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Islands have been a recurring topic of discussion for the Abbeville City Council in recent months.
Abbeville has five “islands” within the city limits. Those are unincorporated areas that are completely surrounded by city limits, but are not part of the city and not subject to the city’s ordinances, a fact that has created some concern for city officials.
After Tuesday’s regular city council meeting, there is one less island in the city.

Vermilion Parish School System Superintendent Tommy Byler said Tuesday morning that school officials are taking precautions due to the weather.
“We are in shelter in place in our schools and are currently monitoring the weather forecast and are in contact with all of our schools,” Byler said in a post on social media. “Seniors who leave early will not be leaving until this weather has passed.”
Byler said individual schools will be sending text letting you know when they have concluded any shelters in place at their schools.

Swamp Spirits is a traveling exhibit that goes to each museum in Vermilion Parish.
Each year photos of the swamp are submitted to be painted by various artists in the area to be put on display. One photograph is selected and the artists take inspiration and put their own style on to a 30in by 40 in canvas.. This year they are searching for swamp photographs to choose an image to paint for the exhibit and new artists to paint their perspective of the photo.