Velma D. Hendrix woke up on Election Day as the mayor of Melville seeking re-election to the position. But a fatal crash during the morning hours took her life.
An incumbent mayor running for re-election in a small Louisiana town died after she was involved in a crash just hours before the polls closed on election day.
The town of Melville addresses media regarding debt of more than 400 thousand dollars and is facing possible state takeover. An audit of the state in nearly three years.