Fall 2007 Candidate Guide for Orleans Parish

Local candidates' biographies and answers to our questions are now available. Pdf files are available for printing and distribution.

Statewide Office Candidates.  State Senate.  State House of Representatives.  Local Races.  Constitutional Amendments.

Statewide Office Candidates

Governor - "Bobby" Jindal - WINNER
Lieutenant Governor - "Mitch" Landrieu - WINNER
Secretary of State - "Jay" Dardenne - WINNER
Attorney General- James D. "Buddy" Caldwell - WINNER
State Treasurer - John Kennedy - UNOPPOSED
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry - Mike Strain - WINNER
Commissioner of Insurance - "Jim" Donelon - WINNER

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
BESE, District 1 - James "Jim" Garvey - UNOPPOSED
BESE, District 2 - Louella P. Givens - WINNER

State Senate

State Senator, 1st Senatorial District - A. G. Crowe - WINNER
State Senator, 1st Senatorial District.pdf

State Senator, 2nd Senatorial District - Ann Duplessis - WINNER
State Senator, 2nd Senatorial District.pdf

State Senator, 3rd Senatorial District - Derrick Shepherd - WINNER
State Senator, 3rd Senatorial District.pdf

State Senator, 4th Senatorial District - Edwin Murray - WINNER
State Senator, 4th Senatorial District.pdf

State Senator, 5th Senatorial District- Cheryl A. Gray - WINNER
State Senator, 5th Senatorial District.pdf

State Senator, 6th Senatorial District - Julie Quinn - WINNER
State Senator, 6th Senatorial District.pdf

State Senator, 7th Senatorial District - David Heitmeier - WINNER
State Senator, 7th Senatorial District.pdf

State House of Representatives

State Representative, 82nd Representative District - Cameron Henry - WINNER
State Representative, 82nd Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 86th Representative District - "Jim" Tucker - UNOPPOSED

State Representative, 86th Representative District - Girod Jackson, III - UNOPPOSED

State Representative, 91st Representative District - "Walt" Leger, III - WINNER
State Representative, 91st Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 93rd Representative District - Karen Carter - WINNER
State Representative, 93rd Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 94th Representative District - Nicholas J. "Nick" Lorusso - WINNER
State Representative, 94th Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 95th Representative District - Walker Hines - WINNER
State Representative, 95th Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 96th Representative District - Juan Lafonta - UNOPPOSED

State Representative, 97th Representative District - J. P. Morrell - UNOPPOSED

State Representative, 98th Representative District - Neil Abrahamson - WINNER
State Representative, 98th Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 99th Representative District - Charmaine L. Marchand - WINNER
State Representative, 99th Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 100th Representative District - Austin Badon - WINNER

State Representative, 101st Representative District - Cedric L. Richmond - WINNER
State Representative, 101st Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 102nd Representative District - Jeffery "Jeff" Arnold - WINNER
State Representative, 102nd Representative District.pdf

State Representative, 103rd Representative District - Reed S. Henderson - WINNER

Local Races

Councilmember-at-Large - Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson - WINNER
Councilmember-at-Large.pdf

Judge, Criminal District Court, Section A - Laurie White - WINNER
Judge, Criminal District Court, Section A.pdf

Judge, Municipal Court, District B - Desiree M. Charbonnet - WINNER

Constitutional Amendments

Expand property tax exemption to consigned jewelry. - DEFEATED

Prohibit lawmakers from reducing state supplemental pay for police and firefighters. - PASSED

Expand state supplemental pay to include firefighters and police officers employed by port authorities. - PASSED

Require Legislature to devise ways of financing future benefits for the State's retirement systems when approving new benefits. - PASSED

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