Councilman Francis Touchet Jr. will serve as Mayor Pro Tem. Committee chairs named; Touchet is Mayor Pro Tem Tue, 07/10/2018 - 4:10pm Officials with the City of Abbeville did not take long to get the wheels of the new administration rolling. After being ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today to the Abbeville Meridional or Gueydan Journal or Kaplan Herald. Read more about Committee chairs named; Touchet is Mayor Pro Tem