2 candidates are tracked for Constable, Justice of the Peace District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Vickie Keys and Jordan Lachney. Candidate information follows official St. Landry Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Two candidates qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Vickie Keys (No Party) and Jordan Lachney (Republican); voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for St. Landry Parish.
A constable serves the justice of the peace court in the district. State law provides for one constable for each justice of the peace court, per section 13:2583 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. The constable sells property seized to satisfy a court judgment at public auction, per section 13:2587, and may issue summons and serve subpoenas for litter violations in the parish, per section 13:2586. Justice of the peace courts themselves hear small civil cases and act as committing magistrates in criminal matters across the parish, per the same section.
Constables are elected at the congressional election to six-year terms by the qualified voters within the justice of the peace ward, and take office on the first day of January after the election, per section 13:2583. So only voters who live in District 8 vote on this seat. Section 13:2610 sets the St. Landry Parish district lines by roads and waterways; District 8's boundary touches the western corporate limits of the Town of Port Barre, Bayou Teche, Bayou Courtableau and U.S. Highway 71. Louisiana's election calendar lists November 3, 2026 as the open primary date and December 12, 2026 as the open general election date, per the Secretary of State.
Vickie Keys holds the District 8 constable seat now, per the Secretary of State's elected-officials list, and is running again. The list shows the current term ending December 31, 2026.
Official source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2610: St. Landry Parish justice of the peace districts, Louisiana Secretary of State: elected officials by parish
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No Party
Vickie Keys appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Constable, Justice of the Peace District 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 Vickie Keys.
Republican
Jordan Lachney appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Constable, Justice of the Peace District 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 Jordan Lachney.
Who is running for Constable, Justice of the Peace District 8 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Constable, Justice of the Peace District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Vickie Keys and Jordan Lachney. Candidate information follows official St. Landry Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Constable, Justice of the Peace District 8 election in Louisiana?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Louisiana are on the Louisiana election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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