Vedros wins Lockport police chief re-election
November 9, 2016Baudoin wins Lockport council seat
November 9, 2016
10:48 p.m. update
Golden Meadow council named
Three Golden Meadow Council members will welcome two newcomers to the council after tonight’s election.
With all precincts reporting, Jody Cheramie, Willis Toups and Lindberg Lorraine earned re-election. Laci Latiolais and Ashton Cheramie will join those incumbents as new faces on the council.
The Golden Meadow Council election process chooses the five highest vote earners to the council seats. Cheramie, Other, won 496 votes and 12 percent of the vote. Toups, a Republican, won another 12 percent with 485 votes. Republican Latiolais earned 449 votes and 11 percent of the total, while Lorraine, Other, took in 447 votes and 11 percent. Cheramie, no party, won 438 votes and 11 percent of the vote. Incumbent David Adams did not run for re-election and fellow incumbent Priscilla Mounic, no party, earned 272 votes, not enough for re-election.
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10:45 p.m. update
Rescue Wayne wins Lockport council seat
“Rescue Wayne” Bourgeois Jr. will be a Lockport councilman after winning tonight’s election.
With all precincts reporting, Bourgeois, a Republican, won 571 votes for 56 percent of the total vote. He defeated Democrat Weldon Chunky Triche, who had 440 votes and 44 percent. Bourgeois will take over the Division E seat in the Lockport Council. Official voter turnout was 64.2 percent.
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10:31 p.m. update
Baudoin wins Lockport council seat
Stephen Baudoin has won the Division A seat of the Lockport Council.
With all precincts reporting, Baudoin, a Republican, beat fellow Republican Ralph Sapia by a 14 percentage point margin. Baudoin won 553 votes for 57 percent of the vote. Sapia won 421 votes for 43 percent of the remaining vote.
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10:28 p.m. update
Vedros wins re-election
Warren Vedros will remain as the police chief of Lockport after winning re-election tonight.
With all precincts reporting, Vedros, a Democrat, won 59 percent of the vote with 612 votes. Fellow Democrat Ernest Boudreaux Sr. came in second place with 363 votes and 35 percent of the vote. Hamilton Guidroz, also Democrat, won 5 percent with 56 votes.
Vedros continues in the role he has had since 2004.
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10:20 p.m. update
Lockport mayoral race headed to run-off
The 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.
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10:02 p.m. update
Doucet wins Constable race
Kenneth Doucet is the new Constable for the 4th Justice of the Peace Court in Lafourche Parish after winning a narrow race.
Doucet, a Democrat, edged out Sullivan Cheramie, also a Democrat, by only 104 votes. Doucet earned 3,730 votes to Cheramie’s 3,626. Official voter turnout was 60.3 percent, according to the Secretary of State. Doucet replaces Lois Gautreaux as constable.
Warren Vedros will remain as the police chief of Lockport after winning re-election tonight.
With all precincts reporting, Vedros, a Democrat, won 59 percent of the vote with 612 votes. Fellow Democrat Ernest Boudreaux Sr. came in second place with 363 votes and 35 percent of the vote. Hamilton Guidroz, also Democrat, won 5 percent with 56 votes.
Vedros continues in the role he has had since 2004.
Stephen Baudoin has won the Division A seat of the Lockport Council.
With all precincts reporting, Baudoin, a Republican, beat fellow Republican Ralph Sapia by a 14 percentage point margin. Baudoin won 553 votes for 57 percent of the vote. Sapia won 421 votes for 43 percent of the remaining vote.
“Rescue Wayne” Bourgeois Jr. will be a Lockport councilman after winning tonight’s election.
With all precincts reporting, Bourgeois, a Republican, won 571 votes for 56 percent of the total vote. He defeated Democrat Weldon Chunky Triche, who had 440 votes and 44 percent. Bourgeois will take over the Division E seat in the Lockport Council. Official voter turnout was 64.2 percent.
Three Golden Meadow Council members will welcome two newcomers to the council after tonight’s election.
With all precincts reporting, Jody Cheramie, Willis Toups and Lindberg Lorraine earned re-election. Laci Latiolais and Ashton Cheramie will join those incumbents as new faces on the council.
The Golden Meadow Council election process chooses the five highest vote earners to the council seats. Cheramie, Other, won 496 votes and 12 percent of the vote. Toups, a Republican, won another 12 percent with 485 votes. Republican Latiolais earned 449 votes and 11 percent of the total, while Lorraine, Other, took in 447 votes and 11 percent. Cheramie, no party, won 438 votes and 11 percent of the vote. Incumbent David Adams did not run for re-election and fellow incumbent Priscilla Mounic, no party, earned 272 votes, not enough for re-election.
