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The Romero family of Abbeville has announced that their son, Landon Romero, was involved in a head-on collision that occurred on Friday morning on La. 338. 
The accident claimed the life of 56-year-old Charles Levine, whose truck crossed the centerline and collided with Romero’s vehicle. Levine’s truck subsequently caught fire. Landon Romero had to be rescued from his vehicle by the fire departments of Erath, LeBlanc, and Abbeville. 
He was initially transported to a hospital in Lafayette and later moved to a hospital in Baton Rouge.

After more than 20 years of being unused, aside from serving as a parking lot, activity has returned to the old Schwegmann Grocery Store parking lot, located next to McDonald’s in Abbeville.
Around three weeks ago, contractors installed a hurricane fence with a green tarp in the parking lot of the old Schwegmann (formerly National Grocery Store) building, as construction is underway. The green tarp serves as a protective cover during the initial phases of construction. 

When it comes to student safety, officials with the Vermilion Parish School System and Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office review every possible angle.
That is now literally the case thanks to an enhanced partnership between the two entities. Vermilion Parish Superintendent Tommy Byler and Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais announced that the sheriff’s office will have real-time camera access to all schools across Vermilion Parish.