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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

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.

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.