Caddo Parish Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Alan Seabaugh is a Shreveport attorney and state senator, per The Hayride. He served 13 years in the Louisiana House before winning election to the state Senate in 2023, per The Center Square, and calls his time on the Legislature's criminal justice committee among his most rewarding experiences, per KTBS. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Gilley is an attorney who previously ran for Caddo Parish District Attorney in 2020, receiving more than 32,000 votes, per SettleTalk. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Patricia "Pat" Gilley.

Lauren Ray Anderson is an attorney who ran as a Libertarian candidate for Shreveport mayor in 2022, per KSLA and KTAL News. The Libertarian Party lists her as its candidate for Caddo Parish District Attorney in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Bruce W. Lee appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice of the Peace, Ward 3, Blanchard District, 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 Bruce W. Lee.

Tony T. Williams is a retired Army Master Sergeant with more than two decades of service, born in Shreveport and raised in Keithville, per his campaign site. He holds a bachelor's in gerontology, a master's in health care administration and an Ed.S. in education, and is vice chairman of the Caddo Parish Libertarian Party, per his campaign site.

Brenda Hayes previously ran as the Republican nominee for Justice of the Peace, Ward 5 in 2020, per KSLA News 12. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Robert McConnell currently serves as the Justice of the Peace for Ward 5 in Caddo Parish, per Louisiana Legislative Auditor records. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Eric Hatfield is a longtime Caddo Parish law enforcement officer who served as Ward 8 constable and later as a deputy constable for Ward 7, per the Shreveport Times. He was a chief deputy at the Caddo Parish Constable's Office with more than 18 years of law enforcement experience, per KTBS, and has run for Caddo Parish sheriff. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Tony Nations currently serves as the Justice of the Peace for Ward 7 in Caddo Parish, per the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for "Tony" Nations.

Mark Hewitt appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Constable, Ward 7, 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 Mark Hewitt.

Patrick R. Young previously served as the elected Caddo Parish constable for Ward 8 before resigning that post in January 2026, per a Louisiana Secretary of State vacancy notice reported by Citizen Portal. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Patrick R. Young.

"Zac" Taylor appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Constable, Ward 8, 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 "Zac" Taylor.

Mark Yawn is a general contractor with 43 years of experience and owner of several Shreveport-area businesses, per the resume he submitted to the Caddo Parish Commission in January 2026. He was born and raised in Shreveport, holds a bachelor's degree from LSU Shreveport with a criminal justice minor, and has coached youth sports for many years, including as head coach of the C.E. Byrd High School wrestling team, per the same resume. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Harvey Dean Anders appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Constable, Ward 9, 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 Harvey Dean Anders.

Jimmy Phillips currently serves as the Caddo Parish constable for Ward 9, per the Parish of Caddo's official constable roster. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Jimmy Phillips.

Kenneth J. Coutee appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Caddo Parish School Board District 2, 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 Kenneth J. Coutee.

Gregory Powell appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Caddo Parish School Board District 2, 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 Gregory Powell.

Susannah Poljak is an attorney who was first elected to the Caddo Parish School Board's District 4 seat in 2014, per the Shreveport Times. She is a former board member seeking the seat again, per The Center Square. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Matt Shields is an Air Force veteran, per The Center Square. He has said his priorities include improving reading, math and science outcomes, increasing parental involvement, and directing more education funding toward classrooms and teachers, per The Center Square. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for "Matt" Shields.

Courtney N. Harris appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Caddo Parish School Board District 5, 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 Courtney N. Harris.

Karla A. McCulloch appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Caddo Parish School Board District 5, 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 Karla A. McCulloch.

Rashima K. McMillon appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Caddo Parish School Board District 5, 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 Rashima K. McMillon.

Dana Fergins-Hawthorne appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Caddo Parish School Board District 6, 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 Dana Fergins-Hawthorne.

Kenny Gordon appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Caddo Parish School Board District 6, 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 Kenny Gordon.

Cleveland Mouton III served as principal at Caddo Heights before resigning to run for the Caddo Parish School Board District 6 seat, per SettleTalk.com. He was encouraged to run by outgoing District 6 board member Mary Trammell and Peaceful Rest Baptist Church minister Tim Jones, per SettleTalk.com. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Cleveland Mouton III.

She is the Executive Director of the Northwest Louisiana Family Justice Center, where she leads efforts to provide support services and resources for victims of domestic violence, per the district's 'Board Member Spotlight.' No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Emma Shepard is a candidate for Caddo Parish School Board District 8. She describes herself as an experienced leader in education, per her campaign's Facebook page. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Katie McLain began serving District 10 on the Caddo Parish School Board on January 1, 2023, per Caddo Parish Public Schools' Board Member Spotlight. She is seeking re-election, per The Center Square. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Carter Bedford has 42 years of experience as an educator, principal and administrator in Caddo Parish schools, including at Booker T. Washington, Woodlawn Leadership Academy, Fair Park and Caddo Magnet high schools, per KTAL News' earlier District 12 candidate profile. He was named interim principal at Booker T. Washington High in 2014, per the Shreveport Times. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Larry Wilson appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Caddo Parish School Board District 12, 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 Larry Wilson.

Sheila Crosby-Wimberly is a graduate of Caddo Parish schools who comes from a family of educators, per KTAL News' earlier District 12 candidate profile. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Treneisha Jackson Hill is a Shreveport native who graduated from LSU in 2008 with a degree in sociology and a criminology concentration, per Verite News. She worked 11 years in the Caddo Parish District Attorney's office as a misdemeanor and felony assistant, section chief, appellate attorney and special prosecutor, and now owns the Hill Law Firm in Shreveport, per Verite News. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Hugo Holland is a veteran prosecutor with almost four decades of courtroom and law enforcement experience, per his announcement reported by The Inquisitor. He worked as a Caddo Parish assistant district attorney until 2012 and afterward as a prosecutor for hire for more than a dozen district attorneys, per Verite News. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Kharmen Davis-Taylor is a candidate for judge of the Shreveport City Court. No detailed occupational biography was found on her campaign site as of September 27, 2026.

Trinicia Leonard is a criminal defense and family law attorney running her own private practice, per her campaign site. She is a former Caddo Parish prosecutor, admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2017, and serves as vice president of the Women's Section of the Shreveport Bar Association, per her campaign site. She was born and raised in Montgomery, Louisiana.

Sheva Sims has served as judge of Shreveport City Court, Division D, since 2011, with thirty-one years of legal and judicial experience, per her campaign site. She is a graduate of Dillard University and Southern University Law Center, and has led programming for incarcerated women in partnership with Southern University at Shreveport, per her campaign site.