Transcript Where is Vermilion Parish? Parishes are regions in the state of Louisiana. We are the only state in the nation that has parishes.

Where is
Vermilion
Parish?
Parishes are regions
in the state of
Louisiana. We are
the only state in the
nation that has
parishes. Everyone
else calls their
regions “Counties.”
Louisiana
has 64
parishes
This is
where
Vermilion
Parish is
located.
Vermilion Parish
has 2 cities
Abbeville – 11,187
Kaplan – 5,122
A city has more than
5,000 people
Abbeville
Abbeville Facts
 Abbeville has 11,187 people
 Abbeville is the parish seat and has the Parish Court
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House
Abbeville has 2 Public Elementary Schools, 1 Middle
School and 1 High School
Abbeville also has 1 private Elementary School and 1
private High School.
Abbeville has several festivals such as the Cattle
Festival, Omelet Festival and the Daylilly Festival.
Abbeville has a City Hall, Post Office, Fire Station and
Police Station.
Abbeville
High School
JH Williams
Middle School
Abbeville Elementary Schools
Eaton Park Elementary
Herod Elementary
Two Private Schools
Mount Carmel Elementary and
Vermilion Catholic High School
Kaplan
Kaplan Facts
 Kaplan has 5,122 people living there.
 Kaplan has 1 public Elementary school,
1 middle school and one high school.
 Kaplan has a private elementary school.
 Kaplan has a City Hall, Post Office, Fire
Station and Police Station.
 Kaplan has a festival called “Bastille
Day”
 Kaplan has a Museum.
Kaplan Schools
Rene Rost Middle School
Kaplan High
Kaplan Elementary
Private School is Maltrait Elementary
Vermilion Parish has 3 Towns
 Erath has 2,187
 Delcambre 2,168
 Gueydan 1,598
 A town usually
has 1,000 people
Erath
Erath Schools
Erath High School
Erath Middle School and Dozier Elementary
Erath Facts
 Erath is a town with 2,187 people in it.
 Erath has 1 public elementary school, 1
middle school and 1 high school.
 Erath hosts the 4th of July Celebration
each year.
 Erath has a City Hall, Post Office, Fire
Station and Police Station.
 Erath has the Acadian Museum.
Delcambre
Delcambre Facts
 Delcambre is a town with 2,168 people.
 Delcambre is in both Vermilion Parish
and Iberia Parish.
 Delcambre has 1 public elementary
school and 1 high school.
 Delcambre has the “Shrimp Festival”
 Delcambre has a City Hall, Post Office,
Fire Station and Police Station.
Delcambre High and Delcambre Elementary
Gueydan
Gueydan Facts
 Gueydan is a town with 1,598 people.
 Gueydan has 1 public elementary
school, 1 high school. There is also 1
private school.
 Gueydan has the “Duck Festival”
 Gueydan has a City Hall, Post Office,
Fire Station and Police Station.
 Gueydan had a Museum.
Gueydan High School
Jesse Owens Elementary
Vermilion Parish has one
incorporated “Village” named
Maurice.
Less than 1,000
people.
Maurice
Maurice Elementary
Maurice Facts
 Maurice has 652 people
 Maurice is a village.
 Maurice has 1 elementary school
 Maurice students go to high school at
North Vermilion when they reach the 7th
grade.
 Maurice has a post office.
Other Places to Learn About….
 Perry
 Meaux
 Pecan Island
 Cow Island
 Henry
 Forked Island
 Indian Bayou
Vermilion Parish has many rural communities.
Forked Island
Elementary and
District 13 Fire Station.
Henry, Louisiana
Indian Bayou Community
Pecan Island, Louisiana
Perry/Seventh Ward Area
Meaux and North Vermilion Area
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