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Abbeville
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Abbeville, LA is the parish seat of Vermilion Parish. Delcambre, Erath, Gueydan, Kaplan, and Maurice also have dedicated pages here on AcadianaNeighborhoods.com.
 Smaller commmunities within this coastal parish are Andrew, Banker, Boston, Camille, Cow Island, Esther, Big Woods, Florence, Forked Island, Freshwater City, Gosse Isle, Henry, Indian Bayou, Intracoastal City, Lelieux, Leroy, Meaux, Mulvey, Nunez, Pecan Island, Perry, Port of Vermilion, Riceville, Theall, Wright and Youngs.
This page provides information about schools, recreation, local events and festivals, arts, and cultural activities.
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EDUCATION
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"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."
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ABBEVILLE, VERMILION, AND SUBDIVISION INFORMATION
Vermilion Parish... "the most Cajun Place on earth."
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| Abbeville, LA |
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Abbeville, like many Acadiana cities, is located on the Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway and offers a variety of reasons to select it to visit or call home. While the term "joie de vivre" was not invented in Vermilion Parish, it certainly applies as residents truly have and extend a "joy of life."
THE 7 salute and thank the Vermilion Historical Society for creating such a rich and interesting site. It offers tremendous insight into the history of this south-central Louisiana parish.
Another ideal way to get to know Abbeville is through one or all nine of its "Walking Tours." These tours are a part of the Louisiana Department of Historical Preservation Main Street Program.
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Abbeville's Magdalene Square offers a
serene place to step back in time or to
engage in current political discussions!
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Events, Attractions, Arts & Culture |
One place to gain an appreciation of Abbeville and Vermiion Parish's cultural richness is at the Abbeville Museum. The museum is a member of the Abbeville Cultural and Historic Alliance. Other participants are the Vermilion Arts Council and the Acadian Center. Through numerous and prize winning films, photos, and informational exhibits, the Acadian Center provides an insightful saga of the expulsion of Acadian families from Nova Scotia. Another great resource to learn more about the area can be found on the Vermilion Historical Society's web page.
In nearby Lafayette, be sure to discover the Children's Museum and numerous theatres highlighted and organized beautifully at CajunFun.com. The site, sponsored by the Acadiana Eduational Endowment offers a one-stop site for activities, including the performing arts, in and around Acadiana. Music is an important element to life in Abbeville and all of Acadiana. The Festival International de Louisiane celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006. THE SEVEN suggest this popular event be placed on your "must do" list of April activities. In addition to the musical performances at the Festival International, Louisiana Crossroads offers a significant concert series across the state.
Abbeville's annual Giant Omelette Festival draws a significant crowd. It also includes a tour of homes. Besides the Giant Omelette Festival, Magdalene Square in Abbeville hosts the Daylily Festival and Garden Show. It is held annually on the Saturday after Memorial Day. This admission free event features educational speakers and, of course, food booths!
Mardi Gras is a huge event throughout Acadiana and Abbeville is no exception. Visit the attractive website at Vermilion.org for details about Mardi Gras and other events.
Vermilion Parish is very supportive of UL's Rajun Cajuns! This includes tailgating before a Saturday afternoon or evening football game or taking in the other college level sports offered by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Ragin Cajuns.
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Parks and Recreation
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| The Parks and Recreation Department oversees organized youth activities. The Abbeville Country Club offers a golf course and the Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club is another private course located in nearby Broussard.
The Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary is a 26,000 acre refuge owned by the National Audubon Society.
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Dining
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Abbeville residents and visitors enjoy over 20 dining establishments, each offering irresistable menus!
THE 7 offers this partial list of Vermilion Parish restaurants. Do not let those without websites stop you from experiencing Cajun cooking at its best! From Black's Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar and The River Front in Abbeville to The Villager in Maurice, there is no excuse to go hungry in Vermilion Parish! If you love Oysters, be sure to read Pableaux Johnson's review of Abbeville Oyster Bars.
Acadiana native and Chef Paul Prudhomme's website is a great source of information, inspiration and hunger pains!
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| Shopping/Retail |
 In addition to the shops within Abbeville, the area enjoys a close proximity to the regionally popular Shopping Mall of Acadiana in Lafayette. Lafayette also hosts dozens of strip malls, boutique and antique shops.
Shopping for your new home will be a piece of cake throughout Acadiana!
National chains such as Home Depot and Lowe's thrive as well as long time local lumber yards like Doug Ashy and Stine Lumber Company.
The shopping opportunities in Lafayette and all of Acadiana are vast! So vast,THE 7 have dedicated a section of AcadianaNeighborhoods.com to "Shopping in Acadiana."
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Grocery Stores
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Acadiana grocery stores often serve as dining hot spots with boudin as a popular staple. Boudin is served in a variety of methods and is available in most convenience and grocery stores. . Read what the Boudin Link has to say about Richard's Meat Market's Boudin. Not familiar with Boudin? Learn more at BoudinLink.com.
Major grocery chains such as Albertson's and Market Basket are located in Abbeville and throughout Vermilion Parish.
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 This information was compiled courtesy of THE 7. THE 7 are licensed agents with COLDWELL BANKER Pelican Real Estate.
By combining our knowledge, expertise and resources, our goal is to deliver the most informative real estate website about the parishes we serve.
With this in mind, please submit ideas, subdivision information, including photos, website URL's, or broken links to webmaster.
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