Abbeville - Women now rule police jury
By Chris Rosa
A historical event occurred Wednesday in a special Police Jury meeting. The jury voted 13-1 to name Linda Duhon as the administrator of the Police Jury.
She becomes the first woman to hold that position in Vermilion Parish.
For the last 50 years four men have held that position: Marcus Broussard Sr, Jewitt Hulin, Mike Bertrand and Chris Theriot.
Duhon, who has been with the police jury for 12 years, has served as the assistant director for the last five years under Chris Theriot and Mike Bertrand.
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