3 in race for Henderson Police Chief

Voters here, in addition to voting on their party’s presidential nominee and state and parish committee members in March, will also be asked to pick the next police chief.
March 5, 2016, is also the municipal election for the Town of Henderson. And while the mayor and council races are already settled due to the fact that qualifying candidates have no opposition, there are two challengers lined up against incumbent Chief Leroy Guidry.
Qualifying for the office were Joey J. “Hook” Huval, who ran against Guidry and others for chief in 2004 and 2008, and Oliver “Mack” Lloyd, a retired Henderson police officer who once served as Guidry’s assistant chief.
Mayor Sherbin Collette is unopposed, as are candidates for council Nita Latiolais Berard,
Judy Broussard, Bill LeGrand, Jody Meche, and William White. White and Berard are newcomers. Incumbents Samantha LeBlanc and Michael Theriot did not qualify for reelection.
The Henderson Town Council is elected at large, with the top five vote-getters taking the five seats.
Voters parishwide will be asked to pick from 10 Democrats or 14 Republicans to carry their party’s banner in the Nov. 8, 2016, general election.
There are also lists of candidates for the parish executive committee and state central committee for both parties.