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On March 3, at approximately 10:46 p.m, the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office was dispatched to assist Kaplan Police Department with regards to a subject wielding lawn mower blades at 2705 N. Herpin St. in Kaplan.
While VPSO patrol division is en route to assist, call received of shots fired at same location.  VPSO Detectives responded and are currently obtaining information as to the sequence of events which took place leading to the shooting. 

Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on March 3, 2021, Louisiana State Police was requested by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office to assist with a shooting incident involving one of their deputies. The shooting occurred in the 1300 block of Greene Avenue in Abbeville. Detectives assigned to the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations are investigating the incident.
The initial investigation by detectives shows that the deputy was attempting to serve an order of protective custody within the city limits of Abbeville with assistance from the Abbeville Police Department.

It is no surprise that some schools in Vermilion Parish are overcrowded, while many are underutilized.
Vermilion Parish School Superintendent Tommy Byler gave the school board a usage update on the 20 schools in Vermilion Parish.
Six schools have a capacity of 80 percent or higher, and another six have a capacity of 59 percent and less.
It is no surprise that North Vermilion High School can not take any more students because it is 93 percent full. NVHS was built for 943 students, and today there are 878 students.