Abbeville Councilman-at-Large Francis Plaisance has voiced his displeasure during several council meetings in recent years with the vacant Schwegmann building on the La. 14 Bypass.
Two separate accidents occurred 20 minutes within each other in the northern part of Vermilion Parish on Monday.
Two months into the fiscal year, the Vermilion Parish School District is projecting a $2.3 million shortfall in its $80 million-a year budget.
Voices discouraged with recent shootings and other crimes in Abbeville were heard Friday morning.
More than 20 shootings reportedly occurred in the city since the beginning of July.
Thursday, July 23 had every indication of being a normal summer evening.