Justice of the Peace, 2nd Justice Court

About this race

Two Republicans qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: James Landry and Christie Mayeux; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Ascension Parish. Mayeux is the sitting Justice of the Peace for the 2nd Justice Court, per the parish's official elected officials roster.

About the Ascension Parish 2nd Justice of the Peace Court

Justice of the peace courts hear small civil cases: suits over movable property up to $5,000, commercial and farmland evictions up to $5,000 in monthly rent, and residential evictions. They have no criminal jurisdiction except as committing magistrates and for peace bonds. They cannot decide title to real estate, divorce, suits against public bodies or executory proceedings, per the Law Library of Louisiana.

Justices of the peace are elected at the congressional election to six-year terms by the qualified voters within the territorial limits of the justice of the peace court, per state law (Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2582). That means voters in the 2nd Justice Court's district vote on this seat, not every voter in the parish.

Christie Mayeux is the sitting 2nd Justice Court justice of the peace, per the parish's elected officials list, and she is running.

Official source: Law Library of Louisiana: justice of the peace guide