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As District A’s Councilperson, I have worked diligently to understand the needs of our district and the overall needs of the City of Abbeville, and I believe there is much work left to do. As the end of my inaugural term approaches, I have given much thought to what Abbeville’s future should look like and my role in getting us there. I am grateful for the trust District A’s residents have placed in me and have truly enjoyed serving as a member of the Council outside of my full-time job, but I am ready to do more.

Gov. John Bel Edwards scoffed at lawmaker’s efforts to reign in his spending powers and killed a handful of pet projects in conservative legislators’ districts in a dozen vetoes to Louisiana’s budget blueprint Wednesday night.
The Democratic governor nixed nearly $1.8 million in local projects. That included a $400,000 appropriation for a utility substation in Erath, home of Rep. Blake Miguez, the House Republican majority leader. Edwards earlier this week vetoed legislation from Miguez that would have forbidden private contributions from defraying election costs.

“My proudest moment as a student was receiving both the Vermilion Parish School Board Scholarship for Education majors and the Louisiana Governor’s Scholarship for Education Majors,” said now-retired teacher Jessica Riebel as she recalled one of her proudest moments as a student.
As it cannot be narrowed down to one singular event, Reibel said what makes her proudest as a teacher is that she felt privileged to have taught in her hometown of Kaplan. “It was an enormous responsibility that I never took lightly,” she said.