11-4-20
THE RACE FOR THE WHITEHOUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS MORE.
VOICER S :21
Republican Bill Cassidy has won a second term representing Louisiana in the U.S. Senate, without needing a runoff. The lawmaker from Baton Rouge defeated 14 challengers in Tuesday’s election, including Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins.
THE RACE TO REPLACE CONGRESSMAN RALPH ABRAHAM IN THE FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IS GOING TO A RUNOFF. THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR ABRAHAM, LUKE LETLOW WILL FACE OFF AGAINST DEMOCRAT SANDRA CHRISTOPHE. THE OTHER CONGRESSIONAL INCUMBENTS ALL WON REELECTION INCLUDING CLAY HIGGINS AND MIKE JOHNSON.
A measure to assure that the Louisiana Constitution does not grant a right to abortion was approved. THERE WERE SEVEN CONSTITIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT. ALL PASSED EXCEPT FOR AMENDMENT FOUR AND FIVE.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF JUDGE RACES ON THE BALLOT IN THE KAJN LISTENING AREA. SHARON WILSON WAS VICTORIOUS IN THE RACE TO TAKE A SEAT ON THE COURT OF APPEALS. IN THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE VICTORS WERE SCOTT PRIVAT, SUSAN THEALL, AND MICHELLE BILLEAUD. SEVERAL RACE ARE GOING TO A RUNOFF INCLUDING VALERIE GOTCH GARRETT AND TRAVIS BROUSSARD FOR DIVISION B. THE DIVISION C SEAT WILL BE DECIDED BETWEEN ROYAL COLBERT AND AMANDA MARTIN. AND TOMMY FREDERICK AND RICKEY LAFLEUR WILL FACE OFF FOR THE DIVISION C SEAT. THE RUNOFFS FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ARE ROGER HAMILTON, JUNIOR AND ALICIA BUTLER FOR DIVISION H AND NATALIE BROUSSARD AND TONY SALEME FOR DIVISION F. BOTH RACES IN THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ARE DECIDED. THE VICTORS ARE MICHAEL CANADY AND CYNTHIA CLAY GUILLORY.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY RACES HAVE BEEN DECIDED. DON LANDRY IS THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY EASILY DEFEATING DANNY LANDRY. BO DUHE WON REELECTION FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. AND REPUBLICAN STEPHEN DWIGHT IS THE NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT CHARLES CRAVINS WAS DEFEATED BY CHALLENGER CHAD PITRE, A REPUBLICAN.
IN EUNICE, THE CITY MARSHAL’S RACE HAS BEEN DECIDED. TERRY DARBONNE WON WITH FIFTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE VOTE. THE RACE FOR RAYNE CITY MARSHAL IS GOING TO A RUNOFF BETWEEN STACY ANCELET AND JOE LACROIX. THE LAFAYETTE CITY MARSHAL RACE WILL BE DECIDED BETWEEN KIP JUDICE AND REGGIE THOMAS. THE LAKE CHARLE CITY MARSHAL RACE IS GOING TO A RUNOFF BETWEEN DEMOCRAT NATHAN KELLER AND REPUBLICAN JEROD ABSHIRE. IN IBERIA PARISH, FERNEST MARTIN WAS REELECTED AS CITY MARSHAL OF JEANERETTE. THE NEW IBERIA CITY MARSHAL RACE WILL BE DECIDED BETWEEN INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN TONY MIGUES AND DEMOCRAT COREY PORTER. PAUL MOUTON WAS REELECTED CITY MARSHAL FOR OPELOUSAS DEFEATING TWO CHALLENGERS. THE BREAUX BRIDGE CITY MARSHAL RACE IS GOING TO A RUNOFF BETWEEN JIMMY DUPUIS AND CHAD BROUSSARD.
OAKDALE MAYOR GENE PAUL WAS REELECTED WITH SIXTY PERCENT OF THE VOTE. THE NEW POLICE CHIEF FOR OAKDALE IS CHAD DOYLE, WHO DEFEATED BRYAN HARGROVE.
IN THE CITY COURT JUDGE RACE IN LAFAYETTE, MICHELLE ODINET DEFEATED JULES EDWARDS WITH FIFTY SEVEN PERCENT OF THE VOTE. IN THE CITY COURT JUDGE RACE IN LAKE CHARLES, RON RICHARD TOOK DIVISION B. IN OPELOUSAS, SHAUNN CAILLIER HARDEN EASILY DEFEATED HAZEL COLEMAN-CHAVIS TO BE CITY JUDGE.
THE NEW MAYOR OF WELSH IS KARL ARCENEAUX, WHO TOOK 71 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. POLICE CHIEF MARCUS CROCHET EASILY WON REELECTION.
THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER IN THE LATEST COVID-NINETEEN REPORT FROM THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THERE ARE SEVENTEEN MORE DEATHS STATEWIDE. LOUISIANA HAS ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE NEW CASES. THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS INCREASED BY TWENTY-THREE WHILE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON VENTILATORS ROSE BY FOURTEEN.
THERE ARE TWO NEW COVID-NINETEEN DEATHS IN BOTH ACADIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. ACADIANA HAS TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE NEW CASES, INCLUDING ONE HUNDRED EIGHT IN ACADIA PARISH. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS FOURTY-THREE NEW CASES. ALLEN PARISH HAS THE MOST WITH EIGHTEEN, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY CALCASIEU PARISH WITH THIRTEEN.
