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According to Councilman Wayne Landry who grew up in an area of Abbeville referred to as “the bottom”, the city’s newest project, to build a retention pond to rid that area of flooding is, 40 years or more in coming.
The neighborhoods affected stretch from Frank’s Alley on the east of the city to the Godchaux subdivision on the west.
According to Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza, the flooding problem fix has been in the works for 15 years, but the funds have never been available.
“This project will be specifically to help this area,” Mayor Piazza said.

DELCAMBRE - According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon and Abbeville Police Chief Rick Coleman, the Vermilion Parish Municipal Narcotics Task Force conducted a joint investigation with the Vermilion Parish Criminal Investigations Computer Forensics Division following a complaint was received in regards to Internet Crime in Delcambre.

ERATH - Suzanne Touchet was afraid to die after learning she had cancer two years ago but that did not stop her from wanting to do what she loved - teach.
Her death came on Monday when she could not fight anymore. Touchet died at her home in Erath at 1:36 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
David Funeral Home in Erath is handling the funeral arrangements.
She was first diagnosed with cancer early in the summer of 2006.

ABBEVILLE - The greater Abbeville-Vermilion Chamber of Commerce is hosting a luncheon with Louisiana Economic Development Director, Stephen Moret on Wednesday, July 10 at the Abbeville Country Club.
Registration is from 11:30 a.m. to noon with the presentation following.

By Rachel Cherry

The City of Abbeville recently mailed out water quality reports to the residents.
The document details how water samples are routinely collected and analyzed for purity.
Since the drinking water comes from the Chicot Aquifer and travels a great distance through a natural underground flow system, there is the possibility to see anomalies or other naturally-occurring minerals in the samples.

By Chris Rosa

ERATH - Suzanne Touchet was afraid to die after learning she had cancer two years ago but that did not stop her from wanting to do what she loved - teach.
Her death came on Monday when she could not fight anymore. Touchet died at her home in Erath at 1:36 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
David Funeral Home in Erath is handling the funeral arrangements.
She was first diagnosed with cancer early in the summer of 2006.