LAFAYETTE– On February 26, 2026, David Fail, a 43-year-old former Abbeville resident, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after his August 2025 conviction by a federal jury for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”).
Shown after execution of the Full Requirements agreement are, from left, front row: Wayne Vidrine, Kaplan Electrical Foreman; Randy Campbell, Kaplan Councilman; Roslyn White, Abbeville Mayor and LEPA Vice Chairman; Mike Kloesel, Kaplan Mayor; Jason Willis, St. Martinville Mayor and LEPA Chairman; Vidalia Mayor Buz Craft, Vidalia Mayor and LEPA Secretary/Treasurer; Kishment McCloskey, Kaplan Utility Committee Member; Claude Huntsberry, Kaplan Public Works Director; and Kevin Bihm, LEPA General Manager.
The City of Kaplan has signed on as a wholesale electric customer of the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority (LEPA), effective June 1, 2026.
Teachers and staff from Cecil Picard Elementary are joined by officials from the Vermilion Parish School System during the celebration of the school’s Louisiana Blue Ribbon Award.
MAURICE — Wednesday morning at Cecil Picard Elementary began with a roar from the student body.
The cheers that filled the school’s gymnasium were certainly well earned.
Local and state officials joined students and staff to celebrate Cecil Picard Elementary being named a Louisiana Blue Ribbon School, one of eight schools in the state that received the prestigious designation. Cecil Picard is the fourth school in the parish to earn the honor, joining Erath High, Forked Island E. Broussard Elementary and Indian Bayou Elementary.
Roslyn White
In 2022, I made a promised to bring new energy and passion to our city as I worked to make a difference in a community that I love. I would like to thank the residents of Abbeville for allowing me to serve as your Mayor, I am incredibly proud of the progress we have made together.
Bang Bui
Hello, Abbeville! It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I am announcing my candidacy to run for Councilman at Large. As a lifelong resident of this historic and beautiful city we call home, I know how special Abbeville is for many and why it is important that we continue to preserve the things that make it so. We must also find creative ways to improve the quality of life for the entire community.
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
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219 North Cushing Avenue
Kaplan, LA 70548