Candidates qualify for several offices

Qualifying for Oct. 4 elections in Calcasieu Parish was held last week with the following candidates qualifying for the various offices:

Ward 6 Justice of the Peace - Cheri Hollie and Tom Threet, incumbent.

Ward 6 Constable - Donnis Bell, incumbent and Rickey Brummett.

Ward 5 Justice of the Peace - Gerald Fountain, incumbent, re-elected with no opposition.

Ward 5 Constable - Arnold Smith, incumbent, re-elected with no opposition.

Calcasieu Parish District Attorney - John DeRosier, incumbent, and Steve Streete.

14th District Court Judges races are as follows:

Division H judge - Ron Ware, Cynthia Clay Guillory Lands, Lydia Guillory-Lee, and Sharon Wilson.

District B Judges: Clayton Davis, Terry Johnson and Maurice Tynes.

(DeQuincy and Starks area residents may vote for a candidate in District B, which includes most of the northern part of Calcasieu Parish. District H includes the Lake Charles and Sulphur area and DeQuincy and Starks voters cannot vote in this district.)

Re-elected to new six-year terms were: Judges Kent Savoie, Guy Bradberry, Robert L. Wyatt, David Ritchie, Wilford D. Carter, Lilyn Cutrer and Mike Canaday.