Liz Touchet seeks to continue family legacy of public service

Elizabeth “Liz” Touchet has announced her candidacy for Vermilion Parish Police Jury, District 5 to succeed her husband Wayne Touchet who passed away last year.
She became the first female police juror to take the oath of office in Vermilion Parish in July of 2022, when she was appointed to serve the remainder of her husband’s term.
“The police jury is the elected position most connected to the people,” said Touchet. While serving as campaign manger, she was at Wayne’s side for 18 years as he made the rounds throughout the district taking important calls and meeting his constituents who needed assistance or wanted to voice their opinion about a certain project. “I spoke with Wayne for many months before his passing about this day and I am prepared to continue his passion for public service,” added Touchet. “I am humbled and proud to ask the people of our parish for their continued support.”
Touchet served the community as a Disaster Case Manager with Lutheran Social Services. Through the Upbring Disaster Division, she helped carry out the organization’s faith-based mission of providing short term basic needs and case management, and spiritual care over the longer term to individuals and families responding to disasters. Her public service included helping families prepare for disaster, applying for emergency hardship grants, emotional and spiritual care, volunteer coordination and repair & rebuild assistance.
Touchet was chosen as one of 10 people in Louisiana as a “Hurricane Hero” by the Louisiana Arthritis Foundation for her dedication to recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Embracing the philosophy that her community is made stronger through its volunteers, she has served as chairperson for Abbeville High’s Project Graduation, board member and various positions for Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, past advisory board member for Abbeville General Hospital, program director/treasurer for Vermilion Faith Community of Care, past lay minister at St. Theresa Catholic Church, past board member for American Red Cross, cancer-caregiver and founding member of Abbeville Library Grief Support Group.
A native of New Iberia, Touchet has lived in Abbeville since 1982. A licensed realtor early in her professional career, she also held public employment with the Social Security Administration, where she gained valuable experience in public service. Her private sector experience includes Trans La Gas, where she was a customer service representative for the utility company. Touchet also worked for Lafayette Hilton and Towers, Coastal Fluid Technologies/Coastal Chemical Company and Republic Auto.
An avid gardener who also loves to fish, Liz is Ben and Victoria’s mother and stepmother to Carrie Durke, Becky Sonnier, Brian Touchet and Renee Touchet.
Aside from currently serving the people of District 5 on the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, she says her most important “job” is grandmother of 22, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great grandmother of one!

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