VERMILION PARISH — On Jan. 9, 2023, shortly before 7:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle crash involving a bicycle on Louisiana Highway 717 near Ellie Benoit Road in Vermilion Parish.
The crash claimed the life of 60-year-old Allen J. Vincent of Gueydan.
A 15-year-old is sitting behind bars after allegedly shooting two other teens on Wabash Avenue in Abbeville.
According to Chief Mike Hardy of the Abbeville Police Department, a teen was arrested and charged as an adult with two counts of attempted first-degree murder. The teen, whose name was not released, is now in the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center.
The alleged shooting occurred early Tuesday morning.
According to the press release, the shooting took place Tuesday at 3 a.m.
Mayor Roslyn White, Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Councilman Carlton Campbell and Water Plant Superintendent Marie Butaud (L-R) take part in discussion of the water issues during the recent hard freeze.
Abbeville Public Works Director Chris Gautreaux (standing) discusses the recent hard freeze as Councilman Tony Hardy and Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. listen during Tuesday’s meeting.
By ordinance, a 3% increase for customers of the city of Abbeville’s water system goes into effect each Jan. 1.
After issues with the recent hard freeze, city officials have moved that increase to March 1.
“Automatically, we have an increase on Jan. 1,” Mayor Roslyn White said during Tuesday’s regular city council meeting. “We should postpone it, just to not have it applicable to those people who had frozen pipes in December.”
Since taking office as Abbeville chief of police last summer, Mike Hardy has worked every avenue to recruit new officers.
With the approval of the new budget, city officials have given Hardy a big recruiting pitch of $40,000 starting salary for officers.
During its final meeting of 2022, the Abbeville City Council approved the operating budget for the new year. The city’s fiscal year runs from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Included in the budget is a $13,000 across-the-board raise for members of the police department.
Vermilion Parish – On January 5, 2023, shortly before 1:30 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 167 near Lawrence Road in Vermilion Parish. The crash claimed the life of 36-year-old Jasper Morrison Foster of Maurice and 22-year-old Matthew Wayne Landry of Lafayette.
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