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When students eventually return to school in Vermilion Parish, there will be some new faces in leadership roles.
May has meant movement for multiple principals in the parish.
Wendy Stoute announced her retirement as principal of Erath Middle School, prompting longtime J.H. Williams Middle School Principal Dana Primeaux to make the move there.

KAPLAN — According to Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel, sand and sandbags are available today (Friday, June 5) at the city yard 412 S. Herpin (Corner of S. Herpin and E. Amy) for residents within the city limits of Kaplan.
The yard will be closed this weekend so if you want sand bags you will need to go and get them today before 4 p.m. You will need proof of address or driver's license.
“We will deliver sandbags to the ELDERLY and Handicapped between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. this afternoon,” Kloesel said.
Call city hall to set up delivery.

During a meeting on May 5, members of the Abbeville City Council shared their concerns about recent shooting deaths in the city.
Those concerns are now amplified after a shooting left 20-year-old Aaron Wallace dead early Tuesday morning.
Since April 2, there have been three homicides that have occurred in Abbeville.
Members of the Abbeville Police Department are working to solve all three. During Tuesday’s regular City Council meeting, Councilman Francis Plaisance said he knows that work is being done, but the numbers remain concerning.