POLITICAL POSITIONS
                          Vermilion, LA


Contributed by Margaret Rentrop Moore
Source: Southwest Louisiana Biographical & Historical by William
Henry Perrin; published 1891 page 252.

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     Legal. Ä The State Constitution of 1845 abolished the 
office of parish judge; so the first parish judge, William Kibbe,
served only one year, or thereabout.  The constitution of 1868
reestablished the office of parish judge and E. Guegnon
served from 1868 till 1874, at which time William Kibbe was
again elected, and served till his death in 1878. Kibbe was an
old Vermonter. He had served in the war of Texas and Mexico, 
and was left wounded upon the field, which was in possession 
of the Mexicans. His life was spared because of the whiteness 
of his hair, the Mexicans having taken him to be an old mans.
    Among the judges of this district were Henry Boise, G. R.
King, Thomas Nicholls, Cornelius Voorhies, Edward Simon, C. A.
Mouton, Adolph Bailey, James M. Parton, E. Mouton, Edward Mouton,
John Clegg, Conrad Debaillion, W. M. Edwards, and C. C. Mouton,
the present incumbent.
    The earlv lawyers of the parish were, Philander Taft, 
Joseph N. Walker, Daniel Oprine, R. F. Patton, died here of
yellow fever in 1867, R. S. Perry, present incumbent of the 
court of Iberia.
    The present bar numbers among its members, W. M. Edwards, 
W.H. White, Lastie Broussard, W. B. White, M. J. Goody, S. L.
Bourgues, Felix O'Nile, master first district court, Robt. F.
Patton, A. J. Kearney, P. D. Lupuy, Lastie Broussard served 
from 1865 to 1888, and was succeeded by Alcide LeBlanc.
    The sheriffs since the organization of the parish have 
been: J. M. Miles, Nathan Perry, N. A. Hebert, L. Y. LeBlanc (NOTE: Other publications indicate that this should be Eloi LeBlanc not L.Y. LeBlanc),
Jr., Alexander Lege, Sr., A. Berard, G. B. Shaw, L. C. Lyons, 
J. S. Nunez, N. N. Beiling and A. LeBlanc. The civil officers 
of the parish at present, as reported by the Secretary of the
State, are: Alcide LeBlanc, clerk district court; A.S. LeBlanc,
sheriff; W. D. White, coroner; D. M. Lyons, assessor; E.
Montague, Jr., parish surveyor; Eli Wise, parish treasurer; 
H. B. Lyons, inspector of weights and measures.
    Justices of the peace Ä First ward, Louis A. Laurance; 
second ward, Joseph Trahan; third ward, Gilbert Labauve, Henry
Petry; fourth ward, Remy Broussard; fifth ward, William 
Shepherd; sixth ward, E. W. Gaspard; seventh ward, Felix, A.
O'Neil.
    Constables Ä First ward, Charles Broussard; second ward,
Andrew Moss; third ward, Thomas Flowers, Alexis Tranan; fourth
ward, Aristides Picard; fifth ward, Oliver Landrw; sixth ward, A.
B. Faulk; seventh ward, J. B. Mills.
    Police jurors Ä First ward, J. Alcide LeBlanc; second ward,
Thomas Morgan; third ward, William L. Van Slyke; fourth ward, 
J. Treville Broussard; fifth ward, Howard Hoffpauer, president;
sixth ward, Robert Green, seventh ward, Henry Bartell.
    Notaries public Ä William Shepherd, Robert P. O'Bryan, 
Joseph Trahan Alcide LeBlanc, F. Onezime LeBlanc, William B
White, Robert Cade Smedes, Leo Perret.
     Terms of Court. Ä Jury terms, second Monday of January 
and first Monday of September, Civil terms, first Tuesday in
April and November.
    Post Offices. Ä Abbeville C. H., Gregg, Indian Bayou,
Pegneur, Perry, Ramsey.
    Bridges. Ä The bridge across the Vermilion River in 
Abbeville cost between $5000 and $6000, and is a substantial 
iron structure. Another excellent bridge spans the river at
Perry; hence the name of the town Ä Perry's Bridge.
    The improvement of the southwest pass of the Vermilion 
River, so as to admit vessels in Vermilion Bay, would be 
worth a great deal to this country. In fact, it is much 
needed; and were it located somewhere up in New England or
Pennsylvania it would have been improved years ago. But the
time, doubtless, is not far distant when the streams of the 
South will receive the attention that the importance of them 
and the country actually demad. When it is known the valuable
lands, rich as can he found anywhere, lying wild in this 
country for lack of facilities to develop them, and to market
their products after lacing developed, then may the South 
expect to get what she so much needs.