4 Rapides School Board members, some mayors re-elected as qualifying ends

Qualifying for the November elections has ended, and some Rapides Parish officials kept their offices when nobody signed up to run against them.

All nine Rapides Parish School Board seats were up for election this year, and four members won't have to campaign.

Keeping their offices are: Wilton Barrios, District A; Willard "Bubba" McCall, District E; Dr. Stephen Chapman, District E; and Sandra Franklin, District I.

District H member Darrell Rodriguez didn't qualify for re-election. Two men, Darrell Harrison and George Johnson, will compete for the seat.

A call to Rodriguez on Friday afternoon was not answered.

Rapides Parish School Board members Steve Berry (left) and Keith Breazeale finish their paper work to run for their seats again on Wednesday morning. Qualifying for November municipal races began Wednesday and runs through Friday.
Rapides Parish School Board members Steve Berry (left) and Keith Breazeale finish their paper work to run for their seats again on Wednesday morning. Qualifying for November municipal races began Wednesday and runs through Friday.

Mayors in Forest Hill, McNary and Woodworth — Elizabeth Jeter, Don Parker and David Butler, respectively — also were re-elected without opposition.

In Alexandria, several former council members are running for office again.Five candidates, including incumbent Mayor Jeff Hall, qualified for the mayor's race.

Here is a list of who has qualified for the November ballot for parish and local races. An asterisk denotes those elected without opposition.

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Rapides Parish Police Jury

District D:

  • Theodore Fountaine III, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Angelina B. Iles, Democrat

  • James Ray Sr., Democrat

Rapides Parish School Board

District A:

  • *Wilton Barrios Jr., Republican (incumbent)

District B:

  • Steve Berry, Republican (incumbent)

  • Paul M. Funderburk, Republican

District C:

  • Mark Dryden, Republican (incumbent)

  • Damon Kirk, Republican

District D:

  • *Willard "Bubba" McCall, Democrat (incumbent)

District E:

  • *Stephen Chapman, Republican (incumbent)

District F:

  • John E. Allen Jr., Democrat

  • Linda "Gram" Burgess, Democrat (incumbent)

District G:

  • W. Keith Breazeale, Republican (incumbent)

  • "Bill" Christophe, Democrat

  • Walter "Wally" Fall, Republican

District H:

  • Darrell Harrison, Republican

  • George Johnson, Republican

District I:

  • *Sandra Franklin, Democrat (incumbent)

Alexandria

Mayor:

  • Catherine Davidson, Democrat

  • Lorenzo Davis Sr., Democrat

  • Jeff Hall, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Harry Hayes, Democrat

  • Jacques Roy, Democrat

Council, District 2:

  • Gary Johnson, Democrat

  • Roosevelt L. Johnson, Democrat

  • Gerber Porter, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Clarence Reed, Democrat

Council, District 4:

  • Elizabeth "Lizzie" Felter, Democrat

  • Thomas "Tom" Spencer III, no party

Council, at-large:

  • Brian "BJ" Bennett, Democrat

  • Jules R. Green, Democrat

  • James "Jim" Villard, Democrat (incumbent)

Ball

Mayor:

  • Terry G. Coody, Republican

  • Gail Wilking, Republican (incumbent)

Alderman, Seat A:

  • Dalton Nichols, Republican

  • Carroll Ward, Republican (incumbent)

  • Wade Williams, Republican

Alderman, Seat B:

  • *Suzanne Duncan-Furby, Republican (incumbent)

Alderman, Seat C:

  • Gene Decker, Republican

  • Marc Mercer, Republican (incumbent)

Alderman, Seat D:

  • Jeffrey Borel, Republican

  • Kimberley Krischke, Republican (incumbent)

  • Robin Moody, no party

Alderman, Seat E:

  • *Charlotte Williams-Smith, Republican (incumbent)

Police chief:

  • Brian Boney, Republican

  • Marshall Deen, Republican (incumbent)

Boyce

Mayor:

  • Kelvin V. McCoy, Democrat

  • Alma Scott Moore, Democrat (incumbent)

Aldermen (5 to be elected):

  • Leslie "Bobe" Aaron, Democrat

  • Peggy Brew, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Cathy Fisher, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Mary Ann Fisher, Democrat

  • Ray LaCour, Democrat

  • Donna Gail Lofton, Democrat

  • Lucretia "Bonnie" McCoy, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Fidelia Jackson Sutherland, Democrat

Police chief:

  • *Ronald Lamont Goudeau, Democrat (incumbent)

Forest Hill

Mayor:

  • *Elizabeth Jeter, Republican (incumbent)

Alderman (3 to be elected):

  • Garland "Bear" Carroll, independent

  • Danny Perkins, Republican (incumbent)

  • Jerriot Robinson, Republican (incumbent)

  • Belinda Spiller, Republican

Police chief:

  • Glynn Dixon, Democrat

  • Jonathan "JJ" Jeter, Republican

  • Javier "Jay" Molinary, Republican

  • Albin Rabalais, independent

Glenmora

Mayor:

  • Monty D. Billings, independent

  • Brian Goree, independent

Police chief:

  • Macario "Mac" Carrera Jr., Democrat

  • Johnny Wade Fitt, Democrat

  • William Hicks, no party

Aldermen (5 to be elected):

  • Alexa Ashworth, Republican

  • Donna "Rivers" Doyle, independent (incumbent)

  • Tina Shows Johnson, independent

  • Willie Moore, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Clyde "Red" Myers, no party (incumbent)

  • Russell Norsworthy, Republican

  • Dan "Big Dan" Ober, Republican

Lecompte

Mayor:

  • Marie Ashmore, independent

  • Herman "Greg" Williams, Democrat

Aldermen (5 to be elected):

  • Jeremy Anderson, Democrat

  • Alex Baker, independent (incumbent)

  • Corey Blake Sr., no party

  • Michael Busch Sr., no party

  • Albert "Butch" Butler, Democrat

  • George Lavern Clark, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Terrick "TJ" Clark Jr., Democrat

  • James D. Dyess Sr., Democrat

  • Michael Henton, Democrat

  • Dewayne Lair Sr., Democrat

  • Maxine Mix, no party

  • Michele Ogea, no party

  • Nancy Phillips, no party

  • Ashton Washington Jr., no party (incumbent)

McNary

Mayor:

  • *"Don" Parker, Republican (incumbent)

Alderman (3 to be elected):

  • Barbara Billings, independent (incumbent)

  • Billy E. Billings, Democrat (incumbent)

  • Lee Book, Republican (incumbent)

  • Danita Goree Davis, Republican

  • Mary Johnson, Republican

Woodworth

Mayor:

  • *David Butler, Republican (incumbent)

Council members (5 to be elected):

  • Lisa Aymond, Republican (incumbent)

  • Jimmie Cranford, Republican (incumbent)

  • Brenden Deloach, Republican

  • Douglas Johnson, Democrat

  • Kevin Kitchen, Republican (incumbent)

  • Tommy Melder, Republican (incumbent)

  • Michael Monk, no party

  • Phillip Monk, Republican

  • Rodney D. Monk, Republican

  • Charles "Chuck" Reich, Republican (incumbent)

This article originally appeared on Alexandria Town Talk: See the Rapides officials re-elected when qualifying ended Friday