Voters in Bossier Parish approved a new riverboat casino, Rep. Barbara Norton held on to her LA House District 3 seat in the Louisiana Legislature and Lydia Jackson lost her Senate District 39 seat to her predecessor.
A statewide amendment prohibiting local governments from assessing additional taxes or fees outside the regular closing costs associated with the sale or transfer of immovable property also passed.
Here are the results for some of the most-watched local races.
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State House - Dist. 3 RUNOFF -- 21 of 21 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Barbara Norton - D 56% 3,240
Lynn Cawthorne - D 44% 2,533
State Senate Dist. 39 RUNOFF -- 76 of 76 precincts reporting (100%)
i-Lydia Jackson - D 48% 8,295
Gregory Tarver - D 52% 9,168
Shreveport Judge Dist. 2 Div. D RUNOFF -- 56 of 56 precincts reporting (100%)
Sheva Sims - D 54% 6,639
Shante' Wells - D 46% 5,675
State House Dist. 10 RUNOFF -- 62 of 62 precincts reporting (100%)
Gene Reynolds - D 55% 4,232
Jerri Ray de Pingre' - R 45% 3,508
Bossier Parish casino vote (Parish-wide proposition) 86 of 86 precincts reporting (100%)
Yes 61% 8,123
No 39% 5,114
Louisiana Immovable Property Tax, Amendment 1 (state-wide) 4,187 of 4258 precincts reporting (98%)
Yes 81% 473,158
No 19% 111,918
Election results by parish:
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