Past Officials

Village of French Settlement
Past Officials

March 1966 - June 1967
MAYOR
Schofield Lobell

ALDERMAN
Lee Roy Salassi
Earl Berthelot
C.F. Meadours

CHIEF OF POLICE
O'Nell Lambert

July 1967 - October 1968
MAYOR
J.R. Schexnaider
Ruben Keller was acting mayor June 26, 1968 to October 30, 1968

ALDERMAN
Roy Murphy
Ruben Keller
Felix Brignac, Jr.

CHIEF OF POLICE
O'Nell Lambert

October 1968 - October 1970
MAYOR
Mildred Cruthirds
Ruben Keller was acting mayor September 1969 to November 1970

ALDERMAN
Felix Brignac, Jr.
Ruben Keller
Roy Murphy
Lee Roy Salassi was appointed alderman October 1969 to November 1970

CHIEF OF POLICE
O'Nell Lambert

November 1970 - June 1971
MAYOR
Vernance Lambert

ALDERMAN
Roy Murphy
Felix Brignac, Jr.
Claude Lambert

CHIEF OF POLICE
O'Nell Lambert

July 1971 - April 1972
MAYOR
J.R. Robertson, Jr.

ALDERMAN
Felix Brignac, Jr.
Richard Babin
C.W. Parks

CHIEF OF POLICE
O'Nell Lambert

May 1972 - December 1975
MAYOR
Richard Babin
Norwood Matherne elected mayor August 1974

ALDERMAN
Erroll Fontenot
Felix Brignac, Jr.
C.W. Parks

CHIEF OF POLICE
O'Nell Lambert

January 1976 - April 1979
MAYOR
Norwood Matherne

ALDERMAN
McCoy Berthelot
Lee Roy Salassi
Schofield Lobell
Darryl Murphy elected alderman February 8, 1978 to December 13, 1978
Edward Millet was appointed alderman

CHIEF OF POLICE
O'Nell Lambert

May 1979 - December 1983
MAYOR
Edward Millet

ALDERMAN
Edward Perry Gore, Sr.
James Trainer
Berlin Aydell, Sr.

CHIEF OF POLICE
O'Nell Lambert
Gilbert Matherne, Jr. elected Chief of Police in 1981

January 1984 - December 1988
MAYOR
Edward Millet

ALDERMAN
James Richardson
Linda Hutchinson
Berlin Aydell, Sr.

CHIEF OF POLICE
Gilbert Matherne, Jr
Gilbert Matherne resigned in December 1984
Harry Brignac, Sr. appointed Chief of Police in December 1984

January 1989 - December 1992
MAYOR
Floyd L. Younger, Jr.

ALDERMAN
James Deslatte
Paula Brown
Darryl Murphy
James Deslatte resigned due to job relocation in December 1990
Frank Thompson elected alderman in April 1991

CHIEF OF POLICE
Harry Brignac, Sr.

January 1993 - December 1996
MAYOR
Floyd L. Younger, Jr.

ALDERMAN
Paula Brown
Elizabeth "Betty" Brignac
Vivian "Jack" Brignac

CHIEF OF POLICE
Harry Brignac, Sr.

January 1997 - December 2000
MAYOR
Floyd L. Younger, Jr.

ALDERMEN
Elizabeth "Betty" Brignac
Elizabeth "Beth" Younger
Carol Granier
Floyd L. Younger Jr. resigned effective July 5, 1999 due to a new position as manager of West Feliciana Parish. Elizabeth Younger resigned effective July 8, 1999.

CHIEF OF POLICE
Harry Brignac, Sr.

AS OF JULY 6, 1999, DOUGLAS W. WATTS WAS APPOINTED AS MAYOR AND AS OF JULY 14, 1999, EDWARD PERRY GORE, SR. WAS APPOINTED AS ALDERMAN. ON OCTOBER 23, 1999, LINDA HUTCHINSON WAS ELECTED TO SERVE A 14 MONTH TERM ENDING DECEMBER 2000.
UPDATE:
DOUGLAS WATTS QUALIFIED AS AN UNOPPOSED CADIDATE FOR MAYOR.

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Year 2001

Mayor
Clyde Wheat

Aldermen

Linda Hutchinson
Jennifer Guitreau
Patience Pollet

Chief of Police (Unopposed)
Harry G. Brignac, Sr.

Clyde L. Wheat
Resigned as Mayor May 24, 2004