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Homeowners of Vermilion Parish can relate to the problems of the Vermilion Parish School Board when finding insurance for the school district’s buildings.
The school district hired the company, Arthur Gallagher, to find companies to ensure the school district’s vehicles, like buses and trucks, along with buildings and schools.
Getting quotes for vehicles and flood insurance was the easy part, said Marrian Laughlin of Arthur Gallagher. However, finding an insurance company to insure the school district’s buildings takes more work.

On Sunday, March 19, at 1:08 p.m., The Abbeville Police Department received a complaint of a man pulling a handgun out on his ex-girlfriend on Schlessinger Street.
Upon arrival officers spoke with the victim who stated that her ex-boyfriend Mathew Scott went to her house with a handgun and raped her.
The victim was transported to Abbeville General Hospital so a Rape Kit could be administered. Officers then got a statement as to what occurred at the victim's residence.

At the second town hall meeting in Abbeville, Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White told the crowd that everyone “feels it” when a crime is committed in the city.
The meeting was held Tuesday at the Praise Church on Lyman Street, near J.H. Williams Middle School.
The council and Mayor Roslyn White held the meeting in District A, councilman Tony Hardy’s district.
White told the crowd that the public meetings are being held in districts with the most crime in the city. Next month’s third meeting will be held in District D.