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Abbeville, Louisiana · AbbevilleWe have a crew on the way to Abbeville to look into an incident that happened in or around St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church this morning. Here's a message posted by the church: Dear Parishioners,This morning, our First Communion ceremony was interrupted when a suspicious person opened the back door. The individual was immediately confronted by parishioners, escorted outside and the police were called. The individual was quickly apprehended by A…See the Story
No one injured during incident at Abbeville church
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Abbeville, Louisiana · AbbevilleAbbeville; LA 14; overturned; 18-wheeler; tanker truck; Troopers; Louisiana State Police; Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office; investigating; crash; near Abbeville; forced closure of part of LA 14; flipped; Sidney Gautreaux Road; west of the Abbeville city limits;See the Story
Overturned tanker truck closes LA 14 west of Abbeville for more than 4 hours
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Abbeville, Louisiana · AbbevilleABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY)-- News 10 discovered new information about Drevian Dugas, 23, of Gueydan as he is sitting behind bars at the Lafayette Parish jail following the officer-involved shooting where officers responded to a domestic disturbance with weapons. According to Abbeville police chief Mike Hardy, Dugas is facing nine charges in connection to a drive-by shooting that happened on Hawthorne Street on March 23. The charges include:
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Gueydan man in officer-involved shooting facing charges with drive-by incident
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Justice · AbbevilleABBEVILLE, KATC - On Tuesday, Acadiana Legal Service Corporation rolled the wheels of its Justice Bus to Abbeville Library. The group provides legal information to members of rural communities that may be unable to make the trek to Lafayette.Attorneys were accepting applications for legal assistance and answering questions related to legal issues like divorce, custody, and adoption. Family Law Attorney Dene Thibeaux says stepping out of the four…See the Story
Justice bus provides legal information on wheels to rural communities
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Abbeville, Louisiana · AbbevilleABBEVILLE, La. - Construction is underway in the historical downtown area of Abbeville. The 1.8 million dollar project aims to improve safety and revitalize the city.In late 2023, the city of Abbeville obtained the roads from the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development.Phase one of the road construction has begun. This includes Pere Megret Street, starting at the intersection of Main Street, East to Magdalen Square, all roads around…See the Story
'I’m grateful the city is investing time and labor': Deacon Dugas on road repairs near Catholic Church
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Abbeville, Louisiana · AbbevilleAn elderly woman claims the city is extorting her after she received a bill over two thousand dollars for contractors the city hired to clear drainage ditches in front of her home.See the Story
Elderly woman charged over $2,000 for violation of city ordinance
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Abbeville, Louisiana · AbbevilleABBEVILLE, KATC - Its festival season and everyone in town is feeling the excitement.Its not everyday when your average 11-year-old gets to go to Festival International, so I think thats very cool, LeBlanc Elementary fifth grader Christine Baudin said.At 11 years old, she along with 33 other young musicians from LeBlanc Elementary Schools fiddle club are playing at Festival International - a cultural celebration with over 300,000 visitors.Honest…See the Story
LeBlanc Elementary School Fiddle Club set to tug on the heartstring of Acadiana at Festival International
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Abbeville, Louisiana · AbbevilleABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY)-- News 10 received information from a member of the Vermilion Parish NAACP who claimed Charlotte Bourg, the Vermilion Parish library director, banned them from using the meeting rooms which affects an event they have coming up in May. “In this particular situation, an organization was not banned from using the meeting rooms," Bourg said. "It was simply a person. They were not allowed to use it for this particular event. Th…See the Story
Vermilion Parish NAACP claims library director banned them from meeting, director clarifies policies
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