First the bad news. Secretary of State Tom Schedler said in an interview that he fears turnout could be as low as 10 percent for this month’s runoff elections on Nov. 18.
\Early voting for the Nov. 18 election will continue Monday at registrar of voters offices.
The election includes the race for state treasurer between Derrick Edwards and John Schroder..
\St. Landry Parish voters for the second time in history have an opportunity to vote early in Eunice beginning Friday at the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court’s Office on the second floor of the Eunice Municipal Complex.
St. Landry Parish voters tracked the state results in the four statewide ballot issues in Saturday’s election.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday for an election that includes a race for the next state treasurer to fill the unexpired term of John Kennedy, recently elected to the U.S. Senate.
It has been said before, but bears repeating: Louisiana must increase transportation infrastructure investment if critically-important projects, like I-49 South, will ever be completed.
For the first time early voting will take place at the Eunice Municipal Complex from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the second-floor Clerk of Courts office in Eunice for the Oct. 14 election.
The last day to register to vote in person or by mail in the Oct. 14 Open Primary Election will be Sept. 13.
The deadline for Geaux Vote Online registration is Saturday, Sept. 23.
Early voting will be held at the Eunice Municipal Complex for the Oct. 14 election.
This will be the first time early voting has occurred outside of the parish courthouse, according to St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux.