Assessor named in Terrebonne

After two months that involved a runoff election, procedural questions and filings for a special vote, Terrebonne Parish Chief Deputy Assessor Loney Grabert, who has been serving as assessor since the Nov. 12 death of assessor Gene Bonvillain, will be permitted to fill that spot, until officially being sworn into office in January 2013, after being the only candidate that had filed for special election qualifying on Friday.

Grabert was elected to office on Nov. 19, but the unexpected passing of his late predecessor cast questions among state and parish officials on how to handle a death in office during an election period that a Secretary of State’s spokesman said never occurred previously in Louisiana.

Having spent a large portion of his career working in the assessor’s office, Grabert began his race for the seat against three contenders and ran on the platform of continuity following Bonvillain’s 16 years of leadership. Bonvillian did not seek re-election and intended to retire at the completion of his term.

“It’s nice to not have worry about another election and I can concentrate on the office,” Grabert said. “We want to keep things updated while moving forward and make the information as easily assessable to the public as possible.”

Select Terrebonne Parish voters will be asked on March 24, 2012 to select a justice of the peace for Ward 6. Candidate in that race include Republican George Doescher, Cathy LeBoeuf with no party affiliation and Republican Bill Underwood. All three candidates are from Montegut.

The March 24, 2012 ballot will also offer voters an opportunity to select representation among major political parties. Those individuals that qualified are as follows:

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, District 50, Office A (St. Mary Parish)

• Thai Browder of Franklin

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, District 50, Office B (St. Mary Parish)

• Anthony Troy Dennis, Jr. of Franklin

Republican State Central Committee District 50, Sub-District A (St. Mary Parish)

• Christian J. Gil of Patterson

Republican State Central Committee District 50, Sub-District B (St. Mary Parish)

• Jessie Morton of Franklin

• Blake J. Steiner of Baldwin

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, District 51, Office A (Lafourche Parish, St. Mary Parish, Terrebonne Parish)

• Anna B. Cunningham of Morgan City

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, District 51, Office B (Lafourche Parish, St. Mary Parish, Terrebonne Parish)

• Wayne J. Thibodeaux of Gray

Republican State Central Committee District 51, Sub-District A (Lafourche Parish, St. Mary Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Leilani N. Hardee of Morgan City

Republican State Central Committee District 51, Sub-District B (Lafourche Parish, St. Mary Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Joseph Harrison Jr. of Napoleonville

• Lucas J. Huddleston of Thibodaux

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee District 52, Office A (Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Karen Dillard of Houma

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee District 52, Office B (Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Clarence Williams of Houma

Republican State Central Committee District 52, Sub-District A (Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Beryl Adams Amedee of Gray

• Nick Callais of Houma

Republican State Central Committee District 52, Sub-District B (Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Fred Fondren of Houma

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee District 53, Office A (Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Arlanda Williams of Houma

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee District 53, Office B (Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• S.P. LaRussa

Republican State Central Committee District 53, Sub-District A (Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Theresa Ellender of Bourg

• Leroy “Bubba” Trosclair of Bourg

• June Squyres Williams of Houma

Republican State Central Committee District 53, Sub-Division B (Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish)

• Lenar Whitney of Houma

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee District 54, Office A and B, Lafourche Parish)

• No Candidates

Republican State Central Committee District 54 (Lafourche Parish)

• Brent Callais of Cut Off

• Irv Magri of Grand Isle

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee District 55, Office A (Lafourche Parish)

• Carol R. Leblanc of Raceland

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee District 55, Office B (Lafourche Parish)

• Peter Jenkins of Thibodaux

Republican State Central Committee District 55, Sub-District A (Lafourche Parish)

• Matthew Alleman of Thibodaux

Republican State Central Committee District 55, Sub-District B (Lafourche Parish)

• David Gauthe of Thibodaux

Democratic Parish Executive Committee Members at Large (Lafourche Parish)

• Lawrence Austin of Raceland

• Jerry Jones of Thibodaux

• Nelson Taylor Sr. of Thibodaux

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 1 (Lafourche Parish)

• David Hebert of Thibodaux

Democratic Parish Executive Committee Districts 2 and 3 (Lafourche Parish)

• No Candidates

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 4 (Lafourche Parish)

• Marlene M. Blanchard of Raceland

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 5 (Lafourche Parish)

• No Candidates

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 6 (Lafourche Parish)

• Carol R. Leblanc of Raceland

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 7(Lafourche Parish)

• No Candidates

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 8 (Lafourche Parish)

• Albert J. Guidry of Larose

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 9 (Lafourche Parish)

• No Candidates

Republican Parish Executive Committee Members at Large (Lafourche Parish)

• Jane Griffin of Thibodaux

Republican Parish Executive Committee Districts 1 through 8 (Lafourche Parish)

• No Candidates

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 9 (Lafourche Parish)

• Joseph Orgeron of Galliano

Republican Parish Executive Committee Members at Large (Terrebonne Parish)

• Tim Bourg of Bourg

• Ron Brooks of Houma

• Jeff Giles of Houma

• Darrin Guidry of Houma

• Brooke E. Huddleston of Thibodaux

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 1 (Terrebonne Parish)

• June Squyres Williams of Houma

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 2 (Terrebonne Parish)

• Monica Folse of Gibson

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 3 (Terrebonne Parish)

• No Candidates

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 4 (Terrebonne Parish)

• Carl J. Hebert of Houma

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 5 (Terrebonne Parish)

• No Candidates

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 6 (Terrebonne Parish)

• Nick Callais of Houma

• Linda Stone of Houma

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 7 and 8 (Terrebonne Parish)

• No Candidates

Republican Parish Executive Committee District 9 (Terrebonne Parish)

• Theresa Ellender of Bourg

Democratic Parish Executive Committee At Large Members (St. Mary Parish)

• Sam Jones of Franklin

• Guy Pitts of Morgan City

• Gary M. Wiltz of Franklin

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 1 (St. Mary Parish)

• No Candidates

Democratic Parish Executive Committee District 2 (St. Mary Parish)

• Willie J. Peters

Democratic Parish Executive Committee Districts 3 through 11 (St. Mary Parish)

• No Candidates

Republican Parish Executive Committee Member at Large (St. Mary Parish)

• Christian J. Gil of Patterson

• William G. Gil of Berwick

• Tim Kyle of Morgan City

• Bill L. Moore of Franklin

Republican Parish Executive Committee Districts 1 through 11 (St. Mary Parish)

• No Candidates