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The fight is over for the 165 residents who live on five “Islands” in Abbeville. The residents won.
Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza told the residents who attended a special called Police Jury meeting to talk about House Bill 334, that the city is pulling House Bill 334 from committee in Baton Rouge.

The Vermilion Parish Police Jury is expected to join the fight in stopping House Bill 334.
Today at 6 p.m. in the Vermilion Parish Courthouse on the second floor, the police jury has called a special meeting to adopt a resolution stating that the police jury is not in favor of House Bill 334.
House Bill 334, written by local Rep. Ryan Bourriaque, aims to incorporate four pockets of land in the Abbeville City limits but not considered in the city. There are around 200 residents who live in those pockets, known as “Islands.”

While the Abbeville Police Department’s investigation into the April 9 shooting death of James Joseph Jr. remains ongoing, two arrests in connection to the incident have now been made.
The Abbeville Police Department, in the continuing investigation, secured an arrest warrant for Jacolby Nunez for 1st-Degree Murder for the homicide that claimed the life of Joseph, 25, of Abbeville.