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The Highs and Lows of the Oil Industry Strike Again
March 7, 2022
From the Top: William Eroche
March 7, 2022
The Highs and Lows of the Oil Industry Strike Again
March 7, 2022
From the Top: William Eroche
March 7, 2022

Conceptual image of a person voting, casting a ballot at a polling station, during elections.

In the Nov. 3, 2020 presidential election, 986,428 of the state’s 3 million registered voters participated early and accounted for about 45 percent of the total vote. Records were shattered on Nov. 3 with 2 million total votes cast or a 70.1 percent turnout. 

But since that election, numbers have plummeted. 


The 2021 elections locally were extremely poor. With no statewide or parish-wide candidate races in Terrebonne and Lafourche and the election just 11 weeks after Hurricane Ida hit our state, few residents cast ballots. Terrebonne Parish was forced to relocate 40 of its 77 voting precincts due to storm damage. Terrebonne had about a 9 percent total turnout, and Lafourche had about a 10 percent total turnout. 

Our area’s next election is March 26, 2022, followed by April 30, 2022. Not every precinct in Terrebonne and Lafourche will have something on a ballot for each election date. It’s important to check GeauxVote.com prior to each election to see what’s on your specific ballot. 

Some precincts have been relocated due to damage from Hurricane Ida. If you vote at one of the relocated precincts, you will receive a letter informing you of the change. The updated voting locations will be published in HoumaTimes.com.  


If you are displaced outside of the parish due to the impacts of Hurricane IDA you may request a ballot by mail. Call your Registrar of Voters office for more information concerning your mail ballot eligibility. 

Terrebonne: 985.873.6533 

Lafourche: 985.447.3256


IMPORTANT DATES and Information

March 26, 2022 – Open Municipal Primary Election- Polls open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV Office was Feb. 23.    


The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is March 5.

Early voting is March 12-19 (excluding Sunday, March 13) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is March 22 by 4:30 p.m (other than military and overseas voters). Absentee ballots must be received by March 25 at 4:30 p.m.


April 30, 2022 – Municipal General Election- Polls open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV Office is March 30.    

The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is April 9.


Early voting is April 16-23 (excluding Sunday, April 17) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is April 26 by 4:30 p.m (other than military and overseas voters). Absentee ballots must be received by April 29 at 4:30 p.m.