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​Four people have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of Marlon Brown, which occurred in Abbeville more than three years ago.
Cody Guidry is facing a 2nd-degree murder charge, and three others have been booked for obstruction of justice, in connection to Brown’s death in early 2018.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has erased $2.7 million in student debt.
UL Lafayette utilized allocations from the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, part of the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law in March. It provided $39.6 billion to higher education institutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of 1,175 students at UL Lafayette benefited from the debt relief.

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, on August 8, 2021, at approximately 11:27 p.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible shooting incident located on South Airport Road near Jacqulyn Street near Abbeville.
Upon arrival, deputies found a victim in the ditch with wounds consistent with that of a gunshot. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital and was reported to be in stable condition.