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In August, discussion during a meeting in Abbeville centered around feral and “community” cats.
These are cats that do no have an owner.
Some people see the cats as a benefit to the community, such as regulating the rodent population. Some people do act as “caretakers” for the cats and feed them.
Others in community see the cats as strictly a nuisance, arguing that there needs to be a way to regulate the growing number of cats.

​On Saturday, at approximately 4:30 p.m. officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to the area of N. East Street and Nugier Street in reference to shots being fired in the area.
A subsequent investigation concluded that the victim and suspect had a verbal altercation on the roadway near the intersection of N. East Street and Nugier Street. During the altercation, the suspect (identified as Dejon Mikel Chargois of Abbeville) produced a firearm and fired it, striking the victim in the abdomen.

EVANGELINE PARISH – At approximately 7 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2020, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on LA Highway 1161 near Bush Street in Evangeline Parish.
The crash took the life of 26-year-old Eduardo Lopez of Eunice.
Preliminary investigation revealed 21-year-old Kinsey Lopez was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche north on La 1161. For unknown reasons, her vehicle ran off the roadway as she failed to negotiate a curve and overturned, causing the she and her passenger to be ejected.