Louisiana Elections 2023 – What Will be on the Ballot for Voters in Lafayette Parish?

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Election Day is Tuesday, October 14th as voters across Louisiana will be going to the polls to make their choices on who should serve in a wide variety of positions.

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In Lafayette Parish, voters will have their own local elections, in addition to the statewide elected positions.

Now, there are quite a few positions that went unopposed, four of them being for state Senate seats. The incumbent state senators who will not have to campaign for their respective seats are:

• Caleb Kleinpeter (Grosse Tete - 17th District)
• Gerald Bourdreaux (Lafayette - 24th District)
• Bob Hensgens (Gueydan - 26th District)

Meanwhile, current state represetnative Jean-Paul Coussan (Lafayette - 23rd District) has no competition as he moves up the political ladder.

Also running unopposed on ballots across Lafayette Parish will be the following incumbents:

• Representative Marcus Bryant (St. Martinville - 96th District)
• Sheriff Mark Garber (Broussard)
• Clerk of Court Louis Perret (Lafayette)
• Coroner Kenneth Odinet, Jr. (Lafayette)
• Parish Council Members Bryan Tabor (Breaux Bridge - District 1) and John Guilbeau (Lafayette - District 4)
• City Council Member Liz Webb Hebert (Lafayette - District 3)
• School Board District Member Britt Latiolais (Lafayette - District 4)

Now, let's get to the contested races happening across Lafayette Parish.

BESE District 7

Republicans

• Cathy S. Banks (Lake Charles)
• Kevin M. Berken (Jennings)
• Erick Knezek (Lafayette)

BESE District 8

Democrats

• Preston Castille (Baton Rouge)
• Dolores "DeeDee" Cormier-Zenon (Carencro)

State Senator 22nd Senatorial District

Republicans

• Hugh Andre (New Iberia)
• Blake Miguez (New Iberia)

Democrats

• Melinda Narcisse "Mel" Mitchell (St. Martinville)
• Phanat "PX" Xanamane (New Iberia)

Independent

• Dexter T. Lathan (New Iberia)

State Representative 31st Representative District

• Jonathan Goudeau (Lafayette)
• Troy Hebert (Lafayette)

District Judge 15th Judicial District Court, ES 3, Div. L

Assessor

City-Parish Mayor-President

Republicans

• Monique Blanco Boulet (Lafayette)

• Josh Guillory (Lafayette)

• Jan Swift (Lafayette)

Parish Council Member District 2

Republicans

• Sidney Morales (Lafayette)
• Donald E. Richard (Scott)

Republicans

Democrats

City Council Member District 1, City of Lafayette

Republican

• Melissa Matthieu-Robichaux (Lafayette)

Democrat

• Elroy Broussard (Lafayette)

Independents

Republicans

Member of School Board District 1

Republican

Member of School Board District 6

• Roddy Bergeron (Lafayette)

• Sam Taulli Jr. (Lafayette)

Member of School Board District 7

Republicans

• Kate Bailey Labue (Lafayette)
• Grant Quinlan (Broussard)

Member of School Board District 8

Republicans

• Holly Sanders (Lafayette)
• Hannah Smith Mason (Lafayette)

Member of School Board District 9

Republicans

• Linton Broussard Jr. (Youngsville)
• Jeremy Hidalgo (Youngsville)
• Brandon Rodrigue (Youngsville)

Let's take a look at the list of who is running for the statewide elected positions.

Who is Running for Governor of Louisiana?

Republicans

• Patrick Henry "Dat" Barthel (St. Rose)
• Xavier Ellis (Opelousas)
• Sharon W. Hewitt (Baton Rouge)
• "Xan" John (Lafayette)
• Jeff Landry (Broussard)
• Richard Nelson (Mandeville)
• John Schroder (Baton Rouge)
• Stephen "Wags" Waguespack (Abbeville)

Democrats

• Daniel M. "Danny" Cole (Trout)
• Oscar "Omar" Dantzler Jr. (Hammond)
• Shawn D. Wilson (Baton Rouge)

Independents

• Benjamin Barnes (Angola)
• Jeffery Istre (Kaplan)
• Hunter Lundy (Lake Charles)
• Frank Scurlock (Metairie)

No Party 

• "Keitron" Gagnon (Metairie)

Who is Running for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana?

Republicans

• Elbert "Pawpaw" Guillory (Opelousas)
• "Tami" Hotard (Madisonville)
• William "Billy" Nungesser (Metairie)

Democrat

• Willie Jones (New Orleans)

Independent

• Bruce Payton (Bush)

No Party

• Chester Pritchett (Roseland)
• Gary Rispone (Greenwell Springs)

Who is Running for Secretary of State of Louisiana?

Republicans

• Mike Francis (Crowley)
• Thomas J. Kennedy III (New Orleans)
• Nancy Landry (Baton Rouge)
• Clay Schexnayder (Sorrento)
• Brandon Trosclair (Gonzales)

Democrats

• "Gwen" Collins-Greenup (Baton Rouge)
• Arthur A. Morrell (New Orleans)

Other

• Amanda "Smith" Jennings (West Monroe)

Who is Running for Attorney General of Louisiana?

Republicans

• "Marty" Maley (Baton Rouge)
• "Liz" Baker Murrill (Baton Rouge)
• John Stefanski (Crowley)

Democrats

• Lindsey Cheek (New Orleans)
• Perry Walker Terrebonne (New Orleans)

Who is Running for Treasurer of Louisiana?

Republicans

• John Fleming (Minden)
• Scott McKnight (Baton Rouge)

Democrat

• Dustin Granger (Lake Charles)

Who is Running for Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana?

Republican

• Michael G. "Mike" Strain (Covington)

There are no challengers for the incumbent.

Who is Running for Commissioner of Insurance of Louisiana?

Republican

• "Tim" Temple (Baton Rouge)

Democrat

• R.D. "Rich" Weaver (Prairieville) WITHDREW

The General Election (or runoff election) will happen on Saturday, November 18th.