Locate
ABBEVILLE
on the map of Vermilion Parish
Population: 11,187
Mayor:
R. Brady Broussard (D)
(318) 893-8550
Clerk:
Suzanne Zaunbrecher
(318) 893-8550
101 N. State St.
ABBEVILLE, LA 70510
Chief of Police:
Mike Hardy (D)
Vermilion
Parish Info
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1843 - Abbeville, formerly La Chapelle, is founded by Father Antoine Desire Megret, a native of Abbeville, France, on land purchased from Joseph LeBlanc. The city will became the parish seat of Vermilion in 1845. incorporated by the state in 1850. Home of the Louisiana Dairy Festival.
Type of Government: Mayor and Board of Aldermen (5) Legislative Charter
Districts
Congress-
ional | Supreme
Court | Court of Appeals
Circuit ~District | Public
Service | BESE | Senate | House | Judicial |
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6 |
3 ~ 3 |
2 |
7 |
22, 25 |
47, 49 |
15 |
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