Could Abbeville shootings lead to state of emergency declaration?

Last week a question was asked by Police Jury President Jason Picard that has probably never been asked. Can the parish president declare a state of emergency because of many shooting incidents in Abbeville?
The police jury is no stranger to approving a state emergency declaration before or after a hurricane.
But for shootings?
The police jury probably has never called for one due to gun violence.
Two weekends ago, the shooting involved a group of people shooting at one another in two parking lots off the Hwy. 14 Bypass. Four people were hit with bullets, and all four needed hospital care. No one was killed. Leading up to that shooting, the city police had been responding to gunfire calls for the last three weeks.
Picard brought up the question to 13 other parish police jurors and police jury attorney Paul Moresi III. Picard wanted to know if the jury would back him if he declared a state of emergency in Abbeville because of the random shootings. The police jury president can declare a state of emergency without the approval of the police jury. However, Picard was looking for their support.
The jurors voted to back Picard if that day ever came.
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do for the safety and protection of its citizens. For example, a government can declare a state of emergency during a natural disaster, civil unrest, armed conflict, or medical pandemic.
Moresi said the shootings would have fallen under “civil unrest.”
If Picard declared a state of emergency in Abbeville, it would give him the power to declare a curfew in Abbeville for up to 30 days.
He would, however, check with Mayor Roslyn White before making any decision.
Things were calmer this weekend, according to Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy.
There was random gunfire at two different locations. No one was hit, and no bullet casings were located.
As for ZaZa’s Lounge on the Hwy. 14 Bypass, all was calm, said Hardy.