Tuesday, July 13, 2010

ST MARY ELECTIONS

The local election spotlight in St. Mary Parish will be its brightest in the City of Patterson, where first term City Councilman Rodney Grogan is challenging first term Mayor, Mike Accardo.

Additionally, three newcomers, Deniesee Robertson, Sandra Turner and John Rentrop, are challenging the remaining for incumbent city councilmen, for five at large council seats. The incumbents are: Peg Rentrop, Larry Mendoza, Joe Russo III, and Claire Sawyer.

In Berwick, Mayor Louis Ratcliff was re-elected without opposition for another four year term.
However, Randal Monceaux is challenging all five current Berwick Aldermen for the town’s five at large seats: Duval Arthur, Penny Crappell, Troy M Lombardo, Damon Robison, and Edgar Thomas Jr.

Elsewhere, some Franklin and Morgan City voters will be going to the polls to elect new school board representatives.

In Franklin, newcomer Anthony Delasbour is challenging incumbent Murphy J Pontiff Jr, for the District 4 seat.

In Morgan City, KBZE & KFRA General Manager & President Howard Castay is challenging incumbent Anthony Streva, for the District 10 seat.

All other members of the St. Mary Parish School Board were re-elected without opposition: Joe Foulcard, Franklin, District 1, Mary Lockley, Franklin, District 2, Edward Payton, District 3, Baldwin, Ginger Griffin, Bayou Vista/Patterson, District 5, Marilyn LaSalle, Patterson, District 6, Wayne Deslatte, Centerville, District 7, Mike Taylor, Berwick, District 8, Bill McCarty, Morgan City, District 9, Roland Verret, District 11.

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