A prisoner was found unresponsive in a cell in the Vermilion Parish jail.
According to Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on Dec. 17 at 2:50 a.m., an inmate notified correctional deputies at the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center of an inmate experiencing a medical emergency.
Magdalen Square had plenty of vendors.
CYT performers marched in the parade.
The Abbeville High Cheerleaders and the Wildcat mascot were on a float.
This is the side of the house that won the decorating contest. It was owned by Lexi Stelly of Abbeville.
This is the front of the winning house.
Santa Claus was in Abbeville for the parade.
The Christmas Celebration in Abbeville is getting bigger each year, and this year may have been the best.
On Saturday, downtown Abbeville looked like a Hallmark TV movie, with white lights lighting up buildings and the streets.
The day began early with a car show and musical entertainment, and it capped off with a 5:30 p.m. parade and a visit from Santa in Magdalen Square.
With perfect weather, the Abbeville streets were packed along the parade route, which began at Jim’s Tire Service and ended at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church.
The parade lasted 45 minutes.
Keith Broussard of Gueydan.
This week in Abbeville, a man from Gueydan is likely facing a life sentence after being convicted of sexually assaulting two juveniles for more than six years.
Scott Keith Broussard from Gueydan had a one-day trial on Wednesday at the Vermilion Parish Courthouse in Abbeville.
The jury, consisting of eight men and four women, returned a guilty verdict in 90 minutes.
Gulf Coast Bank in Abbeville is the new ornament for 2024.
Jeannie Comeaux (left), a local artist, and Abbeville Main Street Manager Charlene Beckett display the new Abbeville Christmas ornament.
The weather outside may not be frightful, but it is looking “a lot like Christmas.”
For the past 20-plus years, this time of year has meant the Christmas Stroll is almost year.
“We are celebrating 25 years of the Christmas Stroll is an amazing experience for downtown Abbeville that has become a tradition,” Abbeville Main Street Manager Charlene Beckett said. “What began a quarter of a century ago and it still brings smiles and holiday cheer to the people who attend.”
The Rotary Club of Abbeville honored Lauren Hebert as the 2024 Farmer of the Year. Hebert, middle, holding her award, is joined by family and members of the Rotary Club.
The switch was not easy, but it was one the Hebert family had to make to survive as a farmer in Vermilion Parish.
Dane Hebert, a third-generation farmer, and his daughter, Lauren, now a fourth-generation farmer, spoke on Wednesday morning at the Abbeville Rotary Club meeting.
Lauren was also presented with the 2024 Vermilion Parish Farmer of the Year award at the Rotary meeting. The Abbeville Rotary Club gives the award to a farmer each year.
The Hebert family attended the meeting to inform the Rotarians about family farming in Vermilion Parish.
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