VIDALIA — Concordia Parish voters will decide on a new judge, school board members and vote “yes” or “no” on 14 constitutional amendments.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Concordia Parish voters will be voting in the following races:

U.S. Senate – Louisiana

• Wayne Ables (D)

• Raymond Brown (D)

• Bill Cassidy (R)

• Thomas Clements (R)

• Mary Landrieu (D)

• “Rob” Maness (R)

• Brannon Lee McMorris (Lib)

• Vallian Senegal (D)

• William P. Waymire Jr. (D)

U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

• Ralph Lee Abraham (R)

• Eliot S. Barron (Green)

• Harris Brown (R)

• “Zach” Dasher (R)

• “Jeff” Guerriero (R)

• Clyde C. Holloway (R)

• “Jamie” Mayo (D)

• Vance M. McAllister (R)

• Charles Saucier (Lib)

• “Ed” Tarpley (R)

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner

• Foster Campbell (D)

• Keith Gates (R)

Seventh Judicial District Judge, Division B.

• Jack H. McLemore Jr. (D)

• Ronnie O. McMillin (D)

• John Reeves (D)

Parishwide proposition

Shall the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) (the “Tax”) (an estimated $660,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of service in the Parish, as defined by law, for a period often (10) years, from and after July 1, 2015, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of extending, improving, maintaining and/or operating the Parishwide Hospital Service District of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana, and its facilities and services?

• Yes

• No

Town of Ferriday sales tax renewal

Shall the Town of Ferriday, State of Louisiana (the “Town”), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect within the Town a tax of one percent (1%) (the”Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Town (an estimated $1,280,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), all as defined by law, inclusive, for a period often (10) years from and after January 1,2015, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for payment of the general operating expenses of the Town and for payment of all or part of the cost of one or more capital improvements and/or the maintenance and operation thereof, or for any one or more of said purposes?

• Yes

• No

Justice of the Peace District 1

• Justin Conner (D)

• Benja R. Fussell (R)

School Board, District 3A

• Damon Knapp (R)

• Ricky Lee Raven Sr. (Ind)

School Board, District 4A

• Ronnie Bradford (R)

• Ron Walter (D)

School Board, District 4B

• Jeffrey Goodman (Ind)

• Challenger withdrawn

Justice of the Peace, District 4

• Harvey L. Burns (D)

• Jerry Stallings (D)

Constable, District 5A

• John Cowan (Ind)

• Jerry Emfinger (D)

Constitutional Amendments

For information about the 14 constitutional amendments on the ballot, go online to 1.usa.gov/ZN92o3.