Freyou top spender in prez race
Published 2:00 pm Friday, September 23, 2011
Iberia Parish President Ernest Freyou has out-raised and outspent his opponents in his bid to win another four years as the parish’s chief executive.
Campaign finance reports were due Thursday for raising and spending money through Sept. 12.
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According to reports filed by the candidates, Freyou raked in $91,055 in contributions, giving the current parish president a financial advantage when compared to the $26,135 raised by Freddie DeCourt and $18,748 received by Romo Romero.
Between January and the first week of September, Freyou spent $62,910 in his bid for reelection. Of those expenses, $49,959 was used for advertising, including newspaper, billboard and football program ads, along with yard signs, T-shirts and bumper stickers.
As of Sept. 12, Freyou has $35,098 remaining in his campaign coffers to use until election day on Oct. 22.
Following Freyou is DeCourt, who raised $26,135 in contributions, which was buffered by loans amounting to $17,337, giving him $43,972 to spend on his bid for Iberia Parish president.
Since January, DeCourt has used $35,610 of his campaign funds, leaving him with $19,360 to last until election day.
Like Freyou, advertising took up the majority of DeCourt’s expenses, totaling $19,322 spent on signs, buttons, shirts and billboard and newspaper ads.
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Romero raised $18,748 in contributions and , coupled with loans, began his bid for parish president with $29,085.
So far, Romero has spent $16,684, and as of Sept. 12 has $12,210 for his election bid.
Of Romero’s expenses, he too allocated the majority of his campaign funds toward advertising, spending a total of $13,480.07.
According to the Board of Ethics, candidates will be required to file another financial disclosure report on Oct. 12.
CAMPAIN FINANCE REPORT
The following are campaign contributions of more than $500 for candidates in the race for Iberia Parish president:
The Daily Iberian reported some entries incorrectly by adding numbers in the “Total this Election” column in the contributions section of the campaign finace report. The numbers have been corrected, which caused some of those listed to be below the $500 mark. We have left those in the listing so that the accurate amount could be published. The Daily Iberian regrets and apologizes for the error.
— Freddie DeCourt
A & M Farms $500
DeCourt Rentals $500
William Quinlan $500
B & L Supply $300
Paul J. Breaux $205
Sharon Gray, $625
Mike Mullen $350
Monique DeCourt $360
David DeCourt $400
Doug Louviere $500
Stark Services $500
Deep Water Rental & Supply $1,100
Hazelwood Recovery & INV Service $375
Kenneth Adcock $420
Scott Crawford $1,500
Donald Lester $520
HMC Farms $700
Richard Haik $700
VESCO $1,050
Haik Minvielle & Grubbs LLP $1,100
Cajun Chef Products Inc. $750
Larry Langlinais $650
Reed Management Group LLC $900
Genesis Water Park LLC $1,500
In-kind contributions $2,160
Total contributions reported through Sept. 12: $26,135
— Ernest Freyou
David Bell $500
Irvin Breaux $500
Paul Breaux $500
Philip Breaux $500
Tommy Breaux $500
John Byrom $500
Richie Byrom $500
Blanchard Brothers Inc. $500
Brady Como $500
Carrol’s Tire Service Inc. $500
Ed Broussard Marine Service Inc. $500
Gonsoulin Farms LLP $500
LA Testing & Inspection Inc. $500
J. Wayne Landry $500
Sandra LeBlanc, $500
W. Ross Little Jr. $500
Little Valley Plantation LLC $500
Louisiana Water Co. $500
Louisiana Aviator LLC $500
MSF Oilfield Equipment Inc. $500
Marine Industrial Fabrication Inc. $500
Robin B. Menard $500
Patout Brothers $500
Perry Segura Inc. $500
Richard Minvielle $500
William D. Quinlan $500
Rebel V. Farms LLC $500
Streva Distributing Co. $500
Amy Vidrine $500
W.C. Lanie Sons Inc. $500
Werks Unlimited LLC $500
Jerry Williams $500
Gloria Girouard $320
BCR Properties LLC $600
Carroll Boudreaux $450
Allen Gosnell $400
Kenneth Romero $400
James Angers $500
Iberia Animal Clinic $600
Acadian Ambulance Inc. $1,000
Archon Information Systems Inc. $1,000
B & C Fabricators Inc. $1,000
C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates Inc. $1,000
Henry Fairchild $1,000
William H. Fenstermaker $1,000
J.P. Thibodeaux Inc. $1,000
Linda LeJeune $1,000
Leonard Lemoine $1,000
National Welding Supply Co. Inc. $1,000
Lilias Olivier $700
Providence Holding LLC $1,000
Patrick Little $1,000
Steven Migues $1,000
R.K. Pipe & Supply LLC $1,000
Chris Richard $1,000
Nancy Richard $1,000
Sellers & Associates Inc. $1,000
E.S. Shea III $1,000
Jerry Shea $500
Elizabeth Shepherd $1,500
Todd Street $1,000
Ulysse Gonsoulin & Sons Inc. $1,000
David DeGroat $600
Jackie Judice $600
Ernest P. Breaux Electrical Inc. $800
C & S Safety Systems of La. Inc. $900
Ernest Breaux Jr. $1,500
Hebert Property Management LLC $1,500
Sally Angers $520
Juliette Dressel $1,100
Terrel P. Dressel $1,940
Yvette Jones $1,000
Adolph Curet III $1,500
Glenn Freyou $2,000
Thomas LeBlanc $2,500
Berard Habetz & Associates Inc. $2,500
Ed Domingue $2,500
Randall Romero $2,500
Gerald Faulk $1,520
Total contributions reported through Sept. 21: $91,055
— Romo Romero
Reving Broussard Jr. $500
CF&S Tank and Equipment Co. $500
Coastal Credit Co. Inc. $500
Josh Guilbeau $500
Hayne and Associates Inc. $500
Smietana Living Trust $500
Kenneth W. DeJean $500
Hughes Desormeaux $1,000
Ernest P. Breaux Electrical Inc. $1,000
James E. Hipp $1,000
Steven Miguez $1,000
Gill Primeaux $1,000
Quality Concrete Commercial Contractors $1,000
Shane Romero $1,000
Schwing Insurance Agency $1,500
Perry Segura $1,600
William Quinlan $500
Total contributions reported through Sept. 12: $18,748
SOURCE: Candidate campaign finance reports filed to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program
