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Retiree primary elections results announced, run-off to be held

July 11, 2014

Baton Rouge – A run-off election for a retiree representative on the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) Board of Trustees will be necessary as no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.

James A. Taylor, Sr., J.D., Ph.D. and Darlene L. LeBlanc, both of Baton Rouge, were the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election, and will be on the run-off election ballot. Taylor received 22.19% and LeBlanc received 18.22%.

The primary election results are as follows:
 
James A. Taylor, Sr., J.D., Ph.D. (Baton Rouge) 22.19%
Darlene L. LeBlanc (Baton Rouge) 18.22%
Joe A. Potts, Jr. (Metairie) 16.87%
Dr. John Dr. Foster (Folsom) 15.45%
William Britt (Castor) 9.28%
Dr. Michael R. Peterson (Pearl River) 5.15%
Paul W. Wilson, Ph.D. (Gonzales) 3.74%
Frank Vine (Zachary) 3.30%
Irvin R. West, Jr. (Hammond) 3.09%
Dr. Wendell C. Wellman, Ed. D. (Natchitoches) 2.71%

Retirees should expect to receive run-off election information and ballots in the mail at the end of this month. The voting deadline is 4:30 p.m., Thursday, August 28.
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