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The Abbeville Police Department made two arrests dealing with gun shots fired at a residence earlier this month.
On Feb. 16, at approximately 1:30 a.m. , officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to a “Shots Fired” call on the 800 block of South East Street.
The initial investigation determined that subjects in a vehicle fired numerous rounds from high powered rifles toward a residence. Detectives were called and took over the investigation.
During the investigation, detectives were able to identify the occupants in the vehicle.

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana WIC has issued the following guidance, available at LouisianaWIC.org, for WIC participants impacted by a recall of powdered infant formula following the FDA's advisory.
The advisory alerts consumers to avoid purchasing or using certain powdered infant formulas and Abbott voluntarily recalled powder formula including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare manufactured in Sturgis, Mich. The FDA cited four consumer complaints related to Cronobackter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport in infants.
To date, there are no known cases in Louisiana.

While the Louisiana Department of Transportation Development engineers conduct a study to find ways to make Hwy 167 safer, the Sheriff’s Office has found a quick way to reduce head-on collisions on Hwy. 167.
Sheriff Mike Couvillion and Eddlie Langlinais, the Sheriff’s Office’s information officer, attended the police jury meeting on Wednesday. Couvillon and Langlinais were there to hear concerns from citizens on how to make Hwy. 167 a safer place to travel. They were also there to offer a quicker solution to prevent another head-on collision on Hwy. 167.