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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, October 18, 1997. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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School board

Member of School Board, District 14

Shirley Vige, Jr. (Republican) won with 60.8% of the vote.

  • Shirley Vige, Jr. RepublicanElected

    60.8% 285 votes

  • H. Keith Bieber DemocratDefeated

    39.2% 184 votes

469 votes cast.

Cities, towns, and villages

City of Crowley

Mayor, City of Crowley

Isabella delaHoussaye (Republican) won with 57.4% of the vote.

  • Isabella delaHoussaye RepublicanElected

    57.4% 2,441 votes

  • Ezora Proctor DemocratDefeated

    37.1% 1,576 votes

  • Wanda Sarver Morgan Other partyDefeated

    3.5% 149 votes

  • N.C. "Butch" Hanks DemocratDefeated

    2.0% 85 votes

4,251 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Ward 2

No one got a majority, so Martin Big "G" Guillory (Republican) and Joseph Wayne Doucet (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • Martin Big "G" Guillory RepublicanIn runoff

    32.4% 131 votes

  • Joseph Wayne Doucet DemocratIn runoff

    27.5% 111 votes

  • Ronald L. Perrodin DemocratDefeated

    24.8% 100 votes

  • Randall R. Boutte RepublicanDefeated

    15.3% 62 votes

404 votes cast.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of Crowley, Prop. #1, 3 Mills Renewal, Mayor & Ald.

Passed: 68.6% voted yes and 31.4% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    68.6% 2,506 votes

  • No

    31.4% 1,148 votes

3,654 votes cast.

City of Crowley, Prop. #2, 3.5 Mills Renewal, Mayor & Ald.

Passed: 59.8% voted yes and 40.2% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    59.8% 2,170 votes

  • No

    40.2% 1,459 votes

3,629 votes cast.

City of Crowley, Prop. #3, 1 Mill Renewal, Mayor & Ald.

Passed: 69.8% voted yes and 30.2% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    69.8% 2,554 votes

  • No

    30.2% 1,104 votes

3,658 votes cast.

Consolid. Grav. Drain.D#1, 7.53 Mills Renewal, Bd. of Comm.

Passed: 66.2% voted yes and 33.8% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    66.2% 143 votes

  • No

    33.8% 73 votes

216 votes cast.

School District No. 7, Bond, Evangeline Parish School Board

Passed: 83.8% voted yes and 16.2% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 68.5%, No 31.5%.

  • YesApproved

    83.8% 446 votes

  • No

    16.2% 86 votes

532 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish68.5%7631.5%35
Evangeline Parish87.9%37012.1%51

Town of Iota, 9 Mills Renewal, Mayor & Bd. of Ald.

Passed: 71.2% voted yes and 28.8% voted no.

  • YesApproved

    71.2% 74 votes

  • No

    28.8% 30 votes

104 votes cast.