Voters in the Town of Mamou have elected a new amayor and new chief of police after all the numbers were reported on Tuesday.
Leisa Deshotel, current alderman-at-large, defeated current mayor Ricky Fontenot after receiving 51% of the vote.
Deshotel said, “I’d like to thank everybody in Mamou. I am so excited to get to work. We’re going to roll up our sleeves very soon. We’re going to pro...