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Kim Marousek (standing, right), director of planning for CPEX, makes a presentation during Tuesday’s special Abbeville City Council meeting. Listening to the presentation are (seated L-R) Mayor Roslyn White, Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Councilwoman Terry Broussard and Councilman-at-Large Carlton Campbell.

Abbeville City Council approves CPEX to help make ordinance modifications for nuisance codes

Tue, 08/01/2023 - 10:36am

Abbeville officials are looking to make ordinance modifications to nuisance codes to allow those to work more effectively and efficiently.
It’s a time-consuming process that will be made easier with the help of the Center For Planning Excellence (CPEX). During a special meeting on Tuesday, the Abbeville City Council approved hiring the Baton Rouge-based group to create a plan. The council approved $20,000 for the work.

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Teens arrested for possible vehicle burglaries in Vermilion Parish

Thu, 07/27/2023 - 9:49am

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, in the early morning hours on Monday, patrol deputies responded to a complaint of a vehicle burglary in progress in a subdivision near the Abbeville Airport.
The investigation led deputies, VPSO K9, Criminal Investigations Division and Narcotics investigators to a nearby motel where numerous juveniles and two adults were detained.
During initial interviews, it was determined that two of the three juveniles were the suspects in the attempted burglary.

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Rita Jordan

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For years, the house that Rita Jordan was murdered in sat empty on Martin Luther King Drive. Today, 11 years after she was murdered, her house looks lived in based on the vehicles parked in the driveway. The house is located behind Greater Pleasant Green Baptist Church.

Arrest made for Rita Jordan’s murder

Tue, 07/25/2023 - 2:09pm

It took 11 years for someone to be arrested for the murder of Rita Jordan of Abbeville.
This past Wednesday, the U.S. Marshal’s Office arrested Ledario Green on outstanding Abbeville felony warrants and booked him into the Harris County Jail in Houston.
Green, 38, was arrested on warrants for aggravated kidnapping ($100,000 Bond), home invasion ($50,000 Bond), and extortion ($50,000 Bond) totaling $200,000.
On Thursday, Green waived extradition, and he was picked up and transported from Harris County Jail to Abbeville by Abbeville City Police Officers.

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