Qualifying Period Ends, Setting Stage for 2022 Election

  • Niko Tesvich Paul Lemaire Jennifer Sanger
    Niko Tesvich Paul Lemaire Jennifer Sanger
  • Carlton Lafrance Mark “Hobbo” Cognevich The candidates pictured will go uncontested, meaning they win the re-election bid by default.
    Carlton Lafrance Mark “Hobbo” Cognevich The candidates pictured will go uncontested, meaning they win the re-election bid by default.
It is officially election season in Plaquemines Parish. Late last week, the qualifying period for the 2022 fall election came and went—beginning on July 20 and ending on July 22. With the parish presidency, council seats, and school board seats all being up for grabs, candidates lined up at the Clerk of Court’s Office and Pointe a la Hache Courthouse to “qualify” themselves for whatever position…

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