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There’s a new pond in downtown Abbeville, at least for the moment.
Numerous people have taken notice.
Councilman Brady Broussard Jr. called it a “Gold Fish Pond.”
It’s located at the corner of Pere Megret and Main Street.
To be clear, while it has a nice design, it’s not a designed pond. It is part of the Streetscape beautification project that will be filled in, but in the mean time is collecting water after a rainy day.

Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday declared a state of emergency in advance of Tropical Depression Cristobal, which is currently forecast to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico to become a Tropical Storm that will potentially make landfall in Louisiana this weekend.

The state of Louisiana has approved the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program, which will help families who normally receive free and reduced-price meals at school purchase groceries for their households.