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The incident occurred at the corner of Greene Street and Schlessinger Street in Abbeville.

Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Deputy, man each shot during incident in Abbeville

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 1:14pm

Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on March 3, 2021, Louisiana State Police was requested by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office to assist with a shooting incident involving one of their deputies. The shooting occurred in the 1300 block of Greene Avenue in Abbeville. Detectives assigned to the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations are investigating the incident.
The initial investigation by detectives shows that the deputy was attempting to serve an order of protective custody within the city limits of Abbeville with assistance from the Abbeville Police Department.

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Some schools overcrowded, others underutilized in Vermilion Parish

Wed, 03/03/2021 - 10:18am

It is no surprise that some schools in Vermilion Parish are overcrowded, while many are underutilized.
Vermilion Parish School Superintendent Tommy Byler gave the school board a usage update on the 20 schools in Vermilion Parish.
Six schools have a capacity of 80 percent or higher, and another six have a capacity of 59 percent and less.
It is no surprise that North Vermilion High School can not take any more students because it is 93 percent full. NVHS was built for 943 students, and today there are 878 students.

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J. Douglas Deshotel
Bishop of Lafayette

Bishop Deshotel issues Statement on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Tue, 03/02/2021 - 4:45pm

Bishop Douglas Deshotel issued the following statement today (March 2, 2021) on the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage populations around the globe. Worldwide over 2.5 million have died. In the United States the death toll is over half a million, with Louisiana’s death toll approaching 10,000. Thankfully, vaccines have been developed to reduce the spread and effects of this virulent killer.
As I announced in a previous communication,

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Dauntrel Bessard

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Jovante Ledbetter

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Chavez Waters

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Chaquam Williams

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Justin Williams

Violent Crimes Task Force announces multiple arrests in Abbeville

Tue, 03/02/2021 - 4:38pm

​During the past few weeks, the Violent Crime Task Force, consisting of members of the Abbeville Police Department and the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, conducted several operations around and within the city limits of Abbeville.
Based on their efforts, officers were able to make several arrests of violent offenders. The following persons have been arrested:
• Jovante Ledbetter – Robbery (Warrant) & Illegal Possession of Weapons by Persons Convicted of Certain Felonies

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Louisiana moves into Phase 3

Tue, 03/02/2021 - 3:00pm

BATON ROUGE — Following almost six weeks of improvements in Louisiana’s COVID case counts and a sustained decrease in COVID-related hospitalizations, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that Louisiana will move forward to Phase 3.
This will bring most COVID restrictions back to where they were last September. Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate, which has been in place since last July, will remain in place. The Governor’s new order will last for 28 days and will expire March 31, 2021.

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