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There will be a runoff in Vermilion Parish for Judge in Division C of the 15th Judicial District.
Three candidates were vying for the open seat.
The two top vote-getters were Tommy Frederick, who received 40 percent or 9,875 votes. In second place and making the runoff is Ricky LaFleur, who had 36 percent or 9,041 votes.
Coming in third and not making the runoff is Andy Veazey, with 5,926 votes.
The runoff is set for Saturday, Dec. 5.

DELCAMBRE — Pam Blakely’s pink colors will be staying around Delcambre for another four years.
Blakely made history four years ago when she became the first female mayor of Delcambre. She beat long-time former mayor Carrol Broussard,
Broussard decided to run again this election, but got the same results.
Blakely won 57 percent of the votes (575 votes), while Broussard received 33 percent (279 votes).

Vermilion, Lafayette, and Acadia parishes have a new district attorney named Don Landry.
Don Landry, a former assistant district attorney who worked under former district attorney Mike Harson, grabbed more votes than “Danny” Landry. Danny was current 15th Judicial District Attorney Keith Stutes’ number one prosecutor. Stutes did not seek re-election.
After starting as a clean race for the first six months, the Don and Danny race began getting ugly, with both candidates throwing mud at one another in advertising ads in the final weeks.