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A Vermilion Parish police juror helped secure $1.8 million from the Acadiana Planning Commission (APC) to overlay and widen Kirk Road from La. 92 (Milton Road) to the Lafayette/Vermilion parish line.
Police Juror Dane Hebert informed the jury that the 1.3-mile Kirk Road project will cost $2.3 million. The APC will provide $1.8 million, and the state is expected to contribute $400,000 from its capital outlay budget.
Hebert stated that the project is expected to begin in 2028.

Voters in the city of Abbeville elected a new mayor and gave the incumbent chief of police another term.
Anita Levy will be the next mayor of Abbeville after defeating incumbent Roslyn White on Saturday. Levy received 1,196 votes (53%). White took 47% of the votes (1,077).
Mike Hardy will continue to lead the Abbeville Police Department after he topped challenger William Spearman, 1,300 (57%) to 975 (43%).
Kaplan voters approved another term for Joshua Hardy on Saturday. He gained 81% (579) of the votes. Challenger Keith M. Greene Sr. took 19% (134).

Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a 22-year-old from Kaplan for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials Under the Age of 13.
Hunter Wayne Bingham, of N. Boudreaux Avenue in Kaplan, was arrested on May 12, 2026, for:
5 Counts of 14:81.1 E(5)(a)-- child sexual abuse material under the age of thirteen (distribution) -- (Felony)
LBI agents initially got a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tip which jumpstarted our investigation.