Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel (right) notarizes paperwork for Ryan Leday Williams (left), who was the first candidate to qualify for the November election. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS Editor As the November election date nears, local candidates began lining up at the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office, on Wednesday, July 20, to submit their paperwork to the secretary of state’s office and qualify for their respective races. The first candidate to qualify was Ryan Leday Williams, who is running for mayor of Ville Platte. He was followed by Wayne Dardeau, Ev…
