Two qualify for special election for Abbeville CitY Council seat in District B

Two candidates qualified for the March 29 special election for the District B seat on the Abbeville City Council.
Rachel Touchet Mouton and Francis Plaisance entered their names in the race. The three-day qualifying period ended at 4:30 p.m.
The winner of the March special election will serve the remainder of Francis Touchet Jr.’s unexpired term, which ends in June of 2026.
Touchet stepped down last September to focus his full attention on his job as superintendent of the Lafayette Parish School System. Touchet represented District B since first being elected ‘02.