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It may be one of the most significant decisions the Vermilion Parish School Board will have to make in 2022.
The second step was taken to either increase the school board to nine members or vote to keep it at eight members.
The school board went from a 14-member school board to an eight-member school board around 1990.
In 2017, the school board voted to do away with an eight-member board and go to a nine-member school board, which made the vote odd. There would never be another 4-4 tie if it became a nine-member school board.

This Saturday, the first ever Abbeville’s Cajun Christmas Celebration will take place in Downtown Abbeville. Put on by organizations, businesses, and individuals of the community, it is truly an event by the community for the community.
This year, the Rotary Club of Abbeville has taken the parade under the the umbrella of their organization and collaborated with local businesses and organizations to bring the first Abbeville Cajun Christmas Celebration. This event will take place on the evening of Dec. 11, 2021 in Downtown Abbeville.

Cassie Theall McClelland sings the words of the Abbeville High alma mater every Friday morning, along with the chorus over the intercom speakers, because she “bleeds red and grey.”
“I came to school here, and teaching here now feels like I’m right where I belong,” says McClelland. “Being chosen by my colleagues affirms my choice to be here and part of this community, and this family. I am so proud to be a Wildcat.”