Photos by Chris Landry / The Abbeville Meridional
Liz Touchet is sworn in by Vermilion Parish Police Jury legal counsel Paul Moresi III as the District 5 representative on Wednesday.
Liz Touchet, center, is joined by, from left, Victoria Richard, Carrie Durke, Becky Sonnier and Renee Touchet on Wednesday. Richard is the daughter of Liz and Wayne Touchet, and Durke, Sonnier and Touchet are the daughters of Wayne Touchet, the former District 5 Vermilion Parish Police Juror. Liz Touchet was sworn in on Wednesday to serve the remainder of Wayne Touchet’s term on the police jury.
Touchet sworn in as first female Police Juror in Vermilion Parish
It was an emotional start to the Vermilion Parish Police Jury meeting Wednesday night as Liz Touchet was officially sworn in as the first female police juror.
Touchet will serve out the remaining 17 months of her late husband’s term. Wayne Touchet served 18 years as the District 5 representative before his death on June 15.
As she was sworn in, fighting back tears at one point, sniffles could be heard from family members in attendance for the ceremony, including their daughter Victoria Richard and Wayne’s daughters Carrie Durke, Becky Sonnier and Renee Touchet.
