Daly Joseph "Cat" Doucet Sr. (November 8, 1899[1] – February 9, 1975[1]) was an American politician who served as Sheriff of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana from 1936 to 1940 and 1952 to 1968.

[1] Doucet was elected sheriff in 1936, served for four more years, and later returned in 1952 for sixteen years,[1] his civil rights endorsement[1] and anti-segregation stance giving Doucet enough African-American support to combat his electoral rivalry.

[2] He was investigated by the FBI for his role in the presence of gambling and prostitution in his local parish, and was once indicted for embezzlement.

[1] Doucet died at his daughter's house in New Orleans on February 9, 1975.

[5] Doucet was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in 1999.