House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Clay Higgins were decisively re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from their Acadiana districts. The other two House races in the region are heading to runoffs after no candidate secured an outright majority.
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Pat Moore and Gabe Firment will advance to a runoff election on December 12th to determine who will represent Louisiana's 5th congressional district. The runoff was necessary because neither candidate secured the majority of votes needed to win outright in the initial election.
Read moreJulia Letlow has won Louisiana's U.S. Senate race, defeating challenger Davis in a closely contested election. This statewide political result will have direct implications for Acadiana and Louisiana's representation in Washington.
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Ville Platte voters have elected Ryan LeDay Williams as mayor with 69% of the vote and Devinskie "Dee" Arvie as police chief in municipal elections. Williams defeated Hilda Clark Edwards, who received 31% of the vote in the mayoral race.
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