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Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White has been receiving complaints about parking around the courthouse in downtown for the past two months.
This week, she has decided to implement a new parking method called “pull-in” parking, starting Tuesday, to address the issue.
Previously, the old way of parking was known as reverse angle parking. On Monday, the courthouse was closed in observance of the President’s Day holiday, allowing Abbeville city workers to remove the white stripes used to guide motorists on how to reverse-angle park.
After removing the old lines, they painted new white lines. With the new lines in place, vehicles can now drive forward when parking around the courthouse but will have to go backwards to exit.
“The final design isn’t just meant to provide us with better roads and meet the community’s needs, prioritizing people over traffic. This will help improve our local economy and make our environment more pleasant. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we strive for a better future for our community,” the City of Abbeville posted on its Facebook Page.
At present, there is no definite timeline for how long the pull-in parking method will be in effect. However, this summer, a contractor will resurface some of the downtown roads.

The Abbeville Lady Wildcats fell to the West Feliciana Lady Saints 66-61 in the first round of the Division II Non-Select playoffs Thursday night.
The Lady Cats (17-6) started strong, racing out to a 14-6 lead midway through the opening quarter. Myka Johnson’s jumper in the lane gave Abbeville its biggest lead of the game at 21-12 with 1:28 to play in the first.
That’s when the wheels started to come off for the Lady Cats. D’Jaiyah Levy picked up her third foul and had to exit the game for the remainder of the half.
“We did what we talked about not doing,” said Abbeville head coach Ashly Boudreaux. “We’re rolling, we’re doing a good job, and we had some dumb fouls. We got too frustrated, and it threw us out our game. That hurt us.”
West Feliciana began the second quarter on a 7-0 to tie the game at 22. Nia Darby then went on a 5-0 run with a baseline jumper and a three from the wing to put the Lady Cats back on top 27-22.
The Lady Saints answered with an 8-2 run to take their first lead of the game at 30-29. The two teams traded buckets until Kazley Ficklen drained a three from the wing to give Abbeville a 36-32 halftime lead.
After trading buckets early in the third, West Feliciana scored four-straight points to retake the lead. Darby euro-stepped passed a defender and converted the layup to make the score 40-40 midway through the frame.
Alyria Greene knocked down two free throws to put the Lady Cats back on top 42-40. The Lady Saints answered with a three-ball to go back up 43-42. Back and forth they went before a West Feliciana basket with 12 seconds left gave them a 47-45 advantage after three quarters.
Abbeville began the fourth on a 4-0 run to retake the lead 49-47. The Lady Saints responded with a 5-0 run before Levy drained a corner three to tie the game 52-52 with 6:00 to go.
West Feliciana then went on a 7-0 run to retake the lead for the final time. The Lady Cats couldn’t get any closer than four the rest of the way.
“At the end, there’s a minute left,” Boudreaux said. “I think we shot seven threes and didn’t make any. That’s not us. It just wasn’t our night tonight.”
Darby scored a game-high 19 points for Abbeville. Levy added 12 while Ficklen also finished in double figures with 11. Greene had nine and Johnson had eight.

The Abbeville High boys’ powerlifting team performed exceptionally well at the boys’ west regional powerlifting meet last week.
They competed against all divisions in the west regionals and secured four first-place finishes in four weight classes.
Carter Robertson won the 123-pound weight class with a total lift of 1,075 pounds by squatting 415 pounds, benching 235, and deadlifting 425 pounds.
In the same weight class, Brennan Seaux of Delcambre finished fourth.
In the 132-pound weight class, Abbeville’s Bryand Mao clinched first place by lifting a total of 1,085 pounds, squatting 405 pounds, benching 250, and deadlifting 430 pounds.
Aiden Brown of AHS won the 181-pound weight class with a total lift of 1,310 pounds by squatting 475 pounds, benching 335, and deadlifting 500 pounds.
Tyrin Douette of AHS secured first place in the 198-pound weight class by lifting a total of 1,395 pounds. Doucette squatted 540 pounds, benched 335, and deadlifted 520 pounds.
Ethan Tate of North Vermilion finished third in the same weight class, with a total weight of 1,295 pounds.
In the 220-pound weight class, Justin Anderson of Abbeville High finished sixth with a total of 1,210 pounds, and teammate David Tuan was seventh, lifting 1,205 pounds.
In the 275-pound weight class, Erath’s Wyatt Richard finished third by lifting a total of 1,185 pounds.
In the 148-pound weight class, Rich Nguyen of Abbeville finished third by lifting a total of 1,020 pounds.
In the 165-pound weight class, Michael Nguyen of NVHS finished fifth by lifting 1,150 pounds. Andrew Comeaux of NVHS lifted a total of 1,200 pounds and finished sixth in the 198-pound weight class, while Andrew LeBlanc of EHS was seventh in the same weight class, lifting 1,190 pounds.

The LHSAA released the boy’s playoff brackets Monday afternoon, and two parish teams are in.
Under first-year head coach John Thompson, Vermilion Catholic is No. 9 and will play a first-round home game this week.
The Eagles (15-6) will play Central Private (10-19), the No. 24th seed, on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Thompson, a VC graduate, is excited to be in the playoffs.
“I’m very excited and proud of our kids for buying into a first-year head coach’s beliefs and philosophy,” Thompson said. “I had certain expectations for this year, and we accomplished quite a few.
“Making the playoffs was one of them. I just can’t enough about these kids about and the heart and energy they play with every game.”
The North Vermilion Patriots have secured a home game in the first round.
The Patriots, coming off a loss to Northside on Friday, will be the No. 15 seed and will play No. 19 Iota (21-7) in the first round. They will play Friday at 6 p.m.
The Eagles are coming off a 57-39 win over Hanson to end the regular season.
VC led the entire game and built as much as a 30-point lead.
The Eagles exploded for 19 points in the first period and 15 in the second frame. Will Simon led VC with 13 points and Jonathan Dartez had 11. Other scorers were Sam Mayard (9), Jyrin Bessard (9), James Bradley (2), Joe Langlinais (2), Jackson Trahan ((6), Cole Albert (2) and Ty LeBlanc (4).