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• Voting in Alabama, Mississippi could clarify race

  March 13, 2012 10:20 AM

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Mitt Romney is working to seal his status as the Republican presidential front-runner with a thus-far-elusive victory in the Deep South. Closely fought primaries in Alabama and Louisiana offer the former Massachusetts governor a key opportunity in a region that has been slow to embrace him.... more »

• Some Acadiana schools CLOSED today for Voting

  November 2, 2010 6:58 AM

  Election day will be a day off for some Acadiana students. Schools in Acadia, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion and Lafayette Parishes will be closed today. Students in Evangeline, Iberia, Jeff Davis and St. Landry Parishes, will report to class. more »

• Early Voting ends TODAY

  October 26, 2010 9:23 AM

  Early Voting ends TODAY at 6:00pm. Anyone registered to vote may do so through 6:00pm today at their nearest "Registrar of Voters" office. Voting hours are 8:30am to 6pm more »

• Early Voting Ends Tomorrow

  October 25, 2010 11:02 AM

  A reminder, early voting ends tomorrow, October 26, 2010. Anyone registered to vote may do so through Tuesday at their nearest "Registrar of Voters" office. Voting hours are 8:30am to 6pm. more »

• Early Voting Starts Today

  October 19, 2010 6:53 AM

  Early voting for the November 2nd election begins today and ends on October 26th. Anyone registered to vote may do so starting this morning at their nearest Registrar of Voters office. Voting hours are 8:30am to 6:00pm each day, except on Sunday. more »

• Early Voting Turnout in Acadiana

  September 28, 2010 10:36 AM

  Early voting for the October 2 Primary/Congressional 2nd Party Primary election is over. Here are preliminary turnout numbers from Acadia: Acadia (1461) Evangeline (2161) Iberia (1289) Jefferson Davis (789) Lafayette (2083) St. Landry (1972) St. Martin (969) St. Mary (1203) Vermilion (894) more »

• Early Voting in Louisiana Ends Saturday

  September 24, 2010 8:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Voters seeking to cast early ballots in the Oct. 2 election for lieutenant governor, judgeships, school board seats and other local races have until Saturday or will have to wait until election day. Turnout so far has been light, with about 41,000 voters - or... more »

• Buying Votes in Mamou

  September 22, 2010 7:53 PM

  Early voting for the October 2nd election is underway, and scandal is following close behind in Mamou. Police arrested and charged Ricky John McGee with six counts of voter bribery. But, these allegations aren't coming as much of a shock to the community. Mamou resident, Donald Lebleu says his... more »

• Early Voting Begins Saturday for the Oct. 2 Election

  September 17, 2010 1:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Early voting begins Saturday for the Oct. 2 election. Top of the ticket is the lieutenant governor's race, but voters also face a slew of elections for local mayors, school board members and judgeships. Two constitutional amendments are on the ballot, and in southeast Louisiana, Republican voters... more »

• Voter turnout extremely low

  August 28, 2010 11:29 PM

  With a number of big seats in Washington on the line, you would expect a decent voter turn out. So, how many of you punched the ballot? KATC crunched the numbers to find a low voter turn-out for just about every parish. In Iberia Parish, a more than expected 12%... more »

• Early Voting Numbers

  August 20, 2010 1:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As the early voting period nears its Saturday end, only a small slice of Louisiana's voters have cast ballots for the congressional party primary elections. The latest tally Friday showed about 18,300 people voting so far in the Aug. 28 primary. That's less than 1... more »

• Early Voting Begins Tomorrow

  August 13, 2010 4:54 PM

  Secretary of State Jay Dardenne is announcing that early voting opens Saturday, Aug. 14 for the Congressional first party primaries and runs through Saturday, Aug. 21 at each parish registrar of voters office. Early voting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day except Sunday, when the offices are... more »

• Early Voting for Congressional Primaries

  August 13, 2010 6:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - It's already time to vote in Louisiana. Early voting for Louisiana's Aug. 28 party primaries for congressional candidates begins Saturday. Secretary of State Jay Dardenne's office says registered voters who want to make their choice early can vote at any parish registrar of voters office.... more »

• Early Voting Info.

  July 9, 2010 12:30 PM

  Early Voting is Aug. 14-21, 2010 (except Sunday), 8:30 a.m - 6 p.m. for the August 28, 2010, 1st party primary election. Early Voting is Sep. 18-25, 2010 (except Sunday), 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. for the October 2, 2010, fall open primary and congressional 2nd party primary elections.... more »

• House and Senate: Voting To Select New Auditor

  April 6, 2010 12:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The House and Senate are planning a vote Tuesday afternoon to select the state's new legislative auditor. The auditor leads the office that reviews the financial books of state and local government agencies. A panel of lawmakers recommended Daryl Purpera - who has been working... more »

• St. Landry Parish voting deadline is February 24th

  February 19, 2010 11:31 AM

  John Moreau, Registrar of Voters for St. Landry Parish has announced that the last day to vote for the March 27, 2010 election will be Wednesday February 24th at 4:30pm. Persons interested in participating in the upcoming election must register to vote by this deadline. Registration forms may be completed... more »

• Low Voter Turnout

  October 19, 2009 7:29 PM

  Parishes across Acadiana are reporting rather low voter turnouts in this weekend's special elections. "It is disappointing in a way that you know, a lot of money is spent per vote," said St. Landry Parish Registrar of Voters John Moreau On every election, Moreau estimates that anywhere from $800 to... more »