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According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, on Nov. 23, at approximately 9 a.m., a Vermilion Parish Sheriff Deputy initiated a traffic stop on a motorcycle for the driver not wearing a helmet. The incident location was on Louisiana Highway 700 at the intersection of Shelly Road.

Shootings in the city of Abbeville continue to cause anger and sadness among officials and citizens.
Those concerns again reached the table during Tuesday night’s regular City Council meeting, only three hours after the shooting of a juvenile. A family member told KATC-TV on Wednesday that the 15-year-old is doing “as well” as can be expected. The item regarding shootings had already been placed for discussion on the agenda late last week.
“The shootings are taking over our city,” Councilwoman Terry Broussard said. “It’s really, really bad. People are afraid.”

On Nov. 17, at approximately 6:30 p.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to La. Hwy. 14 (Veteran’s Memorial Drive) near the intersection with N. John Hardy Drive in reference to a pedestrian accident.