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Arrests made in connection to fatal Abbeville shooting

On July 14, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Abbeville Police Officers responded to the Stone Bridge Apartment Complex in reference to a shooting incident.
Upon arrival, officers located a male victim who was soon identified as 18-year-old Jazaylon Levy.
Levy was found suffering from a single gun shot wound and was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased by medical personnel.

Louisiana officials devise safety plan after record number of auto crashes in 2021

(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced a new Strategic Highway Safety Plan this week following a record increase in fatal crashes in 2021.
Preliminary data shows a total of 971 people died in motor vehicle crashes in Louisiana last year, a 17% increase from the 828 fatalities in 2020. The jump marked the highest year-to-year percentage increase in fatal crashes since Louisiana started tracking the statistic, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.

Louisiana approved to issue Summer P-EBT benefits

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE), received federal approval to expand the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program to cover the summer months for eligible children in K-12 schools.
This is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer P-EBT program to provide food benefits for the summer months to eligible children.

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Man Featured on Crime Stoppers Arrested in Vermilion Parish

According to Eddie Langlinais (Director of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Task Force and Coordinator of Crime Stoppers of Vermilion), on July 19, 2022, Narcotics Agents, along with the Vermilion Parish Special Response Team, acting on a Crime Stoppers Tip, were able to apprehend Colby Comeaux (B/M, DOB: 9-29-1983), at his residence located at 15900 Ire Private Road in Rayne Louisiana without incident.

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Laura LeBeouf

LeBeouf decides not to run for third school board term

Due to health reasons, Laura LeBeouf decided it was time to leave the Vermilion Parish School Board after serving for eight years.
LeBeouf, in a surprise move, decided not to qualify for her third and final four-year term as District C’s school board member.
Gregg Meaux qualified last week and is the only candidate for District C. He will be sworn into office in January of 2023.
LeBeouf, a former educator for 30-plus years in Vermilion Parish, explained why she did not seek a third term.

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