Chief Judge of the Coushatta Tribal Court Judge Daniel Stretcher administered the oath of office to the newly elected officials.
Loretta Williams was sworn in for her second four-year term on the Tribal Council, and Kristian Poncho was sworn in to begin his inaugural four-year term as Tribal Council Member. Cernek will begin his four-year term as Tribal Chairman. He has held the positions of Vice-Chairman and Council Member in the past years. Jonathan Cernek, who has served on the Coushatta Tribal Council for the past eight years, was sworn in as the Tribe’s new Chairman.
Jonathan Cernek, Loretta Williams and Kristian Poncho join Crystal Williams and Kevin Sickey on the five-member Coushatta Tribal Council. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana held an inauguration ceremony for its three newly elected officials on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Coushatta Casino Resort’s Grand Ballroom, located in the resort’s new Conference Center.
The following was released to us by Coushatta Casino Resort:
