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The Abbeville Police Department is looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash.

Abbeville Police seeks information on hit-and-run crash

Fri, 06/11/2021 - 9:02am

​The Abbeville Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a suspect vehicle in a hit-and-run crash.
The vehicle, which video surveillance captured just prior to the hit and run, was traveling south on Lyman Street at a high rate of speed. The vehicle ran off of the roadway and crashed into a residence. The vehicle then backed up and fled the scene. The vehicle has sustained major damage to the front end.
If anyone is able to identify this vehicle, they are asked to contact the Abbeville Police Department.

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Organization Works to Bring French in Vermilion Parish Back to Life

Thu, 06/10/2021 - 4:07pm

A newly formed non-profit organization, Les Amis du Français en Vermillon (Friends of French in Vermilion), is dedicating itself to the promotion and preservation of the French language and culture in Vermilion Parish and to the continued success of the Vermilion Parish French Immersion Program. The organization, under the direction of Layla Melancon, a local resident and parent of a French Immersion student, will promote all things dealing with the Francophone cultures in Vermilion Parish, and in turn, provide support for immersion learning in Vermilion Parish.

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The city currently has a moratorium on new permits for food trucks.

Council decides not to lift food truck moratorium in Abbeville

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 1:55pm

Not long after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Abbeville City Council made the decision to place a moratorium on food trucks.
At the time, two vendors already had permits to operate food trucks in the city. An ordinance covering food trucks allows for up to five at a given time, and they must be on private property.
The council allowed the two permitted vendors to continue to operate, but would not accept any new permits.

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For the second year in a row, the State Farm Bureau queen is from Vermilion Parish. Avery Hebert, a 2019 Vermilion Catholic graduate and LSU student, was crowned as the 2021 Louisiana Farm Queen. She was crowned by Victoria Roussel, the outgoing Louisiana Farm Bureau Queen. Hebert is the daughter of Blair and Michelle Hebert.

Vermilion Parish Youth Crowned 2021 Louisiana Farm Bureau Queen

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:39am

By Kristen Oaks-White

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After a long layoff, Abbey Players is will reopen later this summer.

Abbey Players set to reopen doors

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:18am

On Feb. 9, 2020, Abbey Players performed their last closing night of Darkside. While in rehearsal for Xanadu, a show that was supposed to open on April 17, 2020, the Abbey Players, much like the rest of the world, had to close the doors to their businesses indefinitely.

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