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KAPLAN — Damage to a main electrical transformer caused a citywide power outage in Kaplan Thursday afternoon.
Electrical crews had power restored by Thursday night.
“I want to thank everyone for their patience last night while the electrical crews worked to get our power restored,” Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel said in a post Friday morning. “I want to send out a special thank you to everyone that worked overtime in the rain getting power restored as quickly as possible.”

The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program recently graduated students from five parish schools.
D.A.R.E. instructor Marcus Hebert taught the students of the negative consequences of drug use, the effects of bullying and violence, conflict resolution, and how to make the right decisions by incorporating decision making techniques.
Graduates included 5th-graders from Indian Bayou, Mt. Carmel, Leblanc, Jesse Owens and Meaux.

An investigation is underway by the Abbeville Police Department into shots fired at a vehicle that had children inside and left one adult injured.
​On Dec. 30, 2019, the Abbeville Police Department received a call of shots being fired at an individual. Patrol officers responded to the area and located a vehicle with bullet holes in it.
​The subsequent investigation determined that a vehicle, which was occupied by both adults and minor children, had been shot at while the vehicle was on the north side of town. The vehicle had been struck by several bullets.