Abbeville Mayor says everyone ‘feels it’ when crime occurs

At the second town hall meeting in Abbeville, Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White told the crowd that everyone “feels it” when a crime is committed in the city.
The meeting was held Tuesday at the Praise Church on Lyman Street, near J.H. Williams Middle School.
The council and Mayor Roslyn White held the meeting in District A, councilman Tony Hardy’s district.
White told the crowd that the public meetings are being held in districts with the most crime in the city. Next month’s third meeting will be held in District D.
The day after the first town hall meeting, there was a gunfire exchange between two groups in front of the ZahZah’s Lounge on the La. 14 Bypass in Abbeville. Four people were shot but no was killed.
White said, ”I am deeply disappointed that one day after the last meeting, we experienced a planned and targeted incident outside of a local lounge, carried out by the same young individuals who continue to commit these acts and have no place in this community.
“We have worked every day to gather what we need to get them off the street and will not stop until they are held accountable.”
The Abbeville Police have issued four warrants for the shootings. As of Friday, the police were still searching for: Trevon Ardoin, Kalen Cormier, Roderick Guidry, and Kirby Woods.
They will be charged with four counts of attempted murder once they are arrested.
“When a crime is committed in this city, we all feel it,” said White. “When you do not sleep, we do not sleep.”
White told the crowd that the problem is bigger than one agency, and it takes “everyone” to stop the violence. Other law enforcement agencies are assisting the Abbeville Police in finding the shooters of the bypass shooting.
“I do not have all the answers. Chief Hardy does not have all of the answers, but we are united in our goal to make this city safe again,” White added.