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Due to health reasons, Laura LeBeouf decided it was time to leave the Vermilion Parish School Board after serving for eight years.
LeBeouf, in a surprise move, decided not to qualify for her third and final four-year term as District C’s school board member.
Gregg Meaux qualified last week and is the only candidate for District C. He will be sworn into office in January of 2023.
LeBeouf, a former educator for 30-plus years in Vermilion Parish, explained why she did not seek a third term.

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.

Qualifying for the Nov. 8 elections kicked off on Wednesday morning, with several candidates adding their names.
That opportunity will continue today before wrapping up tomorrow, Friday, July 22.