Who is on the ballot in 70551?

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.

Jarvis J. Claiborne has practiced law in Opelousas for nearly 40 years, per his 2023 campaign site. His practice has included family law, successions, criminal law, collections, juvenile and personal injury cases, and he served as a public defender for more than 20 years, per his 2023 campaign site. He is a graduate of Southern University, Trinity University and Southern University Law Center, and previously served as City Attorney of Opelousas, per his 2023 campaign site. He has also coached children and youth in St. Landry Parish for more than 35 years, per his 2023 campaign site. No campaign website for the 2026 race was found as of September 29, 2026.

Lear is a U.S. Army veteran, an Opelousas native, and has practiced law in Louisiana for 17 years, per St. Landry Now. She owns the Law Offices of Charlee R. Lear and was sworn in in November 2025 as the Hearing Officer for the newly created St. Landry Parish Bureau of Administrative Adjudication, which hears parish civil ordinance cases such as illegal dumping and animal control violations, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.

Greta Malbrough Marion appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for 27th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division C, 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 Greta Malbrough Marion.

Pitre is an assistant district attorney and felony prosecutor in Divisions B and D of the 27th Judicial District Court, a position he has held since November 2023, per the St. Landry Parish District Attorney's office. He grew up in Opelousas, graduated from Opelousas High School, and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Southern University at Baton Rouge, an MBA in finance from the University of Houston, and a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.