Qualifying for the Nov. 4 election continued Thursday for candidates seeking public office in Southwest Louisiana. Today is the last day to qualify.

The candidates who qualified on Thursday for the November primary election:

Calcasieu Parish

14th Judicial District Court

Division A judge — David Palay.

District attorney — Christian D. Chesson.

Ward 3/Lake Charles City Court

Marshal — “Jeff” Hooper.

School board

District 3 — “Bill” Shearman.

District 6 — Deborah “Debbie” Theriot.

District 9 — Jason Allan Elliott.

District 10 — Becky B. Grove and Alvin Dale Smith.

District 11 — Chad Guidry, incumbent.

District 12 — Charles Wayne “Chuck” Hansen.

District 15 — Tammie Pettis.

Justices of the peace

Ward 1 — Catherine “Cathy” Michiels.

Ward 6 — Darlene Nortman, incumbent.

Constables

Ward 5 — Horace Keith Hyatt Sr., incumbent.

Ward 6 — Rickey Brummett, incumbent.

Ward 8 — Orgy J. Broussard, incumbent.

DEQUINCY

Council District 1 — Mark James Peloquin, incumbent.

Council District 2 — Ronda Jacobs, incumbent.

Council District 4 — Andrea D. Coleman, incumbent.

WESTLAKE

Council Division B — James “JC” Cormier; Timothy “Tim” Hall; and Sharmita S. Rideau.

Council Division C — Betty J. Bates and Ambra Reinking.

Council Division E — Paula Johnson.

Jeff Davis Parish

ELTON

Police chief — “Tony” Johnson.

Mayor — “Cathy” Hollingsworth, incumbent.

Council members (five to be elected) — Amanda “Mandy” Valdez and Latoya “Keisha” Woods.

LAKE ARTHUR

Police chief — “Ray” Marcantel.

Council members (five to be elected) — Sherry Hymel Crochet, incumbent, and Robert “Bobby” Palermo.

PARISHWIDE

District attorney, 31st Judicial District Court — Wendell R. Miller.

Justices of the peace

Ward 6 — George Gotreaux.

Allen Parish

ELIZABETH

Police chief — Alan “Shane” Ware, incumbent.

Aldermen (five to be elected) — Wayne A. Earl, incumbent; Rodney Gill; Michael “Mickey” Hussong; Lydia B. Kingan; and David “Dave” Smith, incumbent.

KINDER

Mayor — Wayland LaFargue.

Council member at large — “C.J” Fontenot, incumbent.

Council District 1 — Sylvester “Scoop” Popillion.

Council District 2 — Derrick Lafosse.

OBERLIN

Mayor — Robert Lee and Joseph “Moochie” Manuel.

Alderman District 1 — Wallace Bellard Jr., incumbent.

Alderman District 4 — Janice Simon, incumbent.

REEVES

Police chief — Waylin Paul Bertrand.

Aldermen (three to be elected) — Tara Dotson.

PARISHWIDE

School board

District 1 — Sally Evins Moreaux.

District 7 — Brett J. Fawcett, incumbent.

Justices of the peace

Ward 1 — Stephen B. Manuel, incumbent.

Ward 3 — Dawn Perkins, incumbent.

Beauregard Parish

Justices of the peace

District 4 — “Douglas” Evey.

Constables

District 4 — Loy Bader and David Clouse.

Cameron Parish

School board

District 7 — Carl Granger.

District 8 — Paula Smythe.

Justices of the peace

Ward 3 — Cecil W. Clark.

Ward 5 — Connie Trahan, incumbent.

Ward 6 — Brian Desormeaux, incumbent.

Constables

Ward 1 — Ricky Hargrave.

Ward 5 — Heath Jinks.

Vernon Parish

HORNBECK

Police chief — Glen Poarch.

Aldermen (five to be elected) — Lance Ellis.

ROSEPINE

Mayor — Dennis K. Dodd.

PARISHWIDE

Division B judge, 30th Judicial District Court — “Wayne” Bush and Tony C. Tillman.

School board

District 1 (five to be elected) — Mel Harris and Roberty Pynes Jr. (Both incumbents.)

District 3 — David J. Detz and “T.D.” Holcomb.

Constables

Ward 2 — Roger Smart, incumbent.

Ward 6 — Tom Jackson, incumbent.(American Press Archives)