Saturday's special election involves 5 vacant Louisiana legislative seats

A special election is set for Saturday to fill five vacant seats in the Louisiana Legislature, including one spot in the Senate and four in the House of Representatives.

State Senate District 3 was left open when Joe Bouie, D-New Orleans, stepped down to take the chancellor’s role at Southern University New Orleans. Four Democrats have qualified for the race: Kenn Barnes, Sidney Barthelemy II, Jon Johnson and Chad Lauga.

Barnes is a lawyer who has worked as a public defender, a city attorney and a special counsel to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Barthelemy, the son and namesake of New Orleans’ mayor from 1986-94, owns a commercial construction company. This is his first run for public office.


https://lailluminator.com/2026/02/03/special-election-legislature/