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According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office PIO Eddie Langlinais, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint of an Armed Robbery which occurred on the night of April 16, 2021.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Division developed information to secure felony warrants for Kenan Michael Willis, 18, Dequan Trevelle Turner, 18, and Latrell Dion Ashley, 18, all from Abbeville, LA.

On April 9, at approximately 9:30 a.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to a “Shots Fired” complaint on the 900 block of E. Lafayette Street.
Upon officers arriving on scene, the observed a male victim who suffered at least one apparent gunshot wound. The victim, identified as 25-year-old James Joseph, Jr., of Abbeville, died as a result of the shooting.

When the Vermilion Parish School Board completes a project less than $30,000, it lets Kerry Richard, the school system’s maintenance supervisor, inspect it. Now, the school board is looking at having an architect check the finished projects.
School Board member Laura LeBeouf brought the issue up at the Properties Committee on Monday. LeBeouf asked Richard how does the school board know when small projects are completed.
Richard told the board that he is the one who is inspecting the smaller projects once they are completed.