| Even though the next election for Metro Council members is quite a few months away, there are two Baton Rouge area seats well worth watching.
Metro Council District 10 - Lorri Burgess, the former holder of this seat, which encompasses Downtown, old South Baton Rouge, the Garden District, much of Mid-City, and Istrouma was term-limited out, and was unsuccessful in her bid to win become the representative for House District 67 (Patricia Smith won that seat).
Historically, the three biggest names in the area have been Yvonne Dorsey (who now holds a the seat for Senate District 14), Patricia Smith, and Lorri Burgess. As there are no contenders for Metro Council 10, this is prime time for a newcomer to step in.
Larry Selders, a young (I believe he's 23) associate of BREC Commissioner Collis Temple, Jr. has announced his intentions to run for the seat, and has been putting up signage everywhere.
There have been one or two other 'might runs', and we'll see who emerges in the next few months.
Metro Council District 12 - As Mickey Skyring has earned the ire of a good number of Pollard Estates and Southdowns residents for his support of the Thomas Spinoza's Rouzan Traditional Neighborhood Development, so much that a recall effort was put forth (and ultimately failed), you can expect Southdowns and Pollard to find a candidate more to their liking.
Skyring is unpopular for a variety of other reasons and it's quite likely that Alex St. Amant will be running against him in December. |
