A voter turnout greater than the 69% experienced four years ago in the presidential race is anticipated by Byron Stelly, St. Landry Parish registrar of voters.
About 25% of the parish’s 58,117 registered voters cast ballots by Wednesday, he stated.
Early voting ended with 14,775 voters casting ballots by Tuesday compared to 13,575 four years ago.
Perhaps driving the voter interest is the presidential race between Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump.
Polls will open on Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters are required to show a picture identification.
Presidential candidates follow.
Democratic: Kamala D. Harris of California and Tim Walz of Minnesota.
Green: Jill Stein of Massachusetts and Ajamu Baraka of Illinois.
Libertarian: Chase Oliver of Georgia and Mike ter Maat of Virginia.
Republican: Donald J. Trump of Florida and“JD” Vance of Ohio.
American Solidarity Party: Peter Sonski of Connecticut and Lauren Onak of Massachusetts.
Constitution Party: Randall Terry of Tennessee and Stephen Broden of Texas.
Godliness, Truth, Justice: Mattie Preston of Louisiana and Shannel Conner of Texas.
Justice For All: Cornel West of California and Melina Abdullah of California.
Socialism and Liberation: Claudia de la Cruz of New York and Karina Garcia of New York.
Socialist Workers Party: Rachele Fruit of Florida and Dennis Richter of Texas.
We The People: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of New York and Nicole Shanahan of California.
U. S. Representative 6th Congressional District
Quentin Anthony Anderson, Democrat, Baton Rouge.
Cleo Fields, Democrat, Baton Rouge.
Elbert Guillory, Republican, Opelousas.
Wilken Jones Jr., Democrat, Opelousas.
Peter Williams, Democrat, Baton Rouge.
Also on the ballot is a constitutional amendment asking if federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf alternative or renewable energy production be deposited into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund?
Voters are encouraged to visit www.geauxvote.com or contact the registrar’s office to verify their polling location and districts.
For more information, call the Registrar’s Office at 337-948-0572.
