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New lines were painted around the courthouse. Vehicles will pull into the lane and then have to back out when leaving.

There is now 'pull-in' parking around courthouse; not reverse parking

Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White has been receiving complaints about parking around the courthouse in downtown for the past two months.
This week, she has decided to implement a new parking method called “pull-in” parking, starting Tuesday, to address the issue.
Previously, the old way of parking was known as reverse angle parking. On Monday, the courthouse was closed in observance of the President’s Day holiday, allowing Abbeville city workers to remove the white stripes used to guide motorists on how to reverse-angle park.

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ATVs are being stolen in Abbeville.

Abbeville Police Chief is asking everyone to protect/lock their ATVs

Abbeville Chief of Police Mike Hardy is reminding residents to secure ATVs properly.
Hardy made the reminder after Councilman Carlton Campbell brought up an issue during a recent Abbeville City Council meeting.
“I’m getting a lot of complaints about kids riding four-wheelers on the streets at 3 and 4 in the morning,” Campbell said during his commentary at the meeting on Nov. 21. “It’s creating a disturbance. They asked that you look at that for them.”
Hardy said he is well aware of the issue.
“It’s one of busiest things we have right now,” Hardy said.

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The VC players celebrate after the win.

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VC head coach Broc Prejean talks to his players after the win.

VC knows how to win

Sometimes in high school football, having the right mindset and the willingness to fight can take a team a long way.
This was certainly the case for the Vermilion Catholic Eagles, who displayed remarkable resilience despite having only 26 players available for their game on Friday night.
Although the Eagles (12-0) were down by 22 points late in the second quarter, they pulled off an impressive comeback 39-35 win against the No. 9 Ascension Catholic team.
The Eagles’ head coach, Broc Prejean, was at a loss to explain how his team managed to turn the game around.

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Eddie Langlinais won as sheriff in Vermilion Parish.

Vermilion Parish elects Eddie Langlinais as sheriff

Vermilion Parish has elected Eddie Langlinais as its new sheriff. Langlinais, who hails from Delcambre, won the election by securing 60 percent of the votes. Lance Broussard had 40 percent.
Langlinais had 7,965 votes and Broussard had 4,971 votes.
Langlinais will take office on July 1, 2024, becoming the fourth sheriff of Vermilion Parish in the last 60 years.
During the last two decades, Mike Couvillon has served as the sheriff, while Ray LeMaire was the sheriff from 1984 to 2004. Before LeMaire, Euda Delcambre was the sheriff from 1964 to 1984.

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VC's Ross Dartez, shown running for a touchdown, and the rest of the Eagle team will rest this Friday in the first round of the playoffs.

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Kaplan lineman Carter Petrey (90) helps hold up fullback Jed Devoltz during a running play.

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Abbeville’s Edmar Simon III makes a tackle with Daylon Turner (44) closing in to help.

Three Vermilion Parish teams will make the playoffs

On Sunday, the LHSAA will release the high school playoffs, and three Vermilion Parish teams are in.
Those teams are Abbeville High (8-2), Kaplan (7-3) and Vermilion Catholic (10-0).
Abbeville is expected to be seeded No. 13 in the Division II Non-Select power rankings.
According to Geauxprep.com, at noon on Saturday, the Wildcats look like they will be playing Pearl River, ranked No. 20.
Pearl River enters the game with a 5-4 record, losing three out of its last four games. In Pearl River’s five wins, they averaged 46 points a game.

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