Election Coverage 2012

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  Amendment Wrap-up

  Posted 11:30 PM 11/6/2012

  All amendments pass except #6 which would have allowed New Iberia to grant city property tax exemptions to any property owner annexed into the city after Jan. 1, 2013.

  Here's a reminder of all the amendments:Amendment 1: Medicaid Trust Fund for the ElderlyA VOTE FOR WOULD prohibit (More)

  
  

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  St. Mary Parish results

  Posted 11:22 PM 11/6/2012

  In St. Mary Parish, the only school proposition did pass. There will be a runoff between Morgan City mayor candidates Frank "Boo" Grizzaffi (35% of the vote) and Lee Dragna (19% of the vote). Winners of the council seats in District 1 is Tim Hymel, District 3 is Ron Bias, District 4 is James Fontenot and District 5 is Louis Tamporello Jr.

  
  

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  Lafayette Parish results

  Posted 11:16 PM 11/6/2012

  In Lafayette, all seven propositions pass including the following:

  The millage renewal to maintain and operate Lafayette Regional Airport.A drainage tax renewal to continue funding improvements and maintenance for the drainage system.The library tax millage renewal that (More)

  
  

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  Boustany/Landry battle headed to December runoff

  Posted 11:02 PM 11/6/2012

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The hard-fought struggle between Republican U.S. Reps. Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry will continue for another month. Boustany and Landry will face off in a Dec. 8 runoff, after no candidate for the 3rd District seat got more than 50 percent of the vote Tuesday night. (More)

  
  

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  Evangeline Parish Election Results

  

  Posted 10:57 PM 11/6/2012 by KATC

  In Evangeline Parish, all propositions have passed. Buck Dupuis has one the school board seat in District 7 by one vote. The Pine Prairie police chief will be LC Deshotel.

  
  

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  St. Martin Parish Election Results

  

  Posted 10:56 PM 11/6/2012 by KATC

  In St. Martin Parish, all propositions pass.

  
  

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  Vermilion Parish Election Results

  

  Posted 10:52 PM 11/6/2012 by KATC

  In Vermilion Parish, there will be a runoff between Brodney Mouton Sr. (25% of the vote) and Ruby Thibeaux (43% of the vote) for Kaplan City Marshal. The school district proposition also passed in Vermilion Parish.

  James Broussard was elected chief in Delcambre; Carol Broussard was re-elected as Delcambre's mayor.

  
  

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  Obama wins re-election

  

  Posted 10:41 PM 11/6/2012 by AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Mitt Romney as well as a weak economy and high unemployment that crimped the middle class dreams of millions.

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  Gay marriage, marijuana highlight ballot measures

  

  Posted 10:39 PM 11/6/2012 by AP

  While the general election might not break partisan gridlock in Congress, it could result in historic changes for U.S. social policy: Several states had a chance to be the first to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote and to legalize recreational use of marijuana.

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  Angelle takes open Public Service Commission seat

  

  Posted 10:33 PM 11/6/2012 by AP

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Former Jindal administration official Scott Angelle has won an open seat on Louisiana's utility regulatory agency, the Public Service Commission.

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  Gun rights amendment approved

  Posted 9:10 PM 11/6/2012

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana voters have approved a constitutional amendment to strengthen already strong gun possession rights in the state. The amendment was drawn up to eliminate language in the Louisiana Constitution that would allow passage of laws prohibiting concealed weapons. It also (More)

  
  

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  Republican control of House moving into view

  

  Posted 8:48 PM 11/6/2012 by AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Renewed Republican control of the House has moved into view as Election Day's initial returns show Democrats failing to make inroads into the GOP's current majority in the chamber.

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  Tea party-backed Cruz wins Texas Senate seat

  

  Posted 8:43 PM 11/6/2012 by AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Tea-Party-backed Republican Ted Cruz has won the Texas Senate seat, making him the third Hispanic member of the Senate.

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  Fleming re-elected in Louisiana's 4th District

  

  Posted 8:37 PM 11/6/2012 by AP

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - U.S. Rep. John Fleming has won easy re-election to a third term representing northwest Louisiana in Congress.

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  Alexander re-elected in Louisiana's 5th District

  Posted 8:33 PM 11/6/2012

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Rodney Alexander, the dean of Louisiana's U.S. House delegation, is keeping his northeast Louisiana-based congressional seat after handily defeating two challengers. A Republican from Quitman, Alexander didn't receive much organized opposition from the two men running (More)