Voting and local government
Registering takes a few minutes online. Below are the deadlines, where to vote early, and who represents you once you're on the rolls.
Register and vote
Calcasieu Parish Registrar of Voters
Registration, address changes and early voting. Registrar Kim Fontenot. Early voting is also held at the Sulphur branch.
- Address
- 1000 Ryan St, Room 7, Lake Charles
- Sulphur branch
- 500-A N. Huntington St, Building B, Sulphur
- Phone
- (337) 721-4000
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM
- Early voting
- 8:30 AM to 6 PM at both offices
- Listing
- Open it in our directory
GeauxVote
The Louisiana Secretary of State's site and app: register, check your registration, find your polling place and see a sample ballot.
- Website
- geauxvote.com
Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
Marriage licenses (the application is signed in front of a notary), passport applications, recorded deeds and mortgages, and court records.
- Address
- Historic Courthouse, 1000 Ryan St, Lake Charles
- Phone
- (337) 437-3550
- Listing
- Open it in our directory
Who represents you
Lake Charles City Council
Seven members, one per district. The council meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at City Hall, with agenda meetings the Tuesday before. To speak at a meeting, ask the clerk at least 24 hours ahead. The district map is on the council's page.
- District A
- Ronnie Harvey Jr., vice president
- District B
- Donald Fondel
- District C
- Tommy Bilbo
- District D
- Matt Young
- District E
- Stuart Weatherford, president
- District F
- Craig Marks
- District G
- Matthew Vezinot
- Where
- Council Chambers, City Hall, 326 Pujo St
- Website
- City Council page
Mayor of Lake Charles
Mayor Marshall Simien Jr.
- Phone
- (337) 491-1346
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
The parish's governing body: 15 jurors, one per district. In 2026 the president is Brian Abshire (District 5) and the vice president is Randy Burleigh. The parish's website has the full roster and district map.
- Listing
- Open it in our directory
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff
Sheriff Stitch Guillory. The sheriff is also the parish's tax collector.
- Non-emergency
- (337) 491-3700
- Website
- cpso.com
- Listing
- Open it in our directory
Other mayors
Sulphur and DeQuincy elect their own mayors and councils.
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