Sid Gautreaux, Doug Welborn Seek Reelection as Sheriff, Clerk of Court

Late in 2022, the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee, the governing body of the party here, met to set priorities for the 2023 election year.  The group unanimously agreed the party’s No. 1 priority should be reelection the four parishwide constitutional officers — 

•Sheriff Sid Gautreaux

•Assessor Brian Wilson

•Clerk of Court Doug Welborn, and 

•Coroner Dr. Beau Clark.

Republican parish chairman Woody Jenkins said, “These four positions are so fundamental that they are established in the Louisiana Constitution, and the truth is that the livability of this parish can be greatly affected by who holds those offices.”

All four are Republicans, and two of them — Assessor Brian Wilson and Coroner Dr. Beau Clark — have already been reelected, because they were unopposed.

“The sheriff is critical to maintaining law and order. If the sheriff is viewed as tough on crime, citizens have more confidence living here and criminals tend to go elsewhere.  Sheriff Gautreaux is seen as a conservative Republican but fair across the board.  We felt it was most important that he be reelected.”

“The Clerk of Court, Doug Welborn, ad-ministers the filing of legal documents, the conduct of elections, and many other important functions. It is critical that he be reelected.”

Jenkins said the No. 1 goal of the party remains reelecting Gautreaux and Welborn Oct. 14. “We’ll have a Republican governor and legislature, because the state is conservative. Elections are much closer in this parish, which is why we are focused on these two.”