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For the first time, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office is inviting the public to take a firsthand look at Sheriff’s Office operations with a 4-week Citizen’s Academy this fall.
The Citizen’s Academy will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. beginning on September 4th and will culminate with one final session and participant graduation on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Many people are expected to attend the Vermilion and Iberia Railroad Development District Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, July 24.
The meeting is from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. inside the LSU Ag Center Building in Abbeville.
The meeting is expected to be well attended because of what is expected to be discussed.
A group of parish citizens is expected to speak out against the Rails to Trails plan to convert the old railroad tracks into a bike and walking trail.
The trail would be built from Abbeville to Delcambre.

After 41 years at the same location in Abbeville, the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce is considering moving to a new location.
The city of Abbeville and the Chamber of Commerce are in the early stages of discussions about the possibility of relocating the Chamber’s office from its current location on the La. 14 Bypass in front of the SunBelt Lodge Motel to the downtown Abbeville’s Tourism Center and Cultural Alliance Building (the old library).