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After the shootings, many were scared and left the scene while others stayed behind to speak with law enforcement.

Shootout in Abbeville on Saturday

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 2:29pm

On Friday, four people, two men and two women, suffered bullet wounds after a shootout occurred in front of ZaZa’s Hooka Lounge, which is located on the Hwy. 14 Bypass in Abbeville.
The shooting happened early at around 9:46 p.m.
According to Police Chief Mike Hardy, two of those hit with a bullet had to be taken to a Lafayette hospital, while the other two were brought to Abbeville General. All four are expected to recover.
One of the women hit with a bullet was sitting in her car waiting to pick up a family member in the lounge.

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Concern over crime in Abbeville drew a large crowd during Thursday’s Town Hall meeting held at City Hall. Elected officials, citizens and religious leaders were among those in attendance.

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The crowed spilled out of the meeting room during Thursday’s town hall meeting.

Citizens, officials come together during Town Hall to discuss stopping violence, crime in Abbeville

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 11:28am

No one person alone can solve the issues with the crimes that continue to burden the city of Abbeville.
However, a room full of people from various aspects of the community committing to work together is a perfect place to start.
On Thursday, a standing-room-only crowd filled the meeting room at Abbeville City Hall for a town hall meeting focused on crime and public safety. Elected officials, religious leaders, members of law enforcement and other citizens provided ideas and passionately voiced concerns about what is a shared problem.

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Vermilion Parish School System outlines bullying, hazing policies

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 11:24am

Last week the Vermilion Parish School Board adopted the state’s bullying and hazing policy.
The parish had its policy, which piggybacked on the state’s policy. However, that was scratched, and the school board put the state’s bullying and hazing policy into the school district’s handbook.
The state’s bullying policy explains the definition of bullying.
• A pattern of any one or more of the following.
A. Gestures, including but not limited to obscene gestures and making faces.

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Ramsie Baumgardner

‘Light The Highway For Ramsie’ going to Washington D.C.

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 11:20am

A year has come and gone since the campaign “Light the Highway for Ramsie” was introduced to the world by Sherie Dubois.
A year ago this month, Dubois spoke to the Vermilion Parish Police Jury and state highway officials about what it would take to put lights along U.S. Hwy. 167 between Maurice and Abbeville.
She stated the route was too dark and needed to be lit.
She began the campaign “Light the Highway for Ramsie” because of the death of North Vermilion senior Ramsie Baumgardner.

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