Eunice qualifying completed

Qualifying for two Eunice elections slated for March 5 ended Friday with the field unchanged from the first day of qualifying.
Four people qualified to run for the expired term of mayor and three people qualified for the Ward 4 Board of Alderman seat.
Qualifying for mayor are:
— William “Mr. Bill” Thompson, Democrat, 411 Harold St.
— Roland Miller, Republican, 1220 Faris Ave. Eunice.
— “Tim” Longman, Republican, 1201 Yukon St. Eunice.
— Scott A. Fontenot, No party, 531 W. Park Blvd. Eunice.
Qualifying for alderman are:
— “Dale” Soileau, Democrat, 441 S. Sixth St. Eunice.
— James “Donnie” Fontenot, No party, 421 S. Fifth St. Eunice.
The seats were left open after former mayor Claud “Rusty” Moody Jr. died Nov. 3 less than year into his second term.
Scott Fontenot, Ward 4 alderman, was appointed by the Board of Alderman as interim mayor in a special session on Nov. 3.
Fontenot was serving his second term as an alderman.
Connie Thibodeaux was appointed by the Board of Aldermen to fill Fontenot’s seat.
The primary election for both positions is scheduled March 5, 2016, with an April 9 general election.
The winners will have about three years to serve until the next election.
Qualifying was also under way for party positions in St. Landry Parish.
Democratic State Central Committee Member 38th Representative District, Office “A” (one to be elected): Jennifer Vidrine, Ville Platte.
DSCC Member 38th Representative District, Office “B” (one to be elected): Dirk Deville, Ville Platte.
DSCC Member 39th Representative District, Office “B” (one to be elected): Phyllis Roy, Carencro,
DSCC Member 39th Representative District, Office “B” (one to be elected): Jarvis J. Claiborne, Opelousas; and Stephen Ortego, Carencro.
DSCC Member 40th Representative District, Office “A” (one to be elected): Leona H. Boxie, Sunset; and Ledricka Johnson Thierry, Opelousas.
DSCC Member 41st Representative District, Office “A” (one to be elected): Cinderella W. Hayes, Eunice.
DSCC Member 41st Representative District, Office “B” (one to be elected): Mark J. Guillory, Eunice.
DSCC Member 46th Representative District, Office “A” (one to be elected): Lynda T. Guidry, Cecilia.
DSCC Member 46th Representative District, Office “B” (one to be elected): Michael Seider, Breaux Bridge.
Democratic Parish Executive Committee members (Five to be elected): Charles T. Cravins, Opelousas; Jimmie E. Edwards, Eunice; Donovan Hudson, Opelousas; Ricky Julien Sr., Sunset; Marvin Tyrone Richard, Opelousas; Harold L. Taylor, Port Barre; Marshall A. Thibodeaux, Eunice; and Ledricka Johnson Thierry,
DPEC Member District 1 (one to be elected): Jessie M. Bellard, Opelousas; and Patience Doran, Opelousas.
DPEC Member District 2 (one to be elected): Reginald Tatum, Opelousas.
DPEC Member District 3 (one to be elected): “Madeline” Taylor, Opelousas; and Charles Ray Tyler, Opelousas.
DPEC Member District 4 (one to be elected): Hazel S. Red, Opelousas.
DPEC Member District 5 (one to be elected): Maude Inez Nevills, Palmetto.
,DPEC Member District 6 (one to be elected): Bambi Polotzola, Opelousas.
,DPEC Member District 7 — no candidates.
DPEC Member District 8 (one to be elected) Leona H. Boxie, Sunset.
DPEC Member District 9 (one to be elected): Jarvis Claiborne, Opelousas.
DPEC Member District 10 (one to be elected): Hazel M. Sias, Opelousas.
DPEC Member District 11 — no candidates.
1 to be elected
DPEC Member District 12 (one to be elected): “Tony” Baltakis
Eunice; and Chad J.Lemelle, Eunice.
DPEC Member District 13 – no candidates.
Republican State Central Committee Member 22nd Senatorial District, Division A (one to be elected): Shari Ellis, Arnaudville; and Jamie U. Huval, Arnaudville.
RSCC Member 24th Senatorial District, Division A (one to be elected): Elbert L. Guillory, Opelousas.
,RSCC Member 24th Senatorial District, Division B (one to be elected): Matthew Billiodeaux, Opelousas.
RSCC Member 26th Senatorial District, Division A (one to be elected): Raymond “LaLa” Lalonde Sr., Carencro; and Larry Usner,
RSCC Member 28th Senatorial District, Division B (one to be elected): Russell Pavich, Eunice.
RSCC Member 28th Senatorial District, Division C (one to be elected): Toni Aguillard, Ville Platte; and “Jimmy” Lafleur, Ville Platte.
Republican Parish Executive Committee Member(s) at Large (five
to be elected): No candidates.
No candidates for district seats on the Republican Parish Executive Committee.
Democratic candidates for president were: Hillary Clinton, New York, New York; Henry Hewes, New York, New York; Martin J. O’Malley, Baltimore, Maryland; “Bernie” Sanders, Burlington, Vermont; Willie L. Wilson, Hazelcrest, Illinois; and Steve Burke, Huevelton, New York.
Republican candidates for president were: “Jeb” Bush, Miami, Florida; “Ben” Carson, Alexandria, Virginia; “Chris” Christie, Morristown, New Jersey; “Carly” Fiorina, Alexandria, Virginia; Lindsey Graham, Columbia, South Carolina; “Mike” Huckabee, Little Rock, Arkansas; John R. Kasich, Columbus, Ohio; “Rick” Santorum, Verona, Pennsylvannia; and Donald J. Trump,New York, New York.