Head to the polls
JDP voters to cast ballots in Nov. 6 Congressional Open Primary
Voters in Jeff Davis Parish will head to the polls this Tuesday, Nov. 6 to vote in the 2018 Congressional Open Primary. The ballot on Nov. 6 includes six constitutional amendments, as well as several statewide and parishwide ballot measures, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office. Additionally, each of Louisiana’s 64 parishes will vote on a measure to authorize fantasy sports contests in each parish. According to SOS, voters will get the chance to decide on the following races this fall:
Member of School Board Dist. 7
• James “Jimmy” Segura (Incumbent)
• Timothy Guinn
Member of School Board Dist. 13
• Terry Leger
• “Greg” Pousson
Mayor,Town of Elton
• Roger D. “Tony” Laughlin (Incumbent)
• “Cathy” Hollingsworth
• “Mike” Pierrotti
Council Members,Town of Elton (5 to be elected)
• Avella Ackless (Incumbent)
• Shirley Lafleur Johnson (Incumbent)
• Michael Bellon (Incumbent)
• Marilyn Broussard Granger
• Kesia Lemoine (Incumbent)
• “Tony” Guillory (Incumbent)
• Brandilyn Soileau
Council Members, Lake Arthur (5 to be elected)
• Amos “Ace” Beverly
• David Hanks (Incumbent)
• Sampson “Poncho” Lejeune (Incumbent)
• Auldon Robinson (Incumbent)
• Kirk Conner
• “Bobby” Palermo (Incumbent)
• Ricky Monceaux (Incumbent) Jeff Davis voters will also see the following statewide races on the Nov. 6 ballot:
Secretary of State
• Kyle Ardoin-R (Incumbent)
• Heather Cloud-R
• “Gwen” Collins-Greeup-D
• A.G. Crow-R
• “Rick” Edmonds-R
• Renee Fontenot Free-D
• Thomas J. Kennedy III-R
• Matthew Paul “Matt” Moreau-NP
• Julia Stokes-R
3rd Dist. U.S. Representative
• “Rob” Anderson-D
• Aaron J. Andrus-L
• “Josh” Guillory-R
• Clay Higgins-R (Incumbent)
• Mildred “Mimi” Methvin-D
• Larry Rader-D
• Verone Thomas-D
On Election Day, voters will be asked to identify themselves with a picture ID such as a valid Louisiana driver’s license or some other type of picture ID that shows the voter’s name and address, according to the ROV. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. A voter can determine which precinct they are in by visiting SOS’s website at http://voterportal.sos.la.gov or by calling the Jeff Davis Parish ROV office during business hours at
(337) 824-0834. Precincts and voter information are also available by downloading SOS’s Geaux Vote App for mobile devices. According to ROV, the list of locations in Jeff Davis Parish of precincts is as follows:
Precinct Location
Address
1 Lake Arthur Community Center 701 8th St., Lake Arthur 2 Lake Arthur Community Center 701 8th St., Lake Arthur 3 Lake Arthur Community Center 701 8th St., Lake Arthur 4 Lake Arthur Community Center 701 8th St., Lake Arthur 5 Jeff Davis Parish Health Unit 403 Baker Street, Jennings 6 Jeff Davis Parish Health Unit 403 Baker Street, Jennings 7 Sowela Technical College 2110 North Sherman Street, Jennings 8 Jeff Davis Parish Courthouse 300 State Street, Jennings 8A Jeff Davis Parish Courthouse 300 State Street, Jennings 9A Jennings Recreation Department 1206 East Academy Avenue, Jennings 9B Jennings Recreation Department 1206 East Academy Avenue, Jennings 10 Hathaway Fire Station 5396 Pine Island Highway, Hathaway 12 Elton Fire Station 365 Raymond Hwy, Elton 13 Elton Fire Station 365 Raymond Hwy, Elton 14 Woodlawn Fire Station 20487 La. 101, Woodlawn 16 Fenton Village Hall 7123 Third Avenue, Fenton 17 Topsy Fire Station
135 North Lane, Ragley 18 Fire Station Sub No. 1 23405 La. 383, Iowa 19 Welsh Community Center 101 Palmer St., Welsh 20 Welsh-Roanoke Jr. High Gym 8150 U.S. 90, Roanoke 21 Welsh Community Center 101 Palmer St., Welsh 23 Lacassine Fire Station 17155 U.S. 90, Welsh