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Abbeville Mayor-Elect Roslyn White

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Mayor Mike Kloesel

Roslyn White elected Abbeville Mayor

Mayoer Mike Kloesel wins re-election in Kaplan; runoff for Abbeville Chief

This election cycle is guaranteed to bring a significant amount of change to the local political landscape.
Longtime Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza announced last summer that he would not seek re-election.
On Saturday, voters selected Roslyn White to become Abbeville’s next mayor. White received 1,303 (59%) of the votes, with Francis Plaisance collecting 903 votes (41%).
Voters in Kaplan approved a second term for Mayor Mike Kloesel. He received 709 votes (63%). Alderwoman Melissa Guidry, Kloesel’s challenger on Saturday, received 425 votes (37%).
There will be a new Councilman-at-Large in Abbeville as Carlton Campbell avoided a runoff to win a three-person race on Saturday. Campbell claimed 1,145 votes (53%). Ronald Darby (800 votes, 37%) finished second. Rossline “Lucky” Potier finished third, with 211 votes (10%).
There will also be a runoff for Abbeville Chief of Police on April 30. Current Chief of Police William Spearman will be joined by Mike Hardy in that runoff. Spearman took 971 (44%) votes on Saturday, followed by Hardy’s 915 (41%) votes. Joey Boneski (216 votes, 10%) and Ronald Gaspard (122 votes, 5% finished third and fourth, respectively.
Two current members of the Abbeville City Council won re-election on Saturday. Councilman Brady Broussard Jr. (407 votes, 71%) defeated Rachel Sirmon Trahan (163 votes, 29%). Councilwoman Terry Broussard (452 votes, 69%) came out on top of a three-person race that included Wayne Landry (166 votes, 25%) and Norris Green Jr. (39 votes, 6%).
Tony Hardy will be the new representative of District A on the Abbeville City Council after he is sworn in this summer. Hardy topped Debbie Garrot, 313 (53%) votes to 280 votes (47%).
In Kaplan, the race for Alderman at Large went to incumbent Dirk Gary, who claimed 724 votes (67%) against Brodney Mouton Sr. (359 votes, 33%). Randy Campbell unseated Eva Dell Morrison in District A. Campbell claimed 135 votes (64%), with Morrison receiving 77 (36%).
Backed by 90% of the vote (676 votes), Kevin Meyers will take over the District B seat on the Vermilion Parish School Board. Angela Lee Bradley, who held the seat after being appointed in January, received 73 votes (10%). Meyers will serve the remainder of Chris Gautreaux’s unexpired term. Gautreaux stepped down to take a civil service job with the city of Abbeville. The school board will hold its regular elections in November.

Vermilion Today

Abbeville Meridional

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The Kaplan Herald

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Kaplan, LA 70548

The Gueydan Journal

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Gueydan, LA 70542