Newly elected mayor Scott Fontenot, center with his wife, Katie, celebrated Saturday’s election win at Ruby’s. Fontenot won election as mayor with 69 percent of the vote in a field of four candidates. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Fontenot wins mayor’s post; Soileau elected W4 alderman
Sat, 03/05/2016 - 11:20pm
Harlan Kirgan
Scott Fontenot, 33, won election as Eunice’s youngest mayor by defeating three other candidates in Saturday’s election.
Fontenot, who has been serving as interim mayor since Claud “Rusty” Moody resigned in October, will fill Moody’s unexpired term ending in December 2018.
