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Thibodeaux wins judgeship

Anthony “Tony” Thibodeaux won election as a 16th District Court Judge in Division A with 21,463 votes -- 52.45 percent -- and all 145 precincts reporting.
Votes totals from Louisiana Secretary of State are complete, but unofficial.
Thibodeaux defeated Dean M. Wattigny who received 47.55 percent of of the vote -- 19,458 votes.
Thibodeaux, of St. Mary Parish, defeated Wattigny in St. Mary and St. Martin parishes. In St. Mary Parish, Thibodeaux had 7,658 votes to Wattigny’s 4,912 votes. In St. Martin Parish, Thibodeaux won 8,689 votes to Wattigny’s 4,086 votes.
Wattigny won his home parish of Iberia with 10,460 votes to Thibodeaux’s 5,116 votes.

St. Mary Parish elections
Rodney Grogan cruised to reelection as Patterson mayor with 1,258 votes over Bealizeia “Billy” Badeaux’s 823 votes.
In Berwick, Louis Ratcliff won 78 percent of the votes -- 1,230 votes -- to Jessie Boudreaux’s 342 votes.
In Baldwin, Donna Lewis Lanceslin squeaked to an apparent win with 50.33 percent -- 539 votes. She defeated Beeny Druilhet who had 321 votes and Michael “Mike” Lancelin who had 211 votes.
Patterson Chief of Police Patrick LaSalle overwhelmed challenger Pam Washington with more than 60 percent of the vote. LaSalle tallied 1,259 votes to Washington’s 818 votes.

Patterson council election results -- five to be elected -- are:
Joe Russo -- 1338 votes.
John Rentrop -- 1,167 votes.
L.L. “Larry” Mendoza Jr. -- 1,155 votes.
Travis “T.D.” Darnell -- 1,138 votes.
Sandra K. Turner -- 1,086 votes.
Sandra S. Marshall -- 939 votes.
William L. “Billy” Picou Jr. -- 932 votes.

Berwick Town Council results -- five to be elected -- are:
Jacki Ackel -- 1,183 votes.
Greg Roussel -- 1,182 votes.
Troy M. Lombardo -- 1,126 votes.
Duval Arthur Jr. -- 1,124 votes.
Damon Robison -- 1,069 votes.
Randal Moneaux -- 981 votes .

Baldwin council election results with five to be elected are:
Margaret “Faye” Coleman -- 677 votes.
Gene St. Germain -- 666 votes.
Clarence Vappie -- 623 votes.
“Thor” Frederick -- 615 votes.
Herbert “H.B.” Bell -- 553 votes.
Donald Grimm -- 512 votes.
Robert Robicheaux Jr. -- 284 votes.

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