Louisiana's Municipal Primary Election is scheduled, and qualifying started on Wednesday, January 29, and will end on Friday, January 31, 2025.

Here are those who filed as candidates in Northwest Louisiana on Jan. 29, 2025, the first of three days of qualifying for elections to be held March 29 in Louisiana

CHENEYVILLE, La. (KALB) - Cheneyville Mayor Derrick Johnson has announced he will not seek re-election for mayor. This March will hold a few local races to watch for, including the race for DeRidder mayor and Cheneyville mayor.

Candidate qualifying for the Municipal Primary Election is set for Wednesday, Jan. 29, through Friday, Jan. 31.

There are several local offices, along with local propositions and some proposed amendments to the state Constitution, on the ballot.

Nine candidates qualified Wednesday for separate offices on St. George voters' ballots this March, seven of whom have served as interim leaders in the city.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, is captain of Mystick Krewe of Louisianians, the krewe that runs the event. The official commencement of Washington Mardi Gras is Jan. 23, just days after the presidential inauguration.

Candidates may qualify for office by paying a qualifying fee or filing a nominating petition and are encouraged to check with their local Clerk of Court for specific parish hours. More information, including contact information for parish Clerk of Court Offices,

Voters will decide in a spring election whether to establish term limits for the Bossier City mayor and city council.

Qualifying begins Wednesday and runs through Friday for assorted open positions in parish and municipal government across Northwest Louisiana for the March 29 election.

For a writer on politics and policy, the Johnson-Scalise-Cassidy permutations present a delectable feast. The most immediately pressing circumstance, though, is local. In the past four or five years,

Is there a process for removing a sitting U.S. senator or representative from Louisiana? Senators serve six-year term limits, while representatives are elected for two-year terms. Every two years,