ABBEVILLE, La. ( KLFY ) – There will be a new sheriff in town starting July 1, 2024. Sheriff-Elect Eddie Langlinais talks about the goals he wants to achieve in his first 100 days of starting his position as the new sheriff. While it has been 226 days since the winning election night for Langlinais, he is ready to start his new role.
“I’m feeling good. It is time for this to get over with. It’s been a little over seven months, which is a long time,” he said. I’m not the only sheriff elect that’s in this position. All Sheriff-elects in Louisiana come across the same. It’s not really an issue. It’s just a time delay. Few things that need to happen before a sheriff takes office and it’s right in the middle of tax season and then the fiscal year is July 1st. So it’s postponed to July first for all sheriffs.”
The public will see a few noticeable changes such as the vehicle’s colors. “It’s going to be a silver vehicle with blue striping,” said Langlinais. “The uniforms are going to change a bit. It’s going to take a little while to get that done but that’s going to be a gray shirt with dark Navy pants.”