Doucet wins close constable race
November 9, 2016Vedros wins Lockport police chief re-election
November 9, 2016The mayoral race in Lockport is headed to a December run-off after a tight election.
With all precincts reporting, Edward Reinhardt, a Democrat, earned 490 votes, enough for 49 percent of the total vote. Craig Rogers, a Republican, won 479 votes and 48 percent of the total. Gene Breaux, no party, came in with 35 votes and 3 percent of the total. Had Reinhardt won 13 more votes, he would have won the election outright.
Reinhardt and Rogers will face off on Dec. 10 to succeed Paul Champagne, who chose not to run for re-election.
