Terry J. Darbonne
Republican Incumbent
Biography
Terry J. Darbonne is the Eunice city marshal, per the Acadia Parish Clerk of Court's Eunice page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Eunice City Marshal
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Eunice City Marshal
2 candidates are tracked for Eunice City Marshal, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Terry J. Darbonne and Michael DeVillier. Candidate information follows official St. Landry Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Terry J. Darbonne and Michael DeVillier are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for Eunice City Marshal. Only voters within the Eunice city limits elect this seat; Eunice lies in both St. Landry Parish and Acadia Parish. Louisiana's open primary elects a candidate outright with a majority of the vote; otherwise the top two finishers meet in a December 12, 2026 runoff. Listed from the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list.
About the Eunice City Marshal
The city marshal is the executive officer of the city court. The marshal carries out the court's orders and mandates and is a peace officer, per section 13:1881 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. The office is elected at the congressional election every six years, for a term that starts on January 1, per section 13:1879. The marshal must live in the court's territory, per section 13:1880.
The Eunice City Court's territory is the first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth voting precincts of Ward 6 of St. Landry Parish plus the part of the city of Eunice in Acadia Parish, per section 13:1952. The St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court's city courts page lists the Eunice marshal as the marshal for Ward 6. State law sets a minimum salary of $15,000 for the Eunice marshal, paid half by the city and half by the parish, per section 13:1883. The marshal's office reported about $393,000 in revenue for the year ended June 30, 2024, most of it $338,220 in salary and benefits paid on its behalf by the parish, the city and the state, plus $53,860 in fees earned, per its financial report filed with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. 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.
Terry J. Darbonne holds the seat now, per the Secretary of State's elected-officials list and the Clerk of Court's city courts page, and is running again. The list shows the current term ending December 31, 2026.
Official source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1952: city courts created by special act, Eunice City Marshal: financial report, year ended June 30, 2024 (Louisiana Legislative Auditor)