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April 13, 2016The saga to find a permanent representative for District 5 on the Lafourche Parish Council finally came to an end Saturday night.
James Honoré Bourgeois, Republican, won the runoff for the council seat, defeating Holly “Scooter” LeBouef, No Party. Bourgeois secured 173 votes, about 57 percent, to LeBouef’s 129, or 43 percent.
Saturday’s result brings closure to a council seat that had been up for grabs for six months.
Incumbent John Arnold, running unopposed for re-election, was disqualified last September for failure to pay fees related to missed deadlines in a previous election.
The seat went to a March 5 special election, where no candidate earned a majority vote, sending Bourgeois and LeBouef to a runoff.
Bourgeois will take over for interim District 5 council member Roy Landry, appointed in January.
Gisclair wins Port Commission Div. D
South Lafourche voters elected Rodney Gisclair to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission’s Division D seat.
Gisclair defeated fellow Republican and Cut Off resident Jimmy “T-Jim” Lafont in a tightly contested runoff Saturday. Gisclair secured 1,191 votes, 51 percent, to Lafont’s 1,132 for the remaining 49 percent.
Gisclair said he initially intends to feel his way around the port and its mission upon taking office.
Gisclair said he would like to see the commission move forward with the project to deepen the port’s entrance.
Gisclair would also like to see continued improvements to the airport, saying strengthening and extending the runway could be critical to the area’s economy.
Gisclair said he hoped to play a productive role in the port’s continued progress.
“I want to be a good steward of our community’s taxes and funding that we have. I’m not in there to rile feathers or make any big waves. I just want to continue to see the port continue to grow,” Gisclair said.
Special education district millage renewed
South Lafourche voters also voted to renew a millage that funds a life skills center for adults with cognitive disabilities.
Voters in the 10th Ward renewed the millage for Special Education District No. 1 for the next 10 years with 81 percent approval. The millage, in effect for the last 40 years, provides money for The Center, a life skills center in Cut Off.
The millage takes 4.98 mills annually, although the district does not always take out the maximum amount.•
