Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana

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JOHN KENNEDY
US Senator for Louisiana

BILL CASSIDY
US Senator for Louisiana

CLAY HIGGINS
US Representative for 3rd District Louisiana

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Marie Key Martin Scholarship - Time to turn in applications

The Marie Key Martin Scholarship is a onetime payment of $1000 awarded to a high school, senior girl. The candidate must be nominated by a member in good standing in the RWSWLA.

To ensure we have all the information needed, please complete this application in full. This application must be received by April 30th, 2022. Once completed, please submit all your information as follows:

By Mail: Republican Women of Southwest Louisiana PO Box 754 Lake Charles, La 70602
By Email: lacym1@aol.com

2022/2023 Application Form

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Our Guest Speaker

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About our speaker

Born in Jena, the seat of La Salle Parish in north Louisiana, Mike grew up in Jena and attended Jena public schools. Mike played as a Jena Giant on the local high school football team. Mike went on to work in the oilfield as a roughneck and later became a mud engineer. He went on to start his own business. Francis became successful in the oil drilling fluid business from his base in south Louisiana. His company was based in Crowley, the seat of Acadia Parish, a rice-growing region in southwestern Louisiana, which produced two of the state's political giants of the late 20th century, Democrats Edwin Edwards and John B. Breaux. Francis is the past founder and chief executive officer of Francis Drilling Fluids, Ltd. FDF, one of the oldest drilling fluids companies on the Gulf Coast. He employed nearly 500 people at locations in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming and throughout the country. The corporate headquarters is still located in Crowley.

Mike became chairman of the Republican Party in Louisiana from 1994 to 2000. A staunch fiscal and social conservative, Francis was an unsuccessful candidate for Secretary of State of Louisiana in a special election held on September 30, 2006. "I will work to ensure the right to vote. I will fight to stop voter fraud, vote buying, and vote stealing," Francis vowed in his campaign for secretary of state.

Mike was elected to the Public Service Commission in November of 2016; current term ends December 31, 2022. His campaign was based on bringing his successful business experience and expertise to the Public Service Commission.

Mike is married to Sheila Stevens Francis and is the father of two sons Bryan and Mackey. He has a whole bunch of grandkids.

Commission District Geographical Area Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Catahoula*, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia*, Jefferson Davis, LaSalle, Rapides, Sabine*, St. Landry, Vermilion, Vernon

* Some parishes are divided according to precincts. Refer to Act 23 of the 2011 First Extraordinary Session

When: Thursday, July 28th, 2022
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

Reservations by Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
Contact RWSWLAReservations@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

Annual Scholarship Fundraiser - We need your help!

Last year the LSU basket was a big hit, so this year we are doing two gift baskets, one LSU and one McNeese. We are asking you to donate some nice/cute/useful items with each school’s logo. Please bring items to the June or July meeting. You may also pick up tickets to sell or purchase for yourself at the meeting. Tickets cost $5 each. Drawings for the baskets will be August 25th.

Contact Darla Lennox for your tickets drlennox57@gmail.com

Upcoming State & Municipal Election Dates

2022 Southwest Louisiana Republican Calendar

Next Parish Election Saturday, March 30th, 2022

SATURDAY April 30, 2022 (Polls: 7:00am - 8:00pm)

RENEWAL: Waterworks District No. Nine of Ward Four – 10 year three (3) mill property tax renewal
RENEWAL: Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Two – 10 year Eight & one half (8.5) mill property tax renewal
RENEWAL: District No. Four of Ward One - Community Center & Playground – 10 year Ten (10 mill) capital and improvement maintenance tax
RENEWAL: Ward One Fire Protection, District No. One – 10 year Seven (7) mill property tax renewal

DEADLINE to file for propositions or tax for this election dates was Mon Mar 7, 2022.

Early Voting Dates / Times:

8:30 am – 6:00
Sat April 16 – Sat Apr 23
Closed Sundays
Early Voting Locations (see below)

Deadlines

Deadline to Register to Vote in person or by mail – Wed Mar 30, 2022 by 4:30 pm
Deadline to Register to Vote Online @ geauxvote.com – Sat Mar 5, 2022 by 4:30 pm
Criteria and details at geauxvote.com
Deadline to Request a Mail-In Ballot – Tues Mar 22 by 4:30 pm
Deadline for mail in ballot to be received by Registrar – Fri Apr 29 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

Vote In Person

Early Voting
Election Day

What's on the Ballot

TBA

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

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.

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