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Chris Landry / The Abbeville Meridional
Delcambre Police Capt. Perry Shaw presents the monthly police report to the town’s Board of Aldermen at their meeting on Monday.

Delcambre to enter into agreement with school board over land for future city park

DELCAMBRE — Delcambre Mayor Pam Blakely attended the recent Iberia Parish School Board meeting and came back with an agreement for the town’s planned park property on the corner of Main and Pelloat streets, she told the Board of Aldermen at its monthly meeting on Monday.
The board then voted to authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement for the property. The cooperative endeavor agreement for development of the property requires that the town send all plan specifications to the school board for approval prior to construction, town attorney Gabe Duhon said.

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Maurice putting stop to parking on streets

MAURICE — The town of Maurice is experiencing growing pains.
Maurice Police Chief Guy Nerren mailed a letter to every resident in Maurice, reminding them that it is against the law to park on the streets of Maurice.
In the letter mailed on April 18, Chief Nerren reminded all residents to park in their driveways, not on any part of the street.
Chief Nerren said accidents have happened because of improper parking on the street.

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Six fire arms, $19,300 of cash along with suspected crack and powered cocaine were located by the Task Force.

Task Force makes big drug bust in Abbeville

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillion, after a month long investigation, and countless hours of surveillance into a large-scale narcotics manufacturing and distribution operation, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force were able to execute several search warrants and were able to arrest Timothy Willis of Abbeville.
As a result of the search warrant, agents were able to seize the following:
• $19,352.37 in suspected drug proceed money
• 6 firearms with one being reported stolen.
• 176.36 grams of suspected crack cocaine

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Abbeville’s water plant part on its way from Kentucky

Last week two parts that helped the clarifier turn at the water plant broke.
Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White described the clarifier as the “’water softener of the water plant’. It is what settles suspended solids from liquid, allowing water to become clear.”
When the clarifier quit turning last Thursday, it challenged city workers to find out why.
On Friday, mechanics determined a 37-inch diameter bearing weighing more than 100 pounds needed changing, along with a large chain that turns the clarifier.

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Delcambre Mayor Pam Blakely, left, and Alderman Tipper Esponge, right, talk with town attorney Gabe Duhon during Monday’s meeting of the town’s Board of Aldermen.

Animal poop has become a messy issue in Delcambre

DELCAMBRE — The Town of Delcambre has a message for pet owners — if your animal does its business in someone else’s yard or along the road or sidewalk, pick up your pup’s poop.
The town’s Board of Aldermen covered several issues at its May meeting on Monday, but it was the problem of residents not cleaning up after their pets that had the board wanting to send a message.

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