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Members of the Abbeville LDRC Committee gather after Wednesday’s luncheon. Pictured (L-R) are Nikki Vidos, co-chair, Rob Roy,
Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Corey Lege, Councilwoman Roslyn White, co-chair, Don Pierson, Secretary of Louisiana Economic
Development, Anne Falgout, Stacey Neal, LED, and Robby Abboud, LED. Not pictured is committee member Onezieme Mouton.

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Don Pierson, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, presents Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza (left) with the city’s Certification as a Louisiana Development Ready Community.

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Representatives from various aspects of the city and community attend Wednesday’s City of Abbeville LDRC Certification Luncheon at the old RiverFront.

Abbeville named Louisiana Development Ready Community

Mon, 02/21/2022 - 3:16pm

Louisiana Economic Development recognized the City of Abbeville as the state’s newest Louisiana Development Ready Community in a ceremony on the Vermilion riverfront Wednesday. The city becomes the 49th participant in the community development program, now in its 14th year.

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Margaret Greene talks to the police jury about lighting on Hwy. 167, while Ramsie Baumgardner’s father, Brian, listens.

Trying to make Hwy. 167 safer

Mon, 02/21/2022 - 10:14am

Because of the recent death of two people on Hwy. 167, residents of Vermilion Parish are tired of people getting killed on a particular section of Hwy. 167 and want to make sure no one else dies.

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Vermilion Parish School Board undecided about 8 or 9 districts

Fri, 02/18/2022 - 9:07am

The Vermilion Parish School Board is now on the clock.
The board has until June 7 to decide if they want to go to an eight-member school board or a nine-member school board. Heck, there is even talk that there could be a 10-member school board.
For the last three years, the school board has been debating whether it wanted nine school board districts or eight school board districts.
They hired demographer Mike Hefner to create lines for eight and nine districts.
A couple of months ago, Hefner presented the school board with a nine-member district.

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L-R: Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza, who is a member of the Kiwanis Club, Councilwoman Roslyn White, Councilman Francis Plaisance and Kiwanis President Troy Frederick

Mayoral candidates share visions for Abbeville with Kiwanis Club

Tue, 02/15/2022 - 11:23am

Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza announced last summer that after five terms, he would not seek re-election in 2022.
That means for the first time since ‘02, there will be a new mayor of Abbeville. Two people, Francis Plaisance and Roslyn White, both of whom currently sit on the Abbeville City Council, are vying to be that new mayor. That will be decided on Saturday, March 26.
On Tuesday, the Kiwanis Club of Abbeville invited the two candidates to speak about their respective visions for the city. Below is what each told the Kiwanians:

Councilman Francis Plaisance

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Kaplan man surrenders after VPSO surround his house

Wed, 02/09/2022 - 4:25pm

On Monday, the Vermilion Parish Sherriff’s Office (VPSO) received credible information as to the whereabouts of a suspect that was recently featured on Crime Stoppers of Vermilion. According to Eddie Langlinais , Director of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Task Force and Coordinator of Crime Stoppers of Vermilion.

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