West elected as Mayor of Pine Prairie

There will be a new man in charge in the Village of Pine Prairie.
Quint West defeated Wade Deshotels in the race for the Pine Prairie Mayor’s Office on Tuesday night. The longtime Alderman and former Pine Prairie High School baseball coach claimed 94 percent of the vote as residents cast 399 votes compared to only 25 for his opponent. West will replace longtime Mayor Terry Savant, who opted to not seek re-election.
L.C. Deshotel was easily re-elected as Pine Prairie Chief of Police as he won 87 percent of the vote defeating former patrolman Joshua Estes, who publicly pulled out of the race more than a month ago but not before the deadline to be removed from the ballot. Estes still received 54 votes.
Tammy Hammond meanwhile led the way as the top vote getter of the four candidates on the ballot in the Pine Prairie Alderman’s race. Hammond took 33 percent of the vote while Debbie Oge received 30 percent and Gilbert Bordelon picked up 29 percent of the vote, as those top three vote getters will serve as the village’s alderman. Gregory Savant finishes a distant fourth place with nine percent of the vote.
The only other local race in Evangeline Parish was the Justice of Peace Ward 3 race between Charles Perdices and Michael “Gorilla” Fruge. Perdices won the race by receiving 51 percent of the vote.
The Fire Protection District No. 2 Millage Renewal easily passed as residents voted 71 percent yes for the measure.
For more on Tuesday’s election results, including more on the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Presidential races make sure to pick up Thursday’s Ville Platte Gazette.