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Public schools in Vermilion Parish will close at 11 a.m. on Tuesday due to rain and flooding in parts of the parish.
Maltrait Memorial in Kaplan, Vermilion Catholic and Mount Carmel in Abbeville also closed at 11 a.m.

Due to the heavy rain volume, parts of the City of Abbeville have standing water.
These areas should be viewed as a potential hazard.
The Abbeville Police Department is asking all motorist to use caution while out on the city streets and refrain from traveling through standing water.
The Abbeville Police Department would also like to remind citizens that it is against the law to drive through or around barricades, as well as to drive through standing water which would create a wake that would reach any building.

Brenda DesOremaux, of Maurice, founder and executive director of The DesOrmeaux Foundation, recently received an award during the Women of Excellence program for excellence in leadership and service in the community.
DesOrmeaux received the honor from the Lafayette Commission on the Needs of Women (LCNW)
According to the LCNW, the 2018 Women of Excellence Award went to DesOrmeaux for her dedication to serving her community and supporting the needs of women through her pro-life ministy.