St. Landry Parish president

Bellard wins St. Landry Parish president race

Jessie Bellard easily won the race for St.Landry Parish president in Saturday’s election with 59% of the vote, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website.

Parish president election is Saturday

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday for an election that includes the race for St. Landry Parish president. Candidates are Jessie Bellard and Dwain Buller. At the end of early voting on March 13, 3,472 votes had been cast. Of those, 1,918 were cast in person and 1,554 absentee.

Early voting continues Monday

Early voting continues Monday through Saturday at the Eunice City Hall, 300 S. 2nd St., for the March 20 election. Early voting is also scheduled at the St. Landry Parish Registrar of Voters office, 118 S. Court St., Suite 114, Opelousas. Early voting hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Parish president candidates file campaign finance reports

The two candidates for St. Landry Parish president, Jessie Bellard and Dwain Buller, have filed campaign finance reports with the Louisiana Board of Ethics that show combined they raised $55,628.83 and have spent 33,121.13. The reports are required for 30 days prior to the election.

2-way race for parish president at noon Friday

A two-way race for St. Landry Parish president remained as of noon Friday. Qualifying began Wednesday and ended at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The race developed earlier with Jessie Bellard, interim parish president, and Dwain Buller qualifying on Wednesday.

Qualifying to begin for St. Landry Parish president

Qualifying will be held Wednesday through Friday for St. Landry Parish president. Charles Jagneaux, clerk of court, announced the qualifying dates recently. Qualifying will be held at the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office in Suite 207 Administration, 118 S. Court St., St.

Sheriff, parish president collide over speed bumps

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz and Parish President Bill Fontenot collided over the use of speed bumps on the parish’s newly paved roads. The speed bump discussion came during the Parish Council’s meeting Wednesday in Opelousas. Guidroz said, “We have over 300 miles of ...