Who is on the ballot in 70506?

Clay Higgins is Louisiana's incumbent 3rd District U.S. representative, in office since 2017, per his official House biography. Before Congress he spent his career in uniformed service as an Army veteran and law enforcement officer; he serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and chairs its Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee.

"Kate" Cotten is from Lake Charles, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.

Day is a Navy veteran who served from 1994 to 1998 and now works as a professional writer and film producer, coordinating production work with Native American tribes on impact-focused projects, per the campaign site. He was born in Shreveport and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and has worked in insurance, finance and consulting, per the campaign site. He has also participated in hurricane recovery efforts with a charitable organization, per the campaign site.

Priscilla Gonzalez is the founder of Community Based Legal Logic, a group that provides legal assistance to people who cannot afford traditional legal representation, per the campaign site. She holds a degree in political science and previously worked at Herrman & Herrman in Corpus Christi, per the campaign site.

Tia LeBrun qualified with No Party affiliation for Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list and the American Press. She is an educator (Lake Charles Boston High School Teacher of the Year, 2007) and a member of the United Houma Nation, per her campaign site.

Walker served 10 years in the U.S. Army, reaching Sergeant First Class, with a deployment to Afghanistan, and was born and raised in Wisner in Franklin Parish, per the campaign site. Walker later worked as a department manager at Sam's Club and a community coordinator in Lafayette, serves on the Louisiana Task Force for Career Alignment, and is pursuing a political science degree at South Louisiana Community College, 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.

"Will" Keaty II is a Republican candidate for 15th Judicial District Court, Division I. He has 14 years of experience in Lafayette's legal community, including private practice, service as a justice of the peace, and work as a prosecutor handling felony cases for the 15th JDC District Attorney's Office, per his campaign site. He is a Broussard resident and Lafayette Parish native, per his campaign site.

David Way is a Lafayette attorney in his 30th year of practice, a partner at Oliver & Way LLC, and the Magistrate Judge for the City of Youngsville, per his campaign site. Per the same site, he is a past president of the Duhe Inn of Court and of the Lafayette Young Lawyers Association and was named a Top Lawyer by Acadiana Profile magazine.

Dyan Schnaars is a Lafayette family law attorney who has practiced family law for more than a decade and is the managing attorney and owner of Schnaars Law Firm, LLC, per her campaign site and her firm's website. She earned her business degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and her law degree from Southern University Law Center, is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts, served as president of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association's family law section in 2021, and serves on the board of Faith House, per the campaign site. She is challenging the sitting judge for the 15th Judicial District Court, Division M.

Susan Theall is the sitting Division M district judge on the 15th Judicial District Court, first elected in 2020 after an earlier term from 2011 to 2014 that included service as Chief Judge, per the court's own website. She is a certified Family Law Specialist and a former chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association's Family Law Section.

Kristian Earles is a Republican candidate for District Attorney of the 15th Judicial District, which covers Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion parishes. He retired after 23 years as a district judge in the 15th Judicial District and previously spent 6 years in law enforcement and 7 years in private practice, per his campaign site.

Donald "Don" Landry is the Republican incumbent District Attorney for the 15th Judicial District, serving Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion parishes, per the office's official website.

Ryan Harris is a Republican candidate for Lafayette City Court Judge, Division B. He is a Lafayette attorney who has worked as both a private attorney and a public defender, representing clients in OWI, civil, traffic and misdemeanor cases, per his campaign site. He has served as Contract Public Defender for Lafayette City Court since July 2025, per his campaign site.

Klock is an Assistant District Attorney and felony supervisor at the 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office in Lafayette Parish, prosecuting felony cases including domestic abuse, crimes of violence, sex offenses, and property crimes, per the campaign site. He has also worked as a federal public defender and in private practice covering criminal defense, family law, and immigration, and teaches business law as an adjunct instructor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, per the campaign site. He holds a law degree and a master's in finance from LSU, per the campaign site.

Emilia Pardo is a Republican candidate for Lafayette City Court Judge, Division B. She is an Assistant District Attorney with 16 years of prosecutorial experience, primarily in domestic violence and family-related offenses, per a Covenant Spotlight candidate profile. She has served as a magistrate in Scott City Court since 2025, per the same profile. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.