Who is on the ballot in 70131?

Troy A. Carter Sr. is Louisiana's incumbent 2nd District U.S. representative, now serving his third term, per his official House biography. In 1991 he became the first African American elected to represent Louisiana's 102nd District in the Louisiana House of Representatives, and he later served on the New Orleans City Council and in the state Senate before his 2021 election to Congress, per his official House biography.

Ballay is the Libertarian candidate and a Louisiana nurse with more than 25 years in healthcare, now Senior Director of Surgical Services overseeing clinical operations across multiple hospitals, per the campaign site. Ballay is president of the West Jefferson Hospital Foundation and has served on the New Orleans Neighborhood Housing Advisory Committee and the Louisiana State Museum Board, per the campaign site.

Walter "Rocky" Beach qualified with No Party affiliation for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. He is a paramedic and co-founder of EMS Reform who has advocated for EMS funding, workforce issues and civil-service protections across several parishes, per his campaign site.

Renada "Honey" Collins is from New Orleans, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup. No campaign website was found as of October 20, 2026.

Peter Williams is a Lettsworth, Louisiana resident running as a Republican for the 2nd Congressional District who graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1980, per the campaign site. He taught in the public school system and worked in recreation and parks programs before founding Resource One Nursery, a family tree farm and specialty crop business, in 1999, per the campaign site.

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.

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.

McKenna has spent 30 years serving New Orleans as a judge pro tempore and prosecutor for New Orleans Municipal Court, an attorney handling complex civil litigation at Christovich & Kearney, and an assistant city attorney for the City of New Orleans, per the campaign site. He founded The McKenna Firm, LLC, practicing civil litigation, real estate, contracts, and federal criminal defense, per the campaign site. He holds a law degree from Southern University Law Center and has served as president of Southeastern Legal Services, per the campaign site.

Newell currently serves as Of Counsel at Daly & Black, P.C. and represents Louisiana House District 99 in the state legislature, per her campaign website. She previously worked as a teacher before becoming a practicing attorney, per the same source.

Bridges is the newly elected judge of Orleans Civil District Court, Division M, per Big Easy Magazine. She has more than 20 years of experience serving New Orleans families, per The Advocate.

Lindsay has more than 20 years of courtroom experience and currently serves as a Deputy City Attorney, defending the city's zoning decisions, landmark preservation rulings and public health ordinances, per his campaign website. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society and the A.P. Tureaud Inn of Court, and volunteers with Son of a Saint, per the same source.

Michael "Mike" Hall appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Civil District Court, Domestic Section 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michael "Mike" Hall.

Marie Williams appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Civil District Court, Domestic Section 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Marie Williams.

Holmes serves as Deputy Chief Judge and Presiding Judge of Section D of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, per the court's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Kimya Holmes.

Levine currently serves as judge of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section A, and has presided over hundreds of felony cases, per her campaign website. She previously worked as director of Court Watch NOLA for more than six years, as a deputy in the Office of the Independent Police Monitor, and as a criminal defense attorney, public defender and prosecutor, per the same source.

Camille Buras has served for twenty-eight years as judge of Section H of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, per her campaign site, which cites a 2024 Judicial Accountability Report from the Metropolitan Crime Commission crediting her with case resolution times about two months faster than average.

Roché has served as judge of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section I, since a 2023 special election, per Fox 8. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.

Chanel Robinson Debose is an attorney with twenty-seven years of legal experience spanning criminal, civil and administrative law, per her campaign site. A New Orleans native, she was born at Charity Hospital and raised in the Calliope housing development, per her campaign site.

Lombard serves as Chief Judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court and presides over the Magistrate Section, per the court's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Juana Marine Lombard.

Jennifer Medley is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the Civil District Court, Division F, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Edward R. Washington III is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the Civil District Court, Division F, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.