UPDATED: Early qualifiers include Berwick, Patterson mayors, challengers for Higgins

The mayors of Berwick and Patterson qualified to run for re-election Wednesday, the first day of qualifying for the Nov. 8 election.

Three of five City Council incumbents in Patterson and all five Berwick Town Council incumbents qualified Wednesday.

A race is also taking shape for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette, who represents St. Mary in the House of Representatives.

Also, for the first time the 6th Congressional District shows up on the list of St. Mary Parish qualifiers from the Secretary of State's Office. The redistricting passed by the Legislature this spring put portions of extreme eastern St. Mary into the 6th District, currently represented by Garret Graves, a Baton Rouge Republican,

Graves had not qualified as of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Qualifying Wednesday were:

U.S. Senate
--Beryl Billiot, no party, Kentwood
--Incumbent John Kennedy, R-Baton Rouge
--Gary Chambers Jr., Democrat, Baton Rouge
--"Xan" John, other, Lafayette
--W. Thomas La Fontaine, no party, New Orleans
--MV "Vinnie" Mendoza, Democrat, Pontchatoula
--"Luke" Mixon, Democrat, Bunkie
--Syrita Steib, Democrat, Metairie
--Thomas Wenn, other, Amite

3rd Congressional District
--Holden Hoggatt, Republican, Lafayette
--Thomas "Lane" Payne, Republican, Perry
--Jacob "Jake" Shaheen, Republican, Lake Charles

6th Congressional District
--Brian Belzer, Republican, Prairieville

Associate Justice,
Louisiana Supreme Court,
District 6
--John L. Weimer, no party, New Orleans

1st Circuit Court
of Appeal

Division B
--Mitchell "Mitch" Theriot, Republican, Lockport

Division D
--Tanner Magee, Republican, Houma
--Steven Miller, Republican, Raceland

Public Service
Commission
District 4
--No qualifiers at 4:30 p.m.

St. Mary Parish
School Board
District 1
--Joseph C. Foulcard Jr., incumbent, Democrat, Franklin
District 2
--Tammie Lynn Moore, incumbent, Democrat, Jeanerette
District 3
--Kenneth E. "Kenny" Alfred, incumbent, Republican, Morgan City
--Lindsey Anslem, Republican, Morgan City
District 4
No qualifiers are 11:30 a.m.
District 5
--Ginger S. Griffin, incumbent, Republican, Patterson
District 6
--Marilyn LaSalle, incumbent, Republican, Patterson
District 7
--Murphy J. Pontiff Jr., Republican, Franklin
District 8
--Chad Pardee, Republican, Berwick
--Scott Babin, Republican, Berwick
District 9
--Alaina L. Black, incumbent, Republican, Morgan City
District 10
--Andrew Mancuso, no party, Morgan City
District 11
--Roland H. Verret, incumbent, no party, Amelia.

Patterson Mayor
--Rodney Grogan, incumbent, Democrat

Berwick Mayor
--Duval Arthur Jr., incumbent, no party

Baldwin Mayor
--Herbert "H.B." Bell, Democrat
--Clarence A. Vappie, Democrat

Patterson
Police Chief
No qualifiers at 4:30 p.m.

Baldwin
Police Chief
--Anthony "Gip" Gibson, Democrat
--Ronnie Fuselier, Democrat

Patterson
City Council
(5 elected at large)
--Lee A. Condolle, incumbent, Democrat
--Travis "T.D." Darnell, incumbent, Democrat
--Ray Dewey Sr., incumbent, Democrat

Berwick Town
Council
(5 elected at large)
--Colleen Nicklas Askew, incumbent, Republican
--Kevin P. Hebert, incumbent, Republican
--Ludness "Lud" Henry, incumbent, Republican
--Raymond P. Price, incumbent, Republican
--James Richard, incumbent, Republican

Baldwin
Aldermen
--Everett Wayne Logeman, Democrat
--Marion J. Newton, Democrat