Edwards, a retired 15th Judicial District Court judge, defeated Roya Boustany, a felony prosecutor in the 15th Judicial District Court district attorney’s office, Saturday in a city-wide runoff to fill the vacancy created a year ago when Michelle Odinet resigned under pressure after a home video surfaced of her using a racial slur to describe an alleged burglar at her home.
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Supporters of the amendment say its rejection should not be interpreted as how people in Louisiana feel about slavery, involuntary servitude or forced prison labor.
State law now requires public schools to offer voter registration on campus, but prohibits political groups. Lafayette school officials want the secretary of state to weigh in on who is, and who isn’t, partisan.
Without taking this extra step, the signs can take about 20 years to decompose in a local landfill.
What happens in Lafayette City Court can have a substantial impact on people’s lives. The setting is intimate, meaning judges play an even bigger and more personal role in what’s often called the People’s Court.
We answer the core questions that (downtown) voters need to understand before heading into the ballot box to determine the fate of DDA’s millage renewal.
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