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 ​Join the Republican Women of SWLA at our next meeting

When:  Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
Lunch Buffet @ 11:00 am - Cost $25
Regular Meeting @ 11:00 -1:00 pm

Where:  Reeves Uptown Catering
1639 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Our Guest Speaker:  Elbert Guillory

​Reservations by Tuesday, September 21st, 2021
​Contact sdgop4life@gmail.com
​Reservations not canceled by noon Tuesday before the event must be honored.
Location of Reeve's Uptown Catering
1639 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70601

About our speaker

Elbert Lee Guillory recently completed a decade long stint in the Louisiana Legislature, where as State Senator he worked closely with the Jindal administration to create landmark school choice legislation for underprivileged students in Louisiana. 

Originally elected as a Democrat, Guillory made national news by switching to the Republican Party in June of 2013. In a video statement titled "Why I Became a Republican", Guillory famously articulated why he had chose to "escape the Government Plantation and the Party of Disappointment" and join the party of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. 

In 2014, Elbert Guillory would play a critical role in the defeat of Senator Mary Landrieu in his home state. Guillory filmed a speech standing in the poorest neighborhood street in Opelousas - "Academy Street" - demanding that Senator Landrieu explain why, after 18 years in the Senate, nothing had changed. The message resonated. Guillory went on to replicate similar messages in North Carolina against Sen. Kay Hagan, as well as Sen. Mark Pryor in Arkansas and finally played an instrumental role in the defeat of Michelle Nunn in Georgia. 

Guillory has made numerous TV & radio appearances with the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones, Greta Van Sustern and Neil Cavuto. He has been featured in National Review Online, the Weekly Standard and the Wall Street Journal, to name just a few. 

Elbert Lee Guillory was raised in Opelousas - a small Louisiana farm community where he still resides today. His small law office sits on the same land where his ancestors toiled away as slaves. Elbert was arrested once - for reading books at a "Whites Only" library. Experiences like these drove a young Elbert to join the Navy. In his own words, "wearing that uniform, no one could tell me what water fountain to drink from or where to sit on the bus". After serving honorably in the Navy and completing undergraduate studies at Norfolk University in Virginia, his passion for equality and change led him to the blossoming civil rights law program at Rutgers Law School. He shined as a student there and spent the subsequent year, after receiving his Juris Doctorate, teaching at the university.

Guillory went on to work in the Nixon Administration as a Civil Rights Attorney and his next job took him to Annapolis to serve under Gov. Marvin Mandel, prosecuting Civil Rights cases on behalf of the Maryland state government. 

Born in 1944, Elbert Guillory has seen what he calls the "rise and fall" of the so-called Great Society. Elbert remains a loud voice for free markets, strong families, independence from government programs, gun ownership and school choice. Telling the real truth about the Democrat Party's incentive to control and manipulate the black community - purely for votes - remains the driving message behind Elbert Guillory's America.

Upcoming State & Municipal Election Dates

2021 Southwest Louisiana Republican Calendar

Next Parish Election Saturday, Oct 9th, 2021

Early Voting Dates
Sat, Sept 25, 2021 through Sat, Oct 2, 2021 (Closed Sunday)
Early Voting Times 8:30 am – 6:00 pm daily
Registered voters can request an absentee ballot two ways: 
  1. Contact or visit the Registrar's Office (337-721-4000)​
  2. Get application online at GeauxVote.com
It is highly suggested that voters choosing this method do so as early as possible so that the ballot is received by the Registrar's Office prior to the deadline.

Mailing Absentee Ballots 
Must be received in the Registrar's Office by Friday Oct 8 at 4:30pm to be counted. 
Mailed Ballots can be TRACKED using the GeauxVote.com website.
Drop-Off Options
For voters who wish to hand deliver a mail-in ballot, please call the Office of the Registrar at 337-721-4000. The office is located on the 2nd floor of the Historic Calcasieu Courthouse.
 
Drop off times: Mon - Fri 8:00 am-4:30pm
Deadline for mail in ballot to be received by Registrar - Friday Oct 8 at 4:30pm.

What's on the Ballot

  • ​Calcasieu: Sheriff Renewal of 1/4% Sales and Use Tax​
  • ​ Town of Iowa: Renewal of Levy & Collection of Sales and Use Tax

Constitutional Amendments: 
  1. Changes to taxing authority of levee districts in New Orleans
  2. Increases from 5% to 10% the amount of protected funds which can be redirected in a projected budget deficit
  3. Decreases the maximum rate on individual income tax from 6% to 4.75%
  4. Creates the stream-lined Sales and Use Tax Commission.
 
  • LA State Senate / Dist 27 Senator: Not parish wide for this seat
    • Dustin Granger (D)​
    • Jacob "Jake" Shaheen (R)
    • Jeremy Stine (R)

​Early Voting Locations: 

Lake Charles 

Calcasieu Parish Courthouse
​2nd Floor
Address: 1000 Ryan St #5
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone:  (337) 437-3550

Sulphur 

Sulphur City Annex
Address: 101 N Huntington St
Sulphur, LA 70663
Phone:(337) 527-4500

Moss Bluff  

Calcasieu Parish Library
261 Parish Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70611
Phone: (337) 721-7128

View Your Ballot...

To view and print your sample ballot go to geauxvote.com

Trump 2020 T-shirts ​$15 

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"Keep American Great"​T-shirts are in.  Reserve yours now by contacting Jackie Hebert 337-794-0778 or email her here. 

Or pick one up at our next meeting June 25th.

​Announcements ​

Police Jury Meetings
1st Thursday of each month,
5:30, 901 Lakeshore Drive
​Emergency Operations Center of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
​City Council Meetings
1st and 3rd Wednesday of
each month - 5:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers
326 Pujo St., Lake Charles La.

Sharon Hewitt.TV

Senator Sharon Hewitt is about solutions, not politics.  ​Her team has created a great resource that provides weekly updates on our Louisiana Legislation.  Check out "The Capitol Report" and other great videos by Senator Hewitt by clicking here. 

​The Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana is proudly affiliated with the National Federation of Republican Women and the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women.