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The Vermilion Parish School Board is still dealing with repairing school roofs from a pair of hurricanes that occurred two years ago, while at the same time, trying to find ways to save money to run the school system.
Two years ago, Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta damaged school roofs. The schools had more than $20 million worth of damage, most being the school roofs.

Kaplan High School moved closer to getting an indoor air-conditioned hitting facility.
On Monday, the School Board Committee As a Whole approved loaning the Kaplan High Softball Program $250,000 to build a new indoor hitting facility next to the softball field.
The school board approved loaning the softball program the money, and softball head coach Brittney LeBeouf agreed to pay back the loan over 25 years. LeBeouf said she would pay $8,000 to $10,000 a year.

An Abbeville man is behind bars, accused of firing a shot that injured another person.
Tyreik Broussard, 21, faces attempted 2nd-degree murder charges for his alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred on Sunday.
​On June 19, at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers with the Abbeville Police Department received a call of “Shots Fired” in the 1700 block of Fairmont Ave.
​Responding officers located a male victim in a yard. Acadian Ambulance transported the victim to an area hospital. The victim suffered a single gunshot wound.