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Last week two parts that helped the clarifier turn at the water plant broke.
Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White described the clarifier as the “’water softener of the water plant’. It is what settles suspended solids from liquid, allowing water to become clear.”
When the clarifier quit turning last Thursday, it challenged city workers to find out why.
On Friday, mechanics determined a 37-inch diameter bearing weighing more than 100 pounds needed changing, along with a large chain that turns the clarifier.

DELCAMBRE — The Town of Delcambre has a message for pet owners — if your animal does its business in someone else’s yard or along the road or sidewalk, pick up your pup’s poop.
The town’s Board of Aldermen covered several issues at its May meeting on Monday, but it was the problem of residents not cleaning up after their pets that had the board wanting to send a message.

CROWLEY - “Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered.”
Those are the words of Anne Milgram, administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
And that’s the message Dr. Tina Stefanski, Region 4 Office of Public Health Medical Director, and her team are trying to get out to the general public.