Ballot October 14, 2023  Candidates - Tax Renewal - Amendments 

2023 is one of the biggest year for elections at the state and parish level.  We've lined out who is - and isn't - running.  Many transitions for 2023 as Parish President Layton Ricks has announced he is not running and several parish council representatives seek other offices.  Redistricting also comes into play in the November election.  

So here we go - in the order from the Louisiana Secretary of State

Governor - JB Edwards will term out. 
Those who have currently announced are: 

• Benjamin Barnes - Angola - I
• Patrick Henry "Dat" Barthel - St. Rose - R
• Daniel M. "Danny" Cole - Trout - D
• Oscar "Omar" Dantzler Jr. - Hammond - D
• Xavier Ellis - Opelousas - R
• "Keitron" Gagnon - Metairie - None
• Sharon Hewitt - Baton Rouge - R
• Jeffrey Istre - Kaplan - I
• "Xan" John - Lafayette - R
• Jeff Landry - Broussard - R
• Hunter Lundy - Lake Charles - I
• Richard Nelson - Mandeville - R
• John Schroder - Baton Rouge - R
• Frank Scurlock - Metairie - I
• Stephen "Wags" Waguespack - Abbeville - R
• Shawn D. Wilson - Baton Rouge - D

Lieutenant Governor

• Elbert "Pawpaw" Guillory - Opelousas - R
• "Tami" Hotard - Madisonville - R
• Willie Jones - New Orleans - D
• William "Billy" Nungesser - Metairie - R (incumbent)
• Bruce Payton - Bush - I
• Chester Pritchett - Roseland - None
• Gary Rispone - Greenwell Springs - None

Secretary of State - (Current Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is not running)

• "Gwen" Collins-Greenup - Baton Rouge - D
• "Mike" Francis - Crowley - R 
• Amanda "Smith" Jennings - West Monroe - Other
• Thomas J. Kennedy III - New Orleans - R
• Nancy Landry - Baton Rouge - R
• Arthur A. Morrell - New Orleans - D
• Clay Schexnayder - Sorrento - R
• Brandon Trosclair - Gonzales - R

Attorney General 

• Lindsey Cheek - New Orleans - D
• "Marty" Maley - Baton Rouge - R
• "Liz" Baker Murrill - Baton Rouge - R
• John Stefanski - Crowley - R
• Perry Walker Terrebonne - New Orleans - D 

State Treasurer

• John Fleming - Minden - R
• Dustin Granger - Lake Charles - D
• Scott McKnight - Baton Rouge - R

Member, BESE - District 6

• "Ronnie" Morris - Baton Rouge - R (Incumbent)
• Jodi Rollins - Prairieville - R

State Senate 6th District (currently - Bodi White - termed out) 

• "Rick" Edmonds - Baton Rouge - R 
• Barry Ivey - Baton Rouge - R

State Senate 13th District (Currently Rogers Pope who has announced he is not running) 

• Valarie Hodges - Denham Springs - R
• 'Buddy' Mincey, Jr.  - Denham Springs - R 

State Senate 37th District

• Randy Bush - Ponchatoula - R
• Ivan M. Scioneaux Jr. - Hammond - I
• "Bill" Wheat - Hammond - R

State Representative 64th District (Valarie Hodges terms out) 

• Kellie Alford - Denham Springs - R 
• Kellee Hennessey Deickerson - Denham Springs - R
• 'Garry Frog' Talbert - Denham Springs - R

State Representative 71st District (Currently Buddy Mincey - not seeking this seat) 

• Walley Avara - Denham Springs - R
• "Jim" Norred - Denham Springs - R
• Roger Wilder III - Denham Springs - R

State Representative - 81st District (Currently Clay Schexnayder - terms out) 

• Jason Amato - Lutcher - R
• Jeffrey F. "Jeff" Wiley - Gonzales - R 

State Representative - 95th District (Currently Sherman Mack - terms out) 

• Aaron Ellis - Walker - R
• Shane Mack - Albany - R

Sheriff 

• Jason Ard - Livingston - R (incumbent)
• Brett McMasters - Walker - R

Parish President - (Layton Ricks has announced he is not running) 

• "Jeff" Ard - Walker - R
• "Randy" Delatte - Maurepas - R

Council - District 1 - (Currently Jeff Ard - not seeking this seat) 

• Trevor W. Dunlap - Walker - R
• Richard W. Eppinett - Walker - R 
• Shane Marler - Walker - R  
• Lonnie Watts - Walker - R

Council - District 2 - (Currently Garry Frog Talbert - not seeking this seat)

• Ryan Chavers - Denham Springs - R
• Kyle "Hoot" Parker - Denham Springs - R

Council - District 3 

• Ali Castle - Denham Springs - R
• Maurice "Scooter" Keen - Incumbent - Denham Springs - R
• Brian Ross - Denham Springs - R
• Billy Taylor - Denham Springs - R

Council - District 4

• Shelly Taylor - Denham Springs - R
• John Wascom - Denham Springs - R (incumbent)

Council - District 5

• Joshua Ebarb - Denham Springs - R
• Erin Sandefur - Denham Springs - R (incumbent)

Council - District 6 - (Currently Gerald McMorris - moves to District 8 with redistricting lines) 

• David Danna - Denham Springs - R
• John Mangus - Denham Springs - R
• Travis Tharp - Denham Springs - R 

Council - District 7 - (Currently Tracy Girlinghouse - not seeking this seat)

• Ricky Goff - Walker - R
• Eric Havard - Walker - R

Council - District 8 - (Currently Randy Delatte - not seeking this seat)

• Kenny Bayhi - Killian - I 
• Dean Coates - St. Amant - R

Council - District 9 - (Currently Shane Mack - not seeking this seat) 

• Joseph "Joe" Erdey - Albany - R
• DeWayne Harmon - Holden - R
• Summer Smith - Livingston - R

Alderman Town of Killian

• Lyndon Hendley - Springfield -  R
• Ryan Kirkpatrick - Springfield - R
• Larry LeMaire Jr. - Killian - I 

Parishwide Proposition -
2.5 Mills Renewal - PC - 10 Yrs. - Renewal for 10 year period beginning 2025 and ending 2034 for the purpose of acquiring sites for, and for construction, improving, maintaining and operating the parish health unit? 
Yes or No 

Amendments - October 14, 2023

• Amendment 1 - Prohibiting Donations to Conduct Elections
• Amendment 2 - Protection for Worship in Churches
• Amendment 3 - Surplus Spending on Retirement Debt
• Amendment 4 - Property Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Organizations 

Guide to Amendments Linked here