Zackery elected as Mamou Chief

In a very close race, Brent Zackery was elected to serve as the Town of Mamou’s new police chief following a special election held Saturday, April 9. According to the unofficial results, Zackery defeated his opponent Katina Richard by a margin of 51 percent to 49 percent. With a voter turnout of 43 percent for a combined total of 940 votes, Zackery received a total of 481 votes, while Richard received a total of 459 votes.
New Police Chief Zackery did not have a statement prepared by deadline. He did say that he will have a message for Mamou’s residents ready for next week’s paper.
In other Evangeline Parish election results: the Ward Five Fire Protection District tax renewal of 11.51 mills for 10 years passed by a margin of 95 percent to five percent.