by Effective Dev | Dec 1, 2021
Father S. J. Foltier is appointed the first resident pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville.
by Effective Dev | Dec 1, 2021
Father A. D. Megret dies ministering to his flock during an epidemic of Yellow Fever that swept through the region claiming 73 lives in Vermilion Parish.
by Effective Dev | Dec 1, 2021
Val Veazey publishes The Independent, the first newspaper in Vermilion Parish.
by Effective Dev | Dec 1, 2021
A post-office is established at Abbeville with Nicholas Desmary as the first postmaster.
by Effective Dev | Dec 1, 2021
Vermilion Parish is carved out from Lafayette Parish and created by the legislature.
