Public Works

Four divisions keep the city running — streets, water, wastewater, and electric. If something is broken, leaking, flooding, or dark, this is where to start.

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Division Contacts
  • Something wrong right now?

Emergency & After-Hours

Call — don’t use the online form. Online reports are read during business hours only.

Water Main Break

Water in the street, no pressure, or a broken line.
337-893-8550
Water Department

Sewer backup

Sewage backing up into a home, yard, or street.

337-893-8550
Wastewater Department

Power outage

Lights out, or a partial outage on your street.

337-893-8550

Electrical Department

Downed power line

Stay back at least 30 feet. Assume every line is live.

911
Then call the City

Our Divisions

Each division runs its own crews, yard, and phone line.

Street Department

Maintains and improves streets, sidewalks, and rights-of-way — safety work and beautification both. Report unsafe conditions and they get addressed.

  • Potholes
  • Sidewalks
  • Street Signs
  • Drainage & Ditches
  • Right-of-Way Mowing

Elridge Harrison

Street Construction & Improvement Foreman

Willie Leger

Street Maintenance Foreman

Water Department

Delivers clean, reliable drinking water and maintains and expands the system, including repairs to mains, lines, and hydrants.

  • Main Breaks
  • Leaks
  • Hydrants
  • Low Pressure
  • Water Quality

Marie Buteaux

Water Production Superintendent

Larry Moore, Jr.

Water Utility Foreman

Wastewater Department

Manages sewer collection and treatment for residential, commercial, and industrial customers — safe disposal that protects public health and the environment, with capacity planned for future growth.

  • Sewer Backups
  • Manholes
  • Lift Stations
  • Odor Complaints

Lee Schexnaider

Wastewater Treatment Superintendent

Timmy Farris, II

Wastewater Utility Foreman

Electrical Department

Operates and maintains the city’s electrical system, keeping the grid reliable and affordable through work on power lines, streetlights, and related infrastructure.

  • Outages
  • Streetlights
  • Downed Lines
  • New Service
  • Tree / Line Clearance

Stewart Head

Electrical Superintendent

Stormwater

Rain that doesn’t soak in runs off streets into storm drains, and from there straight into our bayous and rivers, untreated.

Why it matters

As stormwater flows over driveways, streets, and yards, it picks up oil, chemicals, litter, pet waste, and grass clippings along the way. Everything that washes into a storm drain flows directly into our local bayous and waterways, with no treatment. That polluted runoff harms fish, wildlife, and plants, and it affects the water we fish and swim in. Small habits at home and on job sites add up to cleaner water for everyone in Abbeville.

What you can do at home

  • Keep gutters and drains clear
  • Go easy on lawn chemicals
  • Dispose of oil and paint properly
  • Clean up car fluid spills
  • Cover bare soil to stop erosion
  • Pump septic every 3–5 years
  • Use low-phosphorus cleaners
  • Don't blow clippings into the street

See something?

Dumping, litter in drains, or bad erosion control on a job site.
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Plans, reports and resources

Building or developing?

Water Quality

Louisiana Department of Health Engineering Services water grade report for the City of Abbeville Water System for 2025. The report shows the Vermilion Parish water system received an A rating with a score of 99 out of 100. Categories evaluated include federal water quality, state water quality, financial sustainability, operations and maintenance, infrastructure, customer satisfaction, and secondary contaminants. The report shows zero deductions in all categories except customer satisfaction, which received a deduction of 6 points, along with a 5-point bonus for management and maintenance programs.

An "A" for the third consecutive year

The City of Abbeville is proud to announce that, for the third consecutive year, we have received an “A” grade in the Louisiana Department of Health’s (LDH) community water system grading program. This grading system was established under Act 98 of the 2021 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, which authorized the Louisiana Department of Health’s Safe Drinking Water Program to create a grading system for community water systems. The purpose of this program is to provide accountability and assess the quality and performance of water systems across the state.

The letter grade issued by LDH reflects the water system’s overall health, infrastructure, and commitment to safe drinking water. LDH determines the grades based on seven key standards: federal water quality, state violations, infrastructure, operation and maintenance, financial sustainability, customer satisfaction, and secondary contaminants. These standards evaluate not only the safety of the water, but also how well the water system is managed and maintained for long-term sustainability.

Contact Public Works

For anything that doesn’t fit a division above, start at City Hall and we’ll route you.

Not us? Garbage and recycling collection, bulk pickup, the landfill, and animal control are run by the Vermilion Parish Police Jury. Solid Waste: 337-898-4338.

To start, stop, or transfer utility service, or to ask about your bill, contact Utilities & Billing.

Chris Guatreaux

Public Works Director