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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
My name is Carlton Campbell and I am presently serving as Councilman at Large for the City of Abbeville, representing every resident of our community across neighborhoods and perspectives. I do not represent one group or one side.
Our strength always comes from our diversity and our shared commitment to build a community where people can live, work and enjoy life together. Whether you have lived here for generations as I have, or just putting down roots, your voice matters and your success matters.

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on April 10, at approximately 9 a.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Enforcement Division received a complaint that a suspicious vehicle was backed onto the property of a residence located on Klaby Meaux Road, which is south of Kaplan.

Demolition of the old National Grocery building, located next to McDonald’s, began at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. The building had been vacant for 19 years.
Heritage Haulers, co-owned by Jacob Duhon of Abbeville, was awarded the contract to demolish the 46-year-old building.
Two excavators began demolition at the center of the structure and will proceed outward, removing walls, AC units, ventilation ducts, and other materials.