When election seasons end, the campaign yard signs littered throughout the state have no place to go but the garbage can, creating a large carbon footprint — until now.
About half of qualified voters in Lafayette Parish cast ballots in Saturday's general election, up by about 10 percentage points over the last gubernatorial election.
Saturday's election for Lafayette mayor-president was a decisive win for Republican Josh Guillory, who captured 56% of the vote in an election in which more than half the parish's 153,718 registered voters participated.
Republican Josh Guillory was elected Saturday as Lafayette Parish's next mayor-president.
Follow live results from tonight's elections in Louisiana as returns come in. There are several races in Acadiana
Youngsville Mayor Ken Ritter on the eve of the election for Lafayette mayor-president endorsed no party candidate Carlee Alm-LaBar over her Republican opponent Josh Guillory.
Lafayette mayor-president hopeful Josh Guillory has backed out of a forum he proposed two weeks ago, while his opponent, Carlee Alm-LaBar, has declined to participate in a forum Guillory proposed that was to be moderated by her former boss, outgoi…
Early voting for the Nov. 16 general election in Lafayette Parish was up by 4,348 ballots compared with the Oct. 12 primary election.
Poll workers in Breaux Bridge experienced a hiccup with early voting Saturday when the computers used for voting went down, forcing a switch to paper ballots.
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and his Republican rival, Eddie Rispone, are neck and neck in the governor’s race that tops the ballot.
The Lafayette Parish Home Rule Charter says the mayor-president's position, with a $119,000 annual salary, is a full-time job and the mayor-president cannot do anything unrelated to city-parish government that would interfere with or detract from …
The two Lafayette mayor-president candidates may face off in as many as three forums before the Nov. 16 runoff election.
Advertisements in the runoff for an open seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court show candidates Will Crain and Hans Liljeberg grilling on patios, schmoozing on sidewalks, and of course, commanding courtrooms.
Last week brought endorsements for both candidates for Lafayette mayor-president, but the prospects of a head-to-head debate before the Nov. 16 election are uncertain.
The candidates for Lafayette mayor-president each picked up an endorsement Thursday, one from a congressman, the other from a former congressman.
President Donald Trump's team has inquired about whether the Cajundome or Convention Center in Lafayette are available for a rally before the Nov. 16 runoff for Louisiana governor.
Josh Guillory, the Republican candidate for Lafayette mayor-president, this week picked up two endorsements.
The next phase of elections in Louisiana will be the general election on Nov. 16.
The Lafayette Parish School Board races were decided without runoffs Saturday, with incumbents Tommy Angelle and Tehmi Chassion clinching third terms, and three new board members added to the nine-person body.
(This story has been updated. An earlier version incorrectly said Simone Champagne and Nancy Marcotte received 10,000 votes. It should have said 20,000 votes).
The new, separate Lafayette City and Parish councils are beginning to take shape, but three seats — two on the City Council and one on the Parish Council — have yet to be decided.
Jonathan Goudeau made Sunday his “day of rest” from his House District 31 race, but he said he expects to return to his “ground game” in the Nov. 16 runoff to capture the seat.
The field of five candidates for Lafayette mayor-president has been whittled down to two: a political newcomer who worked in two Lafayette Consolidated Government administrations and an attorney with military experience who ran unsuccessfully for …
The successful campaign to split up the Lafayette City-Parish Council last year centered on the City of Lafayette’s lack of a dedicated council. That Lafayette Parish also lacked its own council was less often discussed, but voters on Oct. 12 weig…
For the first time in decades, Lafayette city residents will have their own council. Twenty-seven years ago, in March 1992, voters in the city of Lafayette elected their last five-person city council.
Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, D-Lafayette, won a third term as senator for District 24, defeating newcomer Cory Levier, a former soldier and St. Landry Parish native.
Republican John Guilbeau will represent District 4 for the new Lafayette Parish Council after defeating his only challenger, Republican Roddy Bergeron, chief operations officer for Enterprise Data Concepts.
Democrat Abraham Rubin Jr. will represent District 5 for the new Lafayette Parish Council after defeating his only challenger, Democrat James Thomas, a transportation specialist for the Lafayette Parish School System.
Jeremy Hidalgo and Josh Carlson will face a runoff for the District 3 seat on the new Lafayette Parish Council.
The field of candidates for House District 48 has been narrowed to "Beau" Beaullieu and Ricky Gonsoulin. They will face off Nov. 16 to replace Taylor Barras, a Republican who was first elected to the position in 2007. Barras was term-limited and c…
Republican Bryan Tabor will represent District 1 for the new Lafayette Parish Council after defeating his only challenger, Republican Keith Kishbaugh, a builder and developer.
Janet Jackson and Glenn Lazard will face off Nov. 16 in a runoff for the Lafayette City Council's District 5 seat.
Republican Nanette Cook held off challenger Joyce Linde, also a Republican, to claim the District 4 Lafayette City Council seat, according to complete but unofficial results from Saturday's election.
Incumbent City-Parish Councilman Pat Lewis, a Democrat, will face Republican newcomer Mark Pope in a runoff for the new Lafayette City Council District 1 seat.
Republican Andy Naquin was elected Saturday to represent District 2 on the Lafayette City Council, defeating incumbent City-Parish Councilman Bruce Conque, no party.
Republican Kevin Naquin, who currently serves on Lafayette's City-Parish Council, will represent District 2 for the new Lafayette Parish Council after defeating his only challenger, Ted Richard, a retiree who ran without party affiliation.
Marcus Bryant, 42, was elected House District 96 on Oct. 12.
Acadiana saw near record numbers of people turning out to cast their votes for governor, along with important local races, including mayor-president and, for the first time in decades, a separate Lafayette city and parish council.
Incumbent City-Parish Councilwoman Liz Hebert has been elected to the Lafayette City Council, representing District 3, according to complete but unofficial results.
Incumbent City-Parish Councilwoman Liz Hebert has been elected to the Lafayette City Council, representing District 3, according to complete but unofficial results.
Sen. Bob Hensgens, R-Gueydan won re-election in District 26 over Democrat Jerry Gaspard.
State Rep. Stuart Bishop, R-Lafayette, was re-elected to a third term representing District 43 in the state House of Representatives.
Incumbent state Rep. Jean-Paul Coussan won re-election to represent District 45 over challenger Rhonda Gleason, a Democrat.
State Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro, was elected to a second term in office when she defeated Paul “Polo” Carter, a Democrat, in the race for District 39 seat in the House of Representatives.
Jonathan Goudeau and "Gus" Rantz are headed to a runoff in House District 31. The two Republican candidates will face off Nov. 16 to succeed Nancy Landry, who resigned to work as chief of staff for Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin.
Once the polls close in Louisiana on Saturday night, results will begin to come in for statewide and Acadiana races in one of the busiest election days in years.
Drones are officially grounded Election Day, at least near voting locations.
Political newcomer Carlee Alm-LaBar, as late as Oct. 4, continued to raise more money for her campaign for Lafayette mayor-president than her four opponents.
Early voting in Lafayette Parish ended Saturday evening with 10,918 people casting ballots in person, up 2,522 votes compared with early voting in the 2015 election for governor, mayor-president and city-parish council.
Republican enthusiasts at a Cajundome political rally Monday — Donald Trump Jr. was the featured speaker — channeled their frustration with Louisiana’s oil and gas worries toward the sitting Democratic governor they hope to replace.
Two familiar faces are competing for the District 4 seat on the Lafayette Parish School Board.