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At Wednesday night’s police jury meeting, the jurors agreed e to ask Vermilion Parish voters to vote for two renewals that the parish voters defeated earlier in the year.
The jury voted to put two failed tax renewals back on the ballot for the Nov. 5, 2024 election.
On April 27, a parish-wide preposition renewal was defeated 1,106 votes to 1,003 votes. The 3.26 mill renewal would have collected around $1.1 million for the year for a period of 10 years.

Due to a sudden surge in public records requests, the city of Abbeville is considering revising its policy for public records requests.
During Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the council had planned to propose changes to the public records request process. However, they decided to postpone the idea after receiving public comments and asking questions about the proposed changes.
Here are the following changes to the public records requests the city is considering:
• Reducing the cost per paper copy from $1 to 25 cents.

The Vermilion Parish Police Jury and the Vermilion Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness have introduced a new alert system known as Rave, designed to keep residents informed and safe in a hurricane or other emergencies requiring immediate attention. This system, similar to Nixle, which was the old system, is also used by different government agencies on a larger scale, including the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, providing you with real-time updates.