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After a 4-3 vote, Whitney “Jean” Broussard, Jr. was named the school board member in District E. He becomes only the third person to represent the district in 24 years.
He takes over the chair after long-time school board member Anthony Fontana resigned last month.
Voting for Broussard were Chris Gautreaux, Chris Hebert, Stacy Landry and JP Moreno. Voting against him were Laura LeBeouf and Sara Duplechain.
He spent 20 years in the United States Air Force. where he dealt with accounting and finances.

Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two vehicle fatal crash on U.S. Hwy. 167 south of La. Hwy. 697.
The crash took the lives of 16-year-old Alana Duhon of Abbeville and 15-year-old Sydney Colomb of Maurice.

On the night of Friday, February 2, 2018 the Abbeville Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint looking for impaired drivers and other traffic related offenses. The checkpoint will be conducted between the hours of 9:00 PM and 03:00 AM somewhere within the city limits of Abbeville.
This checkpoint is part of a year-long grant program provided through the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, designed to improve driver safety and reduce impaired driving.