

The Constitution provides that "in each parish a clerk of the district court shall be elected for a term of four years. The parish seat of Avoyelles is Marksville.Ĭities and towns found in Avoyelles Parish are made up of Bordelonville, Bunkie, Center Point, Cottonport, Evergreen, Hessmer, Mansura, Marksville, Moreauville, Plaucheville,and Simmesport. The Parish was named for the Avoyel Native American People. I have dedicated the past 36 years of my life to working with the public and will always do my best in all efforts to maintain my position as an Elected Official."Īvoyelles Parish was created on Maas one of the original 19 parishes. "I am very grateful to be elected as Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court and look forward to continue to improve the functions of the Clerk's office to better serve the Public. Connie ran for the position of Clerk in the OctoElection and was successfully elected as Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court beginning her term on July 1, 2020. Connie became a Certified Deputy in 2018 and was appointed as Chief Deputy by Clerk, Connie Couvillon. He actually hired Connie on a Summer Work Program and approximately 16 years later he offered her a job as a full-time deputy at the Clerk's Office. Samuel Couvillon, who was the Clerk for over 30 years. She began her career working in banking for 13 years and then started working at the Clerk of Court's Office on June 1, 1997. Connie grew up in Evergreen, Louisiana graduated from Cottonport High School in 1981 and graduated from L.S.U.A in 1984. They have two daughters, Casey (Giglio) and Whitney (Mose) and 5 grandkids.

Connie has been married to Joel Desselle for the past 36 years.
