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City officials kick off expansion of terminal at Abbeville airport

Officials with the City of Abbeville took a step closer to realizing a major vision for the Christ Crusta Memorial Airport. Mayor Mark Piazza and members of the City Council took part Friday morning in a ground-breaking ceremony for the new airport terminal.

Police: Man pushes victim through window

A 35-year-old Berwick man was booked into Morgan City jail Sunday after pushing someone through a glass window and then proceeding to strike the victim with a wooden object, Police Chief James Blair said in a news release. —Joseph L. Hart, 35, of Versen Street in Berwick, was arrested at 1:12 p.m.

After fire, Patterson Family Dollar reopens

PATTERSON — Last November marked five years in business for the Family Dollar store on Catherine Street. But the store was open for only a couple of months more. A fire, which authorities said was started the night of Jan.

Replacement for levee road?

Officials meeting here on Tuesday concluded that a completely new road is needed along the Atchafalaya Basin West Protection Levee south of Henderson.

LaSuCa mill expanding

The LaSuCa sugar mill at St. John is anything but quiet during this off-season. Along with the usual repair and maintenance required between grinding seasons, the mill is swarming with workers bringing about the first phase of a multi-year expansion in the historic mill’s capacity.