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No permit will be needed to carry a firearm on July 1 in Louisiana.

On July 1st, 17s will be prosecuted as an adult; no permit needed to carry a gun in Louisiana

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 10:50am

On July 1, Louisiana will implement two new laws that will affect law enforcement in the state. Abbeville City Councilman Carlton Campbell has informed the council that the city’s ordinances will need to be amended to align with the new state laws.
Campbell explained that he had reviewed the city’s gun laws and found that many of them would need to be rewritten to comply with the new state gun laws.

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Here is a district map of Abbeville.

Calling on Abbeville residents to take part in district tours, master plan meeting Thursday

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 10:45am

Attention Abbeville residents, in the upcoming week, an opportunity awaits for you to express your opinions on what you appreciate, find unfavorable, and aspire to witness enhanced within our beloved city.
Starting Thursday, April 11, Mayor Roslyn White, alongside the esteemed city council members, will be attentively listening to your suggestions on how to enhance the quality of life in Abbeville. Each council member will be leading walking tours in different areas of their district on both Thursday and Friday.

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Empty buildings on North Jefferson Street in Abbeville will eventually be demolished.

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These old buildings will be among the ones to be torn down.

Empty buildings to be torn down in downtown Abbeville

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 8:51am

A fresh start is coming for one area in downtown Abbeville that has long sat dormant.
The process to demolish a cluster of buildings at 108 N. Jefferson St., located near the parking lot of Abbeville City Hall, is now underway.
“That property has been going through some transition of inheritance,” Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White said during Tuesday’s regular City Council meeting. “It’s finally where they are ready to clean it up and repurpose it for a better purpose.”

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Rita Keating uses 700 grocery bags to make one mat. That process takes her 50 hours.

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Rita Keating shows off the mat that rolls up to easily carry.

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Rita Keating said she can complete two mats a month.

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Rita Keating cuts a stack of bags to make plarn, plastic yarn used to make the mats. Keating then ties the plarn (below).

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Grocery bags transformed into something comfortable

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 8:43am

You will make at least a half dozen monthly trips to the grocery store.
That means the accumulation of a lot of plastic grocery bags.
While you may find use for a couple of those bags, most will be discarded, as there are few options to bring them for recycling.
Rita Keating of Kaplan has found an option that puts the bags to great use: crocheting them into mats to provide to the homeless.

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Kaplan’s own Reckel O’Brien, a resident for many years, recently had a discussion with the Kaplan City Council and Mayor Mike Kloesel regarding her January electricity bill, which amounted to $548. O’Brien informed the council that her house was unoccupied throughout January.

Kaplan residents want answers about spike in electrical bill

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 8:35am

KAPLAN — A group of residents from Kaplan attended Tuesday’s council meeting to inquire about the sudden increase in their February electrical bills.
Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel explained that the spike occurred because of the contract between Kaplan and SLEMCO, which is the electric provider for the town.
In 2020, the Mayor renegotiated a new contract that lowered the electrical rates and saved residents more than $1 million over the last five years.

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