ERATH - Taylor Mencacci has been re-elected as mayor of the town of Erath.
Mencacci claimed 566 votes (79%). Challenger Jesse James received 148 votes (21%).
Tuesday’s win secured a second term for Mencacci.
Neil Arsement
MAURICE - Neil Arsement will be the next mayor of the town of Maurice.
Arsement defeated longtime incumbent Mayor Wayne Theriot on Tuesday. Theriot is in his third term.
Arsement received 445 votes (63%). Theriot had 261 votes (37%).
MAURICE - Jonathan Schlicher is still one of the candidates for Maurice Board of Aldermen.Schlicher, who has served on the town's board of aldermen since being elected in 2018, had announced last month that he would be withdrawing from the race due to a potential move outside of the Maurice limits. That news had been reported in the Abbeville Meridional. However, those plans changed, prompting Schlicer to commit to remaining in the race.
The Schexnaiders are responsible for lighting the fire for the Giant Omelette Celebration. They are (right to left) Elray Schexnaider, his son, Lee, and Lee’s son, Phillip.
Before the Giant Omelette Celebration begins, the fire has to be lit hours before the cooking begins, Phillip Schexnaider lights the firewood with Lee Schexnaider looking during the celebration three years ago.
Preparation for the fire will begin Sunday morning.
For the last 35 years, Elray Schexnaider has been responsible for keeping the fire nice and hot to cook the eggs in the 12-foot wide skillet for the Giant Omelette Festival.
The cooking of the eggs takes place Sunday afternoon in downtown Abbeville in front of the courthouse.
While most people will arrive around 1 p.m. to witness the precession before the egg preparation begins, preparation for the cooking starts at 7:30 in the morning.
Second Grand Maitre Elray Schexnaider and Third Grand Maitre Arlene Collee team up to pour a pot of eggs into the skillet at a Omelette Celebration.
After a two-year absence, the Giant Omelette Celebration is happening in Abbeville this weekend.
The Omelette Celebration took time off the last two years because of COVID.
The Omelette Celebration will take place on Saturday and Sunday in downtown Abbeville.
The Celebration begins Saturday morning with the 5-K run, and the following will be the start of the arts and crafts show, along with the food show.
The Saturday events will stop at 5 p.m. and start again Sunday at 6 a.m. with a bike ride.
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