VERMILION PARISH, La. ( KLFY ) — The Abbeville Harbor and Terminal District, known as the Port of Vermilion , has collaborated with local law enforcement to enhance the safety and security of its operation.
Executive Director Nick Gautreaux said the port’s security is important for the parish and the district but also for the welfare of the citizens and taxpayers who pay the taxes that allow the port to operate.
“The reason we do it is because our district is made up of rural Vermilion Parish and also the city of Abbeville,” Gautreaux said.
He said by collaborating with the Abbeville Police Department and the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, they can use resources more wisely and more efficiently for the taxpayers.
“Enhancing the safety, maybe video surveillance also the ports of the areas within the district in case something has happened could be that someone comes into the port to do something and the next thing you know is we’re able to track exactly where everyone went,” he said.