Polls open for Louisiana State Senate District 23 election Feb. 15

House members elected to Louisiana Senate seats in Baton Rouge, Lafayette

Voters trickle into a downtown Baton Rouge precinct Saturday, Oct. 13, 2023, for the statewide primary election. (Jonathan Peterson for Louisiana Illuminator)Voters in Baton Rouge and Lafayette chose new members of the Louisiana Senate in a special election Saturday, elevating current members of the state House of Representatives to both open seats. Rep. Larry Selders of Baton Rouge won outright in the race to fill the vacancy in Senate District…

Democrats win both State Senate special elections Saturday

Democrats hold on to a pair of State Senate seats up for grabs in special elections Saturday.

Brach Myers wins Senate District 23 seat

The votes are in for the Feb. 15 special election in Lafayette Parish.According to the Secretary of State's website, with all 70 precincts reporting, Brach Myers took the state Senate District 23 seat.Myers won 55% of the votes against his opposing candidate, Jesse Regan. With 12,360 votes reported, Myers gained 6,769 of those, while Regan took 5,591.Myers will take over the Senate District 23 seat, which was vacated by Jean-Paul Coussan when he…

Polls open for Louisiana State Senate District 23 election Feb. 15

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Voting polls are open for the Louisiana State Senate District 23 special election race between Jesse Regan and Branch Myers. Polls for the election opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. District 23 is based in Lafayette Parish, including much of southern Lafayette as well as the towns of Broussard, Scott and Youngsville. You can find out your voting location by clicking here. Close Thanks for signing…