White Castle mayor, police chief draw opposition
White Castle Mayor Maurice “Big Moe” Brown and White Castle Police Chief Mario D. Brown both drew opposition as they qualified for re-election Wednesday, the opening day of qualifying for the fall elections, even as a federal grand jury was handing down a 20-count indictment against them.
Maurice Brown drew an additional opponent, a third, on Thursday, the second day of qualifying.
By closing time Thursday at the Iberville Clerk of Court's Office, 40 candidates had qualified for 21 local positions. Qualifying ends at 5 p.m. Friday for the races that will be on the ballot of an October 1 open primary election, with run-offs scheduled, as needed, for November 2.
All but one incumbent Iberville Parish School Board member has qualified for re-election. Incumbent Board Member Stanley Washington of Maringouin had not qualified in District A, but Karen “Kay” Jewell and Donald Ray Patterson, both of Maringouin, have. Four other incumbent School Board members have drawn opposition.
Incumbent Maringouin Mayor John F. Overton, qualifying for re-election, was alone on the ballot on opening day. Incumbent Maringouin Police Chief John E. Simien faces a rematch with Hosea K. Anderson.
Seven candidates, including two incumbents, had qualified for the five seats on the Maringouin Board of Aldermen, and four, including one incumbent, had qualified for the five seats on the White Castle Board of Aldermen.
Qualifying continues through 5 p.m. Friday.
Clerk of Court Dupont provided this list of first-day qualifiers:
Iindicates the incumbent.
School Board District A
Karen “Kay” Jewell of Maringouin
Donald Ray Patterson of Maringouin
School Board District B
David “Worm” Daigle of Grosse Tete, I
Pamela George of Grosse Tete
School Board District C
Glyna M. Kelley of Plaquemine, I
School Board District D
Michael J. Hebert of Plaquemine, I
School Board District E
Paul B. Distefano of Plaquemine, I
School Board District F
Michael “Chief” Barbee of Plaquemine, I
School Board District G
Tom Delahaye of Plaquemine, I
Billy Dunn Sr. of Plaquemine
School Board District F
Dorothy R. Sansoni of Plaquemine, I
School Board District I
Yolanda Butler Laws of Plaquemine, I
School Board District J
Brian S. Willis of Plaquemine, I
School Board District K
Nancy T. Broussard of St. Gabriel, I
School Board District L
Irene Delone Dennis of White Castle
Freddie “Sam” Molden III of White Castle, I
School Board District M
Melvin Lodge of St. Gabriel, I
School Board District N
Albertha Davis “Alp” Hasten of White Castle, I
School Board District O
Kenneth Burleigh of White Castle
Darlene M. Ourso of White Castle, I
Mayor, Town of Maringouin
John F. Overton,I
Chief of Police, Town of Maringouin
Hosea K. Anderson
John E. Simien, I
Alderman, Town of Maringouin
John E. Carrier
Dedric Davenport
Edward James Jr., I
Garrick Scott
Guy Thomas Jr.
Demi Vorise, I
Sam W. Watson
School Board District N
Albertha Hasten of White Castle, I
School Board District N
Albertha Hasten of White Castle, I
Sam W. Watson
Mayor, Town of White Castle
Ernest J. “Bay Boy” Allen Sr.
Oneal “Elmo” Bosley
Maurice “Big Moe” Brown, I
Gerald “Jermarr” Williams
Chief of Police, White Castle
Mario D. Brown, I
Michael Troy Robinson Sr.
Alderman, Town of White Castle
Erick “Duck” Batiste, I
Kendrick Fleming
Kipp V. Knight
Dionne “Bambi” Lewis
Note: With five exceptions, all the candidates are Democrats. School Board Member Nancy Broussard, School Board candidate Billy Dunn, White Castle mayoral candidate Oneal Bosley, and White Castle alderman candidates Batiste and Fleming are listed as “no party.”