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Abbeville General will allow one visitor per patient.

Abbeville General will allow one visitor per day per patient

Because Louisiana is now in Phase Two, Abbeville General is now letting visitors into the hospital, however, on a limited bases.
On Friday, Abbeville General began allowing only one certain individual to visit a patient.
Abbeville General released a set of guidelines that they are asking visitors to follow.
Here are the new guidelines the hospital wants everyone to follow.
• Each patient will be allowed one unique (unable to swap out) asymptomatic visitor for the duration of their stay in the emergency room, outpatient surgery and inpatient settings.

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Tommy Frederick

Tommy Frederick running for District Judge in Vermilion Parish

Flanked only by his wife and children, Tommy Frederick announced his candidacy for the 15th Judicial District Judge Division C position, Frederick selected Kelvin’s Piano Bar as the venue for his announcement citing his connection to the building where he worked alongside his father in the furniture and hardware store which his father managed. 

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Contractors had plans to close in this drainage ditch with pipe.

Maurice residents question pipe on construction site

MAURICE — A handful of Maurice residents had concerns when they saw a few hundred feet of steel pipe on the grounds where construction is taking place to build the new Acadiana Ford Dealership. Their concern was, “Who gave the OK to put the steel pipe in the ground?”
Curtis Catalon and other residents, along with Maurice Mayor Wayne Theriot and alderman Warren Rost attended the Coulee Kinney Drainage District Board meeting Thursday night to find who gave the construction company the OK to put the pipe in the ground.

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Mayor announces sand, bags are available in Kaplan

KAPLAN — According to Kaplan Mayor Mike Kloesel, sand and sandbags are available today (Friday, June 5) at the city yard 412 S. Herpin (Corner of S. Herpin and E. Amy) for residents within the city limits of Kaplan.
The yard will be closed this weekend so if you want sand bags you will need to go and get them today before 4 p.m. You will need proof of address or driver's license.
“We will deliver sandbags to the ELDERLY and Handicapped between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. this afternoon,” Kloesel said.
Call city hall to set up delivery.

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