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For the past few months, the City of Abbeville’s parks director position has been vacant.
Denise Mire, the former director, moved to another position in city hall. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the ability to have sports last fall, city officials did not immediately fill the position.
Now, the city is currently taking applications for the position, one that would oversee operations in the city’s 11 parks.
“Anyone interested in the position can apply at city hall,” Mayor Mark Piazza said Wednesday morning.

Vermilion Catholic strives for academic excellence.
In preparation for its students’ education, both on the high school level and the secondary level, the success on the ACT test opens the doors for acceptance into colleges and universities of their choice.
On Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, all students at Vermilion Catholic

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development staff is preparing to respond in the event of adverse weather. Forecasts call for freezing temperatures with the possibility of wintry precipitation in some areas of the state this coming weekend.
DOTD will have crews out scouting the roadways and bridges and will be prepared to respond, if necessary.