On Saturday, voters will head to the polls to vote in the runoff races that include Lafayette Parish sheriff and Louisiana governor.
Voters parish-wide will be choosing a new sheriff between attorney Mark Garber of Lafayette and Scott Police Chief Chad Leger. Both are Republicans.
Three Lafayette City-Parish Council races will be decided Nov. 21. In the council District 3 race, incumbent Brandon Shelvin is trying to hang on for a third and final four-year term, but challenger Pat Lewis hopes to unseat the incumbent. Both are Democrats.
In council District 6, incumbent Andy Naquin, a Republican, faces opposition from Bruce Conque, no party. Conque represented council district 6 from 2004 until October 2008, when he resigned to take a position with the chamber of commerce. Naquin, who aligns with the Tea Party, was elected to replace Conque.
A newcomer will be elected to the council District 8 seat because incumbent Keith Patin is not seeking re-election. This race pits Elizabeth Webb Hebert against Gerald Judice. Both are Republicans.
Voters across the parish will be deciding two Lafayette Consolidated Government proposals and a Lafayette Parish school system tax renewal.
City-parish officials are asking voters to change the title of the city-parish president to mayor/president, and to expand the five-member planning and zoning commission to seven.
School Board officials are asking voters to renew a 7.27-mill property tax for 10 years.
Voters in state House of Representatives District 45 will select between André Comeaux and Jean-Paul Coussan to represent them in the Louisiana Legislature. Both men are Republicans from Lafayette. The winner will replace current state Rep. Joel Robideaux, R-Lafayette, who was elected Lafayette City-Parish President on Oct. 24 and takes office Jan. 4.
Other statewide races to be decided Nov. 21 include governor, with the choices being John Bel Edwards, D-Amite, and David Vitter, R-Metairie; for lieutenant governor, Kip Holden, D-Baton Rouge, versus Billy Nungesser, R-Belle Chasse; and for attorney general, Buddy Caldwell, R-Baton Rouge, versus Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia.
