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Evangeline Parish District Judge Gary Ortego (left) administers the oath of office to newly appointed Evangeline Parish Police Juror Leila Johnson Thrasher (right). Thrasher replaces her father, the late Lamar Johnson, on the jury representing District 4. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
For the third time in the parish’s 110-year history, a woman was appointed to serve on the Evangeline Parish Police Jury. The latest installment is Leila Johnson Thrasher, who was appointed during a special meeting held Tuesday, August 24, to replace her father, the late Lamar Johnson, to represent District 4.
Thrasher called her appointment an honor to be able to finish what her father started…
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