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The weather outside may not be frightful, but it is looking “a lot like Christmas.”
For the past 20-plus years, this time of year has meant the Christmas Stroll is almost year.
“We are celebrating 25 years of the Christmas Stroll is an amazing experience for downtown Abbeville that has become a tradition,” Abbeville Main Street Manager Charlene Beckett said. “What began a quarter of a century ago and it still brings smiles and holiday cheer to the people who attend.”

The switch was not easy, but it was one the Hebert family had to make to survive as a farmer in Vermilion Parish.
Dane Hebert, a third-generation farmer, and his daughter, Lauren, now a fourth-generation farmer, spoke on Wednesday morning at the Abbeville Rotary Club meeting.
Lauren was also presented with the 2024 Vermilion Parish Farmer of the Year award at the Rotary meeting. The Abbeville Rotary Club gives the award to a farmer each year.
The Hebert family attended the meeting to inform the Rotarians about family farming in Vermilion Parish.

An Abbeville man faces charges for his alleged connection to a drive-by shooting that occurred last month.
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on Nov. 19, at approximately 12:41 a.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call in reference to a shooting that took place on La. Highway 695.
Upon the arrival of Patrol Deputies, it was learned that an unknown subject shot several rounds from the highway and into a residence occupied by the homeowner and a guest.