10-26-15
Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter and Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards highlighted their strategies Saturday night as the candidate list was whittled to two in the governor’s race. Vitter called Edwards a liberal and said supporting the state representative would “be the same as voting to make Barack Obama governor of Louisiana.” Edwards said Vitter represents a “third Jindal term” in office.
IN THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S RACE, DEMOCRAT KIP HOLDEN RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES WITH 33 PERCENT, AND WILL FACE OFF AGAINST BILLY NUNGESSER IN THE RUNOFF. ATTORNEY GENERAL BUDDY CALDWELL WILL GO AGAINST JEFF LANDRY IN THE RUNOFF. HE GOT 36 PERCENT OF THE VOTE, WHILE LANDRY RECEIVED 33 PERCENT.
STATE SENATORS PAGE CORTEZ OF LAFAYETTE, AS WELL AS RONNIE JOHNS OF SULPHUR EASILY WON REELECTION TO ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE. WITH 61 PERCENT OF THE VOTE, GERALD BOUDREAUX OF LAFAYETTE WAS ELECTED TO FILL THE SEAT VACATED BY STATE SENATOR ELBERTY GUILLORY.
IN STATE REPRESENTATIVE RACES, DOROTHY SUE HILL OF DRY CREEK WILL HAVE TO GO TO A RUNOFF WITH BISCUIT SMITH AS SHE TOOK 49-POINT-4 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. STATE REPRESENTATIVE A-B FRANKLIN HAS A BATTLE ON HIS HAND TO RETAKE HIS SEAT, GETTING 35 PERCENT OF THE VOTE SATURDAY WHILE HIS OPPONENT, WILFORD CARTER RECEIVED 38 PERCENT. DISTRICT 38 REPRESENTATIVE BERNARD LEBAS DID NOT RUN FOR REELECTION AND HE’LL BE REPLACED BY MARK ABRAHAM OF LAKE CHARLES. STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVEN ORTEGO OF CARENCRO, A DEMOCRAT, WAS DEFEATED IN HIS REELECTION EFFORT BY REPUBLICAN JULIE EMERSON, WHO RECEIVED 51 PERCENT OF THE BALLOTS CAST. DUSTIN MILLER OF LAWTELL AND DONOVAN HUDSON OF OPELOUSAS WILL FACE EACH OTHER IN A RUNOFF TO REPLACE STATE REPRESENTATIVE LEDRICKA THIERRY. PHILLIP DEVILLIER OF EUNICE WILL REPLACE MICKEY GUILLORY, WHO DID NOT RUN AGAIN FOR THE DISTRICT 41 SEAT. JEAN PAUL COUSSON AND ANDRE COMEAUX OF LAFAYETTE WILL GO TO A RUNOFF TO SEE WHO’LL BE REPLACING TERM LIMITED JOEL ROBIDEAUX. BLAKE MIGUEZ OF NEW IBERIA EASILY WON IN HIS RACE TO SUCCEED SIMONE CHAMPAIGNE FOR THE DISTRICT 49 SEAT.
JOEL ROBIDEAUX IS THE NEW LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH PRESIDENT. HE DEFEATED DEE STANLEY IN THE RACE TO REPLACE JOEY DUREL. LARRY RICHARD RECEIVED 144 MORE VOTES THAN DAVID DITCH TO BECOME THE PARISH PRESIDENT FOR IBERIA PARISH. DAVID HANAGRIFF TOOK 57 PERCENT OF THE VOTE TO BECOME THE NEW ST. MARY PARISH PRESIDENT.
IN SHERIFF’S RACES, CROWLEY POLICE CHIEF K-P GIBSON IS THE NEW SHERIFF OF ACADIA PARISH, GETTING 55 PERCENT OF THE BALLOT. THE LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S RACE WILL COME DOWN TO A RUNOFF. MARK GARBER RECEIVED 46 PERCENT OF THE VOTE WHILE HIS RUNOFF OPPONENT, SCOTT POLICE CHIEF CHAD LEGER, TOOK 39 PERCENT. IN IBERIA PARISH, SHERIFF LOUIS ACKAL WILL HAVE TO GO TO A RUNOFF TO KEEP HIS JOB. HE TOOK 47 PERCENT OF THE BALLOTS CAST WHILE HIS OPPONENT, ROBERTA BOUDREAUX RECEIVED 25 PERCENT. BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF RICKEY MOSES WAS 47 VOTES SHORT OF A MAJORITY, AND WILL INSTEAD HAVE TO FACE JIM JACOBSON IN A RUNOFF TO MAINTAIN HIS JOB.
LAFAYETTE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR GUNMAN WHO SHOT A CONVENIENCE STORE CLERK OVER THE WEEKEND. JULIE DARCE REPORTS.
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Authorities say four employees of a casino in Lake Charles have been arrested and booked on charges of computer fraud. The four were employees of the Golden Nugget casino. Louisiana State Police Col. Mike Edmonson told KPLC-TV the arrests that were made over the last week resulted from an investigation. The probe was sparked by a call earlier in the month to the state police Gaming Enforcement Division.
