BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ quest for a second term as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor will stretch over another month, as voters in his crimson state denied him a primary win Saturday and sent him to a runoff election. The Democratic incumbent was unable to top 50% of […]
Becket Breaux won the St. Martin Parish Sheriff election with more than half of the votes. With over 11,000 votes, Breaux had 60% of the community’s support. Trailing behind Breaux in second place was Brian Theriot with 30% of the votes. Lastly, Albert “Buz” LeBlanc came in third place in the election for sheriff. Sheriff […]
Incumbent Sheriff Bobby Guidroz took over 60% of the votes in Saturday’s election for St. Landry Parish sheriff. When asked how he felt about the win, he said, “[I’m] Ecstatic. I mean we’re so excited and you know it’s all because of the hard work of our friends, our law-enforcement partners throughout the parish. I […]
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans’ officials say a second person has been killed in the partial collapse of a hotel under construction. The city’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness released the news on its Twitter feed. There is still one person missing. Officials called off the search Saturday night but will resume Sunday morning. […]
The race for Sheriff in Iberia Parish will be decided in November. Neither of the top 2 candidates received 50% of the vote. In that contest Tommy Romero and Murphy Meyers will be in the runoff. . Romero received 35 percent of the vote while Meyers received 23 percent. Both candidates are Republican.
Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup of Clinton is heading into a runoff against Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin. Ardoin defeated Collins-Greenup in 2018 to win the position. The Republican incumbent didn’t top 50% of the vote in Saturday’s primary to see who will be Louisiana’s chief elections official for the next four years. Ardoin worked as top […]
LAFAYETTE, La.- Two candidates are headed into a runoff for the Lafayette mayor presidents seat. Results show Carlee Alm-Labar (no party) received 28% of the vote and Republican Josh Guillory 31%, which will lead them into a November runoff. Simone Champagne took 24% of the vote. Here is Josh Guillory’s reaction. Here is Carlee Alm-Labar’s […]
(WVLA)- The votes are rolling in and John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling says there will be a runoff in the governor’s race. Couvillon says, “given the drop for smaller, medium and suburban parishes, I believe this puts Governor John Bel Edwards in a position for a runoff. Stay tuned to NBC Local 33, […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Incumbent candidate Jeff Landry has been reelected state attorney general. Landry, a Republican, won 67% of the statewide vote against Democratic candidate “Ike” Jackson Jr. The Associated Press has called our race. Thank you to everyone for your trust, confidence, and support. https://t.co/4KEEVdTfWY — Jeff Landry (@JeffLandry) October 13, 2019