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Officials with the city of Abbeville took a step toward approving a new district voting map, which they said will be in accordance with federal and state law.
However, that step doesn’t go far enough to guarantee Abbeville residents equal voting power, according to representatives of a pair of civil rights organizations, the Vermilion Parish Branch of the NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). 

Fingers crossed, by the beginning of the 2025 football season, Vermilion Parish will finally have its very first artificial turf football field, and soon after the parish will boast two turf fields.
The turf fields are all a big part of the school board’s athletic renovation projects spread across all five high parish schools over the next six months.
The total cost of the projects will be approximately $5.5 million, paid for with interest from the Dan Dartez Trust Fund. The fund was created using excess oil and gas money the school board collected over the years.

ERATH — In Erath, there’s a city ordinance governing the selection of the fire chief every year; however, for at least the past seven years, the city council and mayor haven’t had any input on the process. However, this is expected to change when they select their next fire chief.