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Demographer Mike Hefner (seated on the left) presents a proposed reapportionment plan to the Evangeline Parish Police Jury. Jurors pictured (from left) are Ryan Ardoin, Eric Soileau, Kevin Veillon, and Sidney Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS
Editor
The Evangeline Parish Police Jury heard from its demographer Mike Hefner, who proposed reapportionment following the 2020 Census.
Hefner reported six of the police jury districts will have to be rebalanced because they fall outside the 5% deviation from the ideal population of 3,487.
District 2 has a population of 3,175, which is a -9% deviation, meaning it would gain area…
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