Leon “Sunny” Vial III was St. Charles Parish, through and through. Vial’s local roots ran deep. His grandfather served as the parish’s sheriff, assessor, clerk of court, state representative and delegate to the 1921 state constitutional convention. His father also served as sheriff, and his brother served as parish coroner. Vial himself served as St. Charles Parish attorney for 23 years – just one chapter of what was a 62-year law career for t…
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