The party is officially over for a group of University of Louisiana Lafayette students who barely managed to unpack their bags before being kicked out of their Florida vacation rental.
In less than two days, a Spring Break trip to Miramar Beach turned into an immediate eviction after Walton County Sheriff’s deputies and property managers discovered more than 50 people crammed into a single house on Ellis Road.
The trouble started almost immediately after the group arrived. Neighbors began reporting excessive noise and suspected underage drinking, prompting a visit from the property management company.
When managers performed a walk-through of the home, they found the interior trashed and the occupancy limits ignored.
“These couyons packed more than 50 in this house,” the Walton County Sheriff’s Office noted in a statement, using local slang to describe the rowdy crowd. “It wasn’t long before noise complaints and calls about underage drinking turned into a walk-through by the property management company.”
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The condition of the home was reportedly so poor that the management company opted for an immediate eviction rather than a warning. The Sheriff’s Office, documenting the swift end to the festivities, didn’t mince words regarding the state of the property or the quick exit of the visitors. “The house was so trashed they immediately decided to evict these Ragin’ Cajuns,” the office reported.
As the students were forced to pack up and head back toward Louisiana, the Sheriff’s Office offered a final, blunt farewell to the group: “Well, va t’en!”
This incident comes as Florida officials significantly tighten the reins on Spring Break activities across the state. Governor Ron DeSantis and various local municipalities have deployed increased law enforcement presence and implemented “zero-tolerance” policies to curb rowdy behavior, public intoxication, and property damage.
From the Atlantic coast to the Panhandle, cities are now using curfews, bag checks at beach entry points, and high fines for short-term rental violations to discourage the type of massive, unmanaged gatherings that have overwhelmed coastal communities in previous years.
The message from state leadership has been clear: Florida is open for tourism, but the era of lawless Spring Break partying is over.
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