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The Vermilion Arts Council of Abbeville is creating a new community mural program entitled: “Walls of Wonder.”
Walls of Wonder hopes to be a creative outlet for kids and teens in Abbeville, especially those who walk through their neighborhoods day after day. Walls of Wonder hopes to line the streets of Abbeville with murals that will inspire community pride and uplift and beautify blighted landscapes, according to the Vermilion Arts Council’s Megan Bertrand.

An Abbeville man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fired numerous shots at a vehicle that crossed his path.
Roland Bernard III, 28, of Abbeville, has been booked on Attempted 1st-Degree Murder, Illegal Use of Weapons or Dangerous Instrumentalities, Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property and Obstruction of Justice
​On Sept. 26, at approximately 10:45 a.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to an address on Schlessinger Street in reference to a “Shots Fired” call.

Wednesday’s fundraiser to “Save the Cattle Festival” went well.
Gulf Coast Bank, the Rotary Club of Abbeville and others helped Cattle Festival organizers hold a jambalaya fundraiser in response to this year’s festival having to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Festival organizers also had to cancel events throughout the year, events that raise funds to keep the Cattle Festival organization going. The fundraiser took place at the Red Barn on Rodeo Road, with people picking up a meal for $7.