Margaret Greene talks to the police jury about lighting on Hwy. 167, while Ramsie Baumgardner’s father, Brian, listens.
Because of the recent death of two people on Hwy. 167, residents of Vermilion Parish are tired of people getting killed on a particular section of Hwy. 167 and want to make sure no one else dies.
The Vermilion Parish School Board is now on the clock.
The board has until June 7 to decide if they want to go to an eight-member school board or a nine-member school board. Heck, there is even talk that there could be a 10-member school board.
For the last three years, the school board has been debating whether it wanted nine school board districts or eight school board districts.
They hired demographer Mike Hefner to create lines for eight and nine districts.
A couple of months ago, Hefner presented the school board with a nine-member district.
L-R: Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza, who is a member of the Kiwanis Club, Councilwoman Roslyn White, Councilman Francis Plaisance and Kiwanis President Troy Frederick
Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza announced last summer that after five terms, he would not seek re-election in 2022.
That means for the first time since ‘02, there will be a new mayor of Abbeville. Two people, Francis Plaisance and Roslyn White, both of whom currently sit on the Abbeville City Council, are vying to be that new mayor. That will be decided on Saturday, March 26.
On Tuesday, the Kiwanis Club of Abbeville invited the two candidates to speak about their respective visions for the city. Below is what each told the Kiwanians:
Councilman Francis Plaisance
Christopher
Simon
On Monday, the Vermilion Parish Sherriff’s Office (VPSO) received credible information as to the whereabouts of a suspect that was recently featured on Crime Stoppers of Vermilion. According to Eddie Langlinais , Director of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Task Force and Coordinator of Crime Stoppers of Vermilion.
Abbeville Fire Chief Jude Mire discusses “Operation Save-a-Life” during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
Residents can begin calling on Feb. 14. The smoke detectors will be available to the first 60 residences that call.
There are plenty of programs and partnerships out there that can change lives.
Abbeville Fire Chief Jude Mire announced a program that can potentially save lives.
During Tuesday’s regular Abbeville City Council meeting, Mire discussed “Operation Save A Life.” Through a partnership with the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal, Mire said the program will offer smoke detectors to five dozen homes in Abbeville.
“We contacted the Louisiana Fire Marshal’s Office,” Mire said. “They provided us with 120 smoke detectors.
“We can put them in 60 residences.”
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