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Town Hall meeting in Abbeville will focus on LDRC program

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 10:43am

An Abbeville town hall meeting is being held this Wednesday to discuss goals and ideas gathered from the community survey conducted this summer.
The city of Abbeville is participating in the Louisiana Development Ready Communities Program (LDRC Program), which is designed to enhance community competitiveness by focusing on economic development capacity and readiness at local levels.

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The downtown bridge will close on Monday morning.

Abbeville: Downtown bridge closing Monday morning

Sun, 10/31/2021 - 12:45am

For those who travel across the downtown bridge in Abbeville, it will be closing, starting Monday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
The Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has two digital signs on each side of the bridge informing drivers about the closer.
Expect the bridge to be closed to traffic for at least six to seven weeks, Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza said.
The Mayor said DOTD will be changing the fenders (wooden pilings) under the bridge.

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UL Lafayette to continue masking protocol through fall semester

Fri, 10/29/2021 - 10:41am

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s masking requirement will remain in place through the end of the fall semester.
“The University's masking protocol has worked to successfully limit the spread of COVID-19, and we believe leaving the policy in place will enable us to continue to protect the well-being of the campus community,” UL Lafayette announced in an email to campus on Thursday.

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Maurice ‘waiting’ to become a town

Fri, 10/29/2021 - 8:55am

MAURICE — Maurice’s transition from a village to a town is currently at a standstill.
Maurice Attorney Ricky LaFleur said during Wednesday’s monthly Maurice Board of Aldermen meeting that steps needed from the federal and state governments have not yet been completed.
“As of right now,” LaFleur said, “we have not received our official notice for the (2020 U.S.) Census.”

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