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On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Pointe Coupee Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 4, 1998. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Cities, towns, and villages

Town of Livonia

Chief of Police, Town of Livonia

J. Tait Slocum (Democrat) won with 62.6% of the vote.

  • J. Tait Slocum DemocratElected

    62.6% 369 votes

  • Kurt Jarreau DemocratDefeated

    37.4% 220 votes

589 votes cast.

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, 1st District, Division B

No one got a majority, so John L. Weimer (Democrat) and Louis Watkins (Democrat) went to a runoff.

This race covers 8 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Pointe Coupee Parish: John L. Weimer 26.6%, Louis Watkins 22.6%, Mitchell Theriot 43.6%, Bernard F. Levy 7.2%.

  • John L. Weimer DemocratIn runoff

    36.5% 11,168 votes

  • Louis Watkins DemocratIn runoff

    27.4% 8,383 votes

  • Mitchell Theriot DemocratDefeated

    22.7% 6,946 votes

  • Bernard F. Levy DemocratDefeated

    13.4% 4,113 votes

30,610 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishJohn L. WeimerLouis WatkinsMitchell TheriotBernard F. LevyTurnout
Ascension Parish38.3%63813.5%22544.4%7403.8%64
Assumption Parish44.0%59812.3%16736.3%4947.4%101
Iberville Parish27.3%42019.9%30649.1%7543.7%57
Lafourche Parish62.5%5,26910.1%85325.8%2,1791.6%133
Pointe Coupee Parish26.6%36322.6%30943.6%5967.2%99
St. Mary Parish25.2%1,35824.1%1,30319.5%1,05131.2%1,686
Terrebonne Parish19.8%1,96551.7%5,1288.9%88419.7%1,951
West Baton Rouge Parish60.6%55710.0%9227.0%2482.4%22

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Sewerage District No. 1, 4.85 Mills Renewal, Bd. of Supervisors

Passed: 78.7% voted yes and 21.3% voted no.

  • Yes

    78.7% 59 votes

  • NoDefeated

    21.3% 16 votes

75 votes cast.