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The Governor’s Office has provided more detailed information on the mandatory mask mandate and closure of bars that was announced Saturday afternoon.
This past Saturday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a mandatory mask requirement for Louisiana and ordered bars in the state closed to on-premises consumption, as the state experiences increasing spread of COVID-19.

Back in April, the Abbeville Kiwanis Club was preparing to host the first-ever gala to honor educators in Vermilion Parish. Due to COVID-19, the gala was postponed.
On Tuesday night, the Kiwanis Club will finally get to honor the educators of the parish, but on a smaller scale. Instead of 300 family and friends showing up to honor the educators, the Kiwanis Club is having a small recognition night for the educators.

​On July 10, at approximately 12:30 a.m., patrol officers of the Abbeville Police Department attempted to make a traffic stop on a Honda Accord after officers observed traffic violations.
Officers activated their overhead emergency lights and siren, and the vehicle failed to stop.​