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Kaplan High School moved closer to getting an indoor air-conditioned hitting facility.
On Monday, the School Board Committee As a Whole approved loaning the Kaplan High Softball Program $250,000 to build a new indoor hitting facility next to the softball field.
The school board approved loaning the softball program the money, and softball head coach Brittney LeBeouf agreed to pay back the loan over 25 years. LeBeouf said she would pay $8,000 to $10,000 a year.

An Abbeville man is behind bars, accused of firing a shot that injured another person.
Tyreik Broussard, 21, faces attempted 2nd-degree murder charges for his alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred on Sunday.
​On June 19, at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers with the Abbeville Police Department received a call of “Shots Fired” in the 1700 block of Fairmont Ave.
​Responding officers located a male victim in a yard. Acadian Ambulance transported the victim to an area hospital. The victim suffered a single gunshot wound.

DELCAMBRE — The Delcambre Board of Aldermen introduced an ordinance on Monday to reapportion voting districts based on 2020 Census population numbers.
Todd Vincent of Sellers & Associates explained the process to the board, beginning with the town population dropping from 1,866 in 2010 to 1,793 in 2020.