St. Martin Parish voters approved seven millage renewals the St. Martin Parish Government had put on the ballot on Nov. 5.
The millages pay for services provided by the parish and the renewals are for 10 years.
Most of the parishwide proposals passed easily, with the proposal for 5.68 mills renewal for fire protection passing with 69 percent of voters approving.
Voters also passed renewals of a 3.63 mills tax for roads and bridges (66-percent yes), 5.14 mills for drainage (65 percent yes), 1.02 mills for recreation (60 percent yes), 2.62 mills for public health (60 percent yes), 2.08 mills for the courthouse (59 percent yes) and 1.51 mills for the Industrial Park (54 percent yes).
Several other issues were on the ballot locally in addition to the millage renewals and the presidential race.
Parish voters broadly supported a constitutional amendment requiring that federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf alternative or renewable energy production be deposited into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund, voting for the amendment by a 72-28 margin.
The amendment passed statewide as well, Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (Act No. 408, 2024 - HB 300) passed with 73 percent voting yes statewide.
Republican Clay Higgins received 70 percent of the vote in St. Martin Parish for U.S. Rep. for the 3rd Congressional District, garnering 16,729 votes. Democrat Patricia Gonzalez had 20 percent of the vote. Democrat Sadi Summerlin received 6 percent of the vote in the parish and Republican "Kan" John received the remaining 3 percent of the vote.
Higgins retained his seat in Congress with 71 percent of the vote overall.
Jean-Paul Coussan, a Republican, garnered 60 percent of the vote in St. Martin Parish (13,110 votes) for District 2 Public Service Commissioner. Coussan won the seat with 54 percent of the vote in the district.
Democrat "Nick" Laborde pulled 26 percent of the vote in St. Martin Parish and Republican Julie Quinn finished with 14 percent of the vote in St. Martin.
Republican "Ginger" Lecompte won 79 percent of the vote in St. Martin Parish in a race for Alderman in the Town of Arnaudville, with Kris Allen Brasseaux (no party) receiving 21 percent of the vote. Lecompte won the overall vote with 57 percent of the vote.
Presidential election
The Republican ticket of Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance swept Louisiana and St. Martin Parish, helping Trump win a second, non-consecutive term as president.
Trump received 17,466 of the 25,006 votes cast in St. Martin Parish, or 70 percent of the vote. Democrat Kamala D. Harris and running mate Tim Walz received 29 percent of the vote (7,284 votes).
Statewide, Trump had 60 percent of the vote with 1,208,233 votes of the 2,006,224 votes cast. Harris had 38 percent, or 766,405 votes.
