Special elections fill legislative vacancies in New Orleans, Baton Rouge

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 15, 2026

Words: 314

Last Updated: 6 days, 9 hours ago

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Voters went to the polls in three parishes Saturday to fill three vacancies in the Louisiana Legislature, deciding two runoffs in the New Orleans area and settling a four-person contest for a Baton Rouge seat outright.

Republican Paul Sawyer, whose political career to this point has been behind the scenes, won the race for Louisiana House District 69 outright against three other candidates, taking 53% of the vote to avoid a runoff. Democrat Angela Roberts, …

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