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According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on April 10, at approximately 9 a.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Enforcement Division received a complaint that a suspicious vehicle was backed onto the property of a residence located on Klaby Meaux Road, which is south of Kaplan.

Demolition of the old National Grocery building, located next to McDonald’s, began at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. The building had been vacant for 19 years.
Heritage Haulers, co-owned by Jacob Duhon of Abbeville, was awarded the contract to demolish the 46-year-old building.
Two excavators began demolition at the center of the structure and will proceed outward, removing walls, AC units, ventilation ducts, and other materials.

Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White spoke candidly about the condition of the old Hibernia Bank Building.
The Police Jury has owned the building for over 20 years and has made minimal repairs in the past six years.
Following an inspection report from David Hamer of Vermilion Architects, LLC, Councilman Brady Broussard asked Hamer if he was surprised by what he found.
“I was surprised by the neglect of the building,” said Hamer to the Abbeville council. “Some of the issues could have been mitigated easier, had it been maintained.