Early voting has begun for March 20 election
Staff Report
Early voting officially opened up over the weekend for the March 20 election. According to the Louisiana Secretary of State early voting is March 6-13 (excluding Sunday, March 7) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
The only election taking place in Beauregard Parish is the DeRidder City Council seat for District 3 between incumbent John L. Marcello and challenger Dennis Milsap.
In Vernon Parish, the following candidates are vying for the BESE Board District 4 position:
Shelly McFarland
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JT didn’t realize so many people want to be on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). There were six individuals who put their name into the hat. Two are Republicans, two from the Democratic Party, one is an Independent and another is No Party. Three of the candidates have ties to the legislature. Shelly McFarland’s (R) husband is a current State Representative from Winnfield, Michael Melvin (R) is in the law firm of Shreveport State Representative Alan Seabaugh, and John Milkovich (I) from Shreveport is a former one term State Senator.
The two Democratic candidates Cassie Williams and Emma Shepard both have education backgrounds. The other candidate, Cody Whitaker of Winnfield, has no party affiliation and is a fourth grade teacher in Winn Parish. There’s no doubt it will be the most talked about race facing voters March 20.
Accused murderer qualifies for Louisiana congressional race from jail
Monroe News-Star
A Louisiana minister charged with the murder of his 8-year-old stepson in 2008 is running for Congress from his jail cell in Catahoula Parish while he awaits a new trial as first reported by WWL-TV.
Errol Victor Sr. qualified to run in the March 20 special election to fill the state s 5th Congressional District seat left vacant after Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died from COVID-19 complications last month before he could be seated.
Tyler Brey, a spokesman for Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, told USA Today Network that Victor qualified by proxy.