Eddie Langlinais was sworn in by Judge Jonathan Perry on Monday with his family by his side, including his mother, Virlie, who holds the Bible.
Judge Laurie Hulin swears in the new department heads for the Sheriff’s Office. They are (left to right) Blaire Doré (chief deputy), Glenn Landry patrol captain), Sammy LaPorte (warden of the parish jail), Mike Touchet (head of investigations) and Brooke Stelly, who is the captain of the civil division. Sheriff Eddie Langlinais holds the Bible.
Eddie Langlinais sworn in as new Vermilion Parish Sheriff
The last time someone could say, “There is a new sheriff in Vermilion Parish,” was 20 years ago when Mike Couvillon took office — before Couvillon, another 20 years had passed since Ray Lemaire was sworn in.
For only the fourth time in 60 years, Vermilion Parish has a new sheriff: Eddie Langlinais from Delcambre.
On Monday, Langlinais was sworn in by Judge Jonathan Perry and Langlinais’s new department heads were sworn in by Judge Laurie Hulin.
