Contestants battle during multiple races during the 2019 World Championship Jean Lafitte Pirogue Races in Jean Lafitte, La., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.
STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER
A Kerner will continue in the top office in Jean Lafitte.
Timothy Kerner Jr., a Republican and the son of former seven-term Mayor Tim Kerner, was overwhelmingly elected to the office Saturday, earning 95% of the votes cast, according to complete but unofficial from the Secretary of State. Kerner won 696 of the 730 votes cast.
He defeated Nicholas Dinet, a Democrat.
Kerner Jr., has been serving as interim mayor since his father resigned after being elected to the state Legislature last year.
He is the third generation of his family to serve in the bayou town’s government.
The election for mayor was originally slated for April, but was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Kerner will fill the rest of his father’s term, which will end in 2023.
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