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Anita Levy elected Mayor of Abbeville, Mike Hardy wins re-election as Chief of Police; Joshua Hardy to return as Kaplan Chief of Police

Sat, 05/16/2026 - 10:20pm

Voters in the city of Abbeville elected a new mayor and gave the incumbent chief of police another term.
Anita Levy will be the next mayor of Abbeville after defeating incumbent Roslyn White on Saturday. Levy received 1,196 votes (53%). White took 47% of the votes (1,077).
Mike Hardy will continue to lead the Abbeville Police Department after he topped challenger William Spearman, 1,300 (57%) to 975 (43%).
Kaplan voters approved another term for Joshua Hardy on Saturday. He gained 81% (579) of the votes. Challenger Keith M. Greene Sr. took 19% (134).

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Hunter Wayne Bingham

22-year-old from Kaplan arrested by AG Murrill's office for distribution of child sexual abuse material under age of 13

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 9:31am

Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a 22-year-old from Kaplan for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials Under the Age of 13.
Hunter Wayne Bingham, of N. Boudreaux Avenue in Kaplan, was arrested on May 12, 2026, for:
5 Counts of 14:81.1 E(5)(a)-- child sexual abuse material under the age of thirteen (distribution) -- (Felony)
LBI agents initially got a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tip which jumpstarted our investigation.

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Rockets carrying a satellite could be launching into space south of Pecan Island in the next few years. (photo courtesy of SpaceX website)

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Here is a map of Vermilion Parish. Where the white box is located, below Pecan Island, is a possible location where a space exploration company is looking to locate.

Vermilion Parish's Sen. Bob Hensgens confirms talk between space exploration company and Exxon-Mobil taking place

Thu, 05/07/2026 - 12:19pm

Vermilion Parish may soon receive its most significant news since offshore oil drilling began in 1947.
In recent weeks, reports have circulated online that a space exploration company is considering purchasing 136,000 acres south of La. 14 in Vermilion Parish. The land is owned by Exxon-Mobil, with surface rights managed by Vermilion Corporation.
The 136,000 acres include land west of Intracoastal City, as well as areas north and south of Pecan Island, extending to the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish.

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