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This building was one of the first rice mills built in Abbeville in the early 1900s. Developers are looking at making this four-story building along the Vermilion River a new hotel.

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This is the side of the old mill that may be turned in a hotel.

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This brick is more than 120 years old.

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The front of the old packing plant could one day be an outdoor venue to be rented for weddings and concerts.

Old rice mill in Abbeville could become historic-looking hotel

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:16am

In the next couple of years, Abbeville is expected to see the opening of a historic-looking hotel and a spacious 10,000-square-foot indoor venue connected to the hotel that can be used for weddings and concerts.
At Wednesday’s Abbeville Rotary Club meeting, Brad Colgin, owner of The Colgin Companies LLC in Lafayette, informed Rotarians on the gameplan for the old Riviana Rice Mill in Abbeville.
In December of 2023, Earl “Boo” Landry of Erath purchased the rice mill from Riviana and named it “Rice Quarter LLC.”

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Here is one sugar kettle located downtown Abbeville.

Downtown Abbeville has sugar kettles with flowers

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:09am

No, a black pot cook-off is not about to pop up in downtown Abbeville.
Visitors and drivers will now notice several sugar kettles placed throughout the area. These kettles, serving as flower pots, are situated on traffic islands around Magdalen Square.
“The city decided to add Sugar Kettles with landscaping to the newly completed downtown overlay project,” Councilman Brady Broussard Jr. said. 
“Placement of the kettles can now be seen on the various brick islands in our historic downtown.”

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There is now a note on the Abbeville City Hall door explaining how to get into city hall.

You now have to ring bell to get into Abbeville City Hall

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:06am

Visitors must press a doorbell to enter Abbeville City Hall since the doors are locked. Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White explained the reason for the new system implementation.
Starting this month, when visitors arrive at city hall, they will have to ring a doorbell and then explain what their business is.
A person in city hall is able to see and speak to the person at the front door using the newly installed Ring Doorbell Camera.

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Whitney Myers

North Vermilion's Myers: State Teacher Of the Year semifinalist

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:03am

The Vermilion Parish School System is showing why it deserves to be mentioned among the best in the state.
Late last month, the Louisiana Department of Education named Erath Middle School’s Rylann Viator as a Middle School Student of the Year finalist. This week, another parish representative made strides in the award process. 
North Vermilion High’s Whitney Myers has been announced as a semifinalist for Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year. 

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Residents are complaining that some people are playing their music too loud in Delcambre.

Delcambre's City Council Message: Turn Down The Boom

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:00am

DELCAMBRE — The town of Delcambre is enforcing stricter regulations regarding loud music emanating from private property or vehicles in the city.
Residents were at a Delcambre city council meeting to complain about their neighbor playing loud music from their vehicle. When they called the police department and an officer arrived, the music was turned off. When the officer left, the music was cranked up.
“I have trouble with the boom noise,” said a resident. “It is every day.”

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