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Water boil advisory has been issued by the City of Abbeville for East Martin Luther King and South Miles going east to south Guegnon to 900 block of Eighth Street.
This is due to a water main break underground.
This area is under advisory until further notice.

Shortly after 7:00 a.m. on Monday, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 82 near Lloyd Road (north of LA 333) in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 20-year-old Destiny Rose Hargrave of Abbeville.
The preliminary investigation revealed Hargrave was driving a 2018 Nissan Altima north on LA 82. At the same time, a 2016 GMC Yukon was traveling south of LA 82. For reasons still under investigation, Hargrave crossed the center line and struck the Yukon head-on in the southbound lane of travel.

Hi, my name is William “Bill” Spearman and I’m running for re-election as your Chief of Police.
A devoted Christian, I have been married to Marcella Mergist Spearman for 37 years, we have two wonderful children, Jessica Hebert, (Mrs. Glenn Hebert, Jr.) and Thomas W. Spearman, along with 6 wonderful grandchildren. I’m a graduate of Avon High School.
I joined the Abbeville Police Dept. as an Auxiliary Police Officer under Chief Minus Hardy. In August 1984 I became a full time officer.