The Ballot Brief

Central, Louisiana sample ballot 2026

Central voters (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana) see U.S. Senate plus 6 East Baton Rouge Parish races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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19th Judicial District Court Judge, Division BWinston DeCuir Jr. (D) · Justin DeLaune (R)

Winston DeCuir Jr.

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Treating every person with dignity and respect and applying the law fairly and impartially
  • Deciding cases guided by both the law and common sense
About Winston DeCuir Jr.

DeCuir is an attorney with more than 25 years in Louisiana law, including counsel roles for Louisiana's three public university systems, Southern University, the University of Louisiana System and LSU, per his campaign website. He also maintains a private law practice handling litigation and institutional advisory work, per the same source.

Justin DeLaune

Republican

Justin DeLaune appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for 19th Judicial District Court Judge, Division B, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Justin DeLaune.

19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division LElzie Alford (D) · Jermaine Guillory (D)

Elzie Alford

Democratic

Elzie Alford directs the Domestic Violence Court, managing more than one thousand cases annually, and serves as Judicial Administrator of Baton Rouge City Court, overseeing more than fifty thousand cases annually, per his campaign site. He is a former Army JAG officer who deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and has practiced law in courtrooms across East Baton Rouge Parish for nearly twenty years, per his campaign site.

Jermaine Guillory

Democratic

Jermaine Guillory has served as a Commissioner of the 19th Judicial District Court since his appointment in July 2024, assigned to Section C of Commissioners' Court, per the court's website. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 16, 2026; jermaineguillory.com answers 404.

19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division MReAzalia Allen (D) · Allison "AJ" Sabine (D) · Vernon Thomas (D)
ReAzalia Allen

ReAzalia Allen

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Holding offenders accountable through fair, decisive judgment while protecting citizens' rights
  • Ensuring equal justice and dignified treatment for everyone who appears in court
  • Ethical, transparent leadership in service to the parish
About ReAzalia Allen

ReAzalia Allen has worked as an Assistant District Attorney in East Baton Rouge Parish, per her campaign site. She has taught as a law professor at Southern University and served as a senior staff attorney at the 19th Judicial District Court, per her campaign site.

Allison "AJ" Sabine

Democratic

Allison "AJ" Sabine appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for 19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division M, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Allison "AJ" Sabine.

Vernon Thomas

Democratic

Thomas is a Southern University law school graduate with 15 years of courthouse experience, including work in the East Baton Rouge Public Defender's office and as staff attorney for a 19th Judicial District Court judge until March 2025, per The Advocate. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.

District Attorney, 19th Judicial DistrictHillar Moore III (D) · Ryan Thompson (D)
Hillar Moore III

Hillar Moore III

Democratic

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Has championed initiatives including the Stop the Loss and TRUCE violence-reduction programs and an expanded Victim's Assistance Program, per the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's office
  • Created the Baton Rouge Easy Expungement Screening program and introduced a 72-hour arraignment process to speed court proceedings, per the same source
About Hillar Moore III

Moore has served as District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish and the 19th Judicial District since 2009 and previously worked as an FBI-trained crime scene investigator for the office before his election, per the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's office. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from LSU and a law degree from Southern University Law School, per the same source.

Ryan Thompson

Ryan Thompson

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Campaigns on equal justice under the law, family protection, and accountability and transparency in the district attorney's office

From other published sources

  • Says he would prosecute violent crime while respecting constitutional rights and prioritizing public safety, per the same source
About Ryan Thompson

Thompson holds a Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center, earned in 2019, a bachelor's degree from Southern Utah University, and a master's degree in public health from Charles R. Drew University, per his campaign website. He describes more than a decade of work representing indigent and underrepresented clients, per the same source.

Family Court Judge, Election Section 2, Division CLawrence "L.T." Dupre (R) · Wendy Edwards Morice (R)

Lawrence "L.T." Dupre

Republican

Lawrence "L.T." Dupre serves as Zachary City Prosecutor and Hearing Officer and has more than 20 years of experience practicing family, civil and criminal law, per the campaign site. Dupre is a Navy veteran, per the campaign site.

Wendy Edwards Morice

Republican

Wendy Edwards Morice, who campaigns as Wendy Edwards, has practiced family law for over 20 years and has been a partner at Dampf, Edwards, Thibaut & Aydell, LLC since 2014, per her campaign site. She was a law clerk at the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court from 2003 to 2006, per her campaign site, and has served as president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, per her law firm's biography page.

Family Court Judge, Election Section 3, Division AJoseph Cataldie (R) · Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard (D)

Joseph Cataldie

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Treating every person who comes before Family Court with dignity and respect, regardless of background or circumstance
  • Prioritizing child safety, stability and long-term wellbeing
  • Promoting accessibility and accountability in the court
About Joseph Cataldie

Joseph Cataldie is a lifelong Baton Rouge resident and attorney with over 15 years of courtroom experience, practicing family law, personal injury, estate planning and criminal defense at the Prendergast Law Firm, per his campaign site. He holds degrees from LSU and the Southern University Law Center and previously owned and managed local businesses, per his campaign site.

Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard

Democratic

Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard currently serves as the Family Court Division A judge in East Baton Rouge Parish, per the Family Court's website. She operates the Jackson and Jackson Law Firm with her twin sister and has practiced family law for 20 years, per The Advocate. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the East Baton Rouge Parish page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenateJulia Letlow (R) · Jamie Davis (D)
Julia Letlow

Julia Letlow

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Secure the border and deport criminal illegal aliens
  • Lower costs and make life affordable again
  • Protect parents' rights
About Julia Letlow

Julia Letlow is the sitting U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th District and the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana, per the campaign site. She was born and raised in Monroe, holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Louisiana Monroe and a doctorate in communication from the University of South Florida, and previously worked as an educator, per the campaign site.

Key voting record
  • Voted no on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the infrastructure package funding roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water systems, which passed the House 228-206 in November 2021. Opposed
  • Voted no on the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring recognition of marriages that were valid where performed, which passed the House 258-169 in December 2022. Opposed
Jamie Davis

Jamie Davis

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Affordability
  • Opportunity
  • The insurance crisis
About Jamie Davis

James "Jamie" Davis Jr. is a farmer from Waterproof who runs Davis Farms in Tensas Parish, per the campaign site. He is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Louisiana, per the campaign site, which says the campaign is for affordability, good-paying jobs, strong schools, rural communities and access to quality health care.

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