A date has the been set for the 3rd Circuit Appeals Court in Lake Charles to hear the case between Abbeville Councilman Francis Touchet and Ernal “EJ” Brousaard.

On Friday, Feb. 19, three judges who sit on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal will listen to the lawyers representing Broussard and Touchet state their case.

Last week State District Judge Marilyn Castle ruled that Broussard’s felony conviction in 2005 in federal court for aiding and abetting an illegal gambling business disqualifies him from seeking office as Abbeville’s Councilman in District B.



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By Chris Rosa