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 ​Join the Republican Women of SWLA in welcoming 

Our Guest Speaker Elbert Lee Guillory

About our speaker

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. 
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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.


When:  Thursday, January 26th, 2023
​Lunch Buffet @ 11:30 am - Cost $25
Regular Meeting @ 11:00 -1:00 pm

Where:  Lake Charles Country Club
3350 Country Club Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70605
​Reservations by Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
​​Contact  RWSWLAReservations@gmail.com​  ​
​Reservations not canceled by Tuesday before the event must be honored.
Location: Lake Charles Country Club
3350 Country Club Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70605

Roundtable with Tony Mancuso & Stephen Dwight 

​Please join Calcasieu Republican Parish Executive Committee and Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana in welcoming Tony Mancuso & Stephen Dwight January 19th for lunch at the Lake Charles Country Club.

When: January 19th, 2023 @ 11:30
Where:  Lake Charles Country Club - 3550 Country Club Dr. Lake Charles, LA 70605

Quote of the Month

​"You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible."
​-Thomas Sowell

Upcoming Election Dates

2022 Southwest Louisiana Republican Calendar

PRIMARY ELECTION

​SATURDAY, December 10, 2022 (Polls 7:00 am – 8:00 pm)
  • Run Offs (if any) from the Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Election
  • Chennault: Tax Renewal for Chennault International Airport Operation Expenses 
  • Vinton: Tax Renewal for Fire Department Maintenance/Fire Protection
  • Constitutional Amendments - SEE PAR Guide
  • DEADLINE to schedule propositions is Mon October 17, 2022
  • EARLY VOTING DATES:  Sat November 26, 2022 – Sat December 3, 2022 (Closed Sunday)
  • DEADLINE to register to vote in person/by mail: Wed November 9, 2022
  • DEADLINE to register online/geauxvote.com: Sat November 19, 2022
  • Ballots by mail or walk-in must be received by Fri November 9, 2022 at 4:30 pm

EARLY VOTING DATES & TIMES:
For information on absentee voting please visit www.calclerkofcourt.com/elections
  • ​8:30 am – 6:00 
  • Dates have past
  • Closed Sundays
  • Early Voting Locations (see below)

​DEADLINES
  • ​Deadline to Register to Vote in person or by mail – Tues Oct 11, 2022 by 4:30 pm
  • Deadline to Register to Vote Online @ geauxvote.com – Tues Oct 18, 2022 by 4:30 pm
  • Criteria and details at geauxvote.com
  • Deadline to Request a Mail-In Ballot – Friday Nov 4 by 4:30 pm
  • Deadline for mail in ballot to be received by Registrar – Mon Nov 7 by 4:30​








OPTIONS FOR DISPLACED VOTERS
​
Vote By Mail
  • Request an absentee mail-in ballot by the prescribed deadlines.
  • Call the Registrar of Voters office at 337-721-4000 or visit GeauxVote.com to UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS so the ballot is delivered to your temporary residence.
  • Be sure to observe deadlines.
  • Instructional video on completing the absentee ballot: VIEW
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Vote In Person
  • Early Voting
  • Election Day

​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
​​PAR Guide to the 2022 Constitutional Amendments
The 2022 Guide covers the potential impact of 11 constitutional amendments the public will consider on the Nov. 8 and Dec. 10 ballots. This nonpartisan, educational review helps you understand the issues and the proposed changes so you can develop your own positions on each proposition. To view the 2022 Guide, please visit the link below.

Republican Woman Flags $15 

"A Republican Woman Lives Here"

Flags are in.  Flags are $15; the stands are $10.  
​Reserve yours now by contacting Jackie Hebert 337-794-0778 or email her here. 

Or pick one up at our next meeting.

​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.