on
display, a fur display of bayou animals and more. We'll also have delicious
festival food, a fact-scavenger hunt, crafts for kids, self-guided village
tours, antique car and environmental groups present. If you have a wooden boat,
an antique car or are an environmental group who would like to participate in
this festival, please call Paul LaHaye at 769-7283. Festival admission is $5 for
adults, $3 for members and children (6-18) and those under six get in free. For all other information,
call 237-8360.
Monthly Canoe Outings
As a Paddle America Club, The Bayou Vermilion District’s Bayou
Operations conducts canoe outings on the first Saturday of every month (weather
permitting, Dec. - March excluded). The two-way, 1 and ˝ hour canoe events begin
at 9 a.m. Space is limited and reservations are required by the Wednesday before
the outing. Cost is $5 per person to cover the event insurance. Canoes are
provided. Participants 18 and younger must be registered by their parents and
those 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. For questions or to make
your reservation, call 237-8360.
Lafayette Parish Bayou Vermilion District -- Board of Commissioners Meeting
Held the 4th Wednesday of every month at 5:30 pm, board meetings are open to the public. The meetings are held at Vermilionville, which is located at 300 Fisher Road, (off of Surrey Street, across from the airport entrance) in Lafayette, LA. If
you would like to receive a meeting agenda, please call (337) 237-8360.
Click here for a
complete listing of Vermilionville's happenings. 
NEWS
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River politics gets rocky:
Pleasure or protection?: Agency that oversees Vermilion split
- The Daily Advertiser, 07/30/06
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Waste washes up in Vermilion River
- The Daily Advertiser, 07/11/06
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Party Girl (Canoe Birthday party) --
The Independent, 06/07/06
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Too much sewage flowing into Vermilion: Water samples studied since 2001 - The Advocate, 07/05/05 AmeriCorps Helps Clean [& Restore] Area - The Daily Advertiser, 06/05/05 Kerry Collins - Letter to the Editor - Times of Acadiana, 02/02/05 Beyond the Page. Trash Talk: Mardi Gras is here, but keep it clean. - Times of Acadiana, 02/02/05 Cover Story - From Trash to Treasure: Keeping the Vermilion River Clean is an Ongoing Challenge - Times of Acadiana, 02/02/05 Drain Markers Aimed at Cleaning River - The Daily Advertiser. 09/27/04 Bottles of Hoodoo Taken from Vermilion River - The Daily Advocate, 09/03/04 Another Voice: Blowin' in The Wind - Times of Acadiana, 08/04/04 Bayou Vermilion District Keeps An Eye On The River - The Daily Advertiser, 05/24/04 Our Opinion: Vermilion Cleanup Plan Cause for Hope - The Daily Advertiser, 04/24/04 Project Cleaning Up Once-Polluted Vermilion - The Daily Advocate, 04/09/04 Officials Have Big River Restoration Plans - The Daily Advertiser, 11/03/03 Kerry Collins - Letter to the Editor - The Daily Advertiser, 10/09/2003 River's Need Run Long: Tax Sought to Keep Vermilion Restoration Efforts Flowing - The Daily Advertiser, 09/14/2003 Kerry Collins - Letter to Editor - Times of Acadiana, 05/08/2002 |
