Run for County Executive Head in Plaquemines Parish County, LA

Election Date: Nov 3, 2026
Filing Deadline: Jul 17, 2026

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Election Details

  • Office level: county
  • Length of term: 4 years
  • Commitment level: Full Time
  • Affiliation: partisan
  • Typical salary: N/A
  • Filing period: Jul 15, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026
  • Positions:
    Plaquemines Parish President
    Plaquemines Parish President

Job description

The County Executive is the chief executive officer of the county. The executive is generally given full responsibility for the total operation of all departments in the county.

Eligibility requirements

The Parish President shall be a citizen of Louisiana, the U.S., a qualified elector, at least 25 years old, and a bonafide resident of the Parish for the last three years before he may qualify for such office. The Parish President shall continue to be legally domiciled and shall reside within the Parish during the term of his office. Should the legal domicile or actual residence of the Parish President change from the Parish, or should the President cease to be a qualified voter of the Parish during such term of office, the office shall automatically become vacant, which vacancy shall be filled as set out hereinafter. A candidate who has, or receives, any interest, monies, or revenues from Parish oil, gas, or mineral producing land shall file with the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Plaquemines a complete financial disclosure regarding the aforementioned interest, monies, or revenues at the time of filing his notice of candidacy or nomination papers. The Parish Council, by Ordinance, shall define the scope and format of the financial disclosure statement. Each candidate shall possess the qualifications of Presidents required by Article 3, Section 3.02 (A), and (C) at the time he files his notice of candidacy or nomination papers, or consent to be voted for, in any primary or general election. If there is only one candidate for the office of Parish President in an election, he shall be declared elected and commissioned, and the election for said office shall be cancelled, as provided by law.
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