How well do you know the Jefferson Parish sheriff candidates?
How well do you know the Jefferson Parish sheriff candidates?
Jefferson Parish voters on Saturday will decide their next sheriff, widely considered the most powerful political post in the parish. So how well do you know the candidates, Joe Lopinto and John Fortunato? Take our quiz to find out!
Jefferson Parish voters on Saturday will decide their next sheriff, widely considered the most powerful political post in the parish. So how well do you know the candidates, Joe Lopinto and John Fortunato? Take our quiz to find out!
Which candidate was shot in the line of duty early in their career?
Which candidate has said that the Sheriff’s Office will continue informing federal immigration authorities when someone is jailed, even though it may lead to the deportation of undocumented immigrants?
Which candidate had a major role in the A&E series “Lawman?”
Which candidate had a falling-out with former Sheriff Newell Normand?
Which candidate holds a steady lead in the money race?
Which candidate promises a return to the “good old days” of former Sheriff Harry Lee and says morale took a nose-dive during Newell Normand’s terms?
Who has spent more years working for the Sheriff's Office?
Which candidate has shown no signs of planning to make over the Sheriff’s Office?
Which candidate previously served as the agency’s public spokesman?
Which candidate was previously a member of the state House?
Which candidate indicated he would endorse embattled Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni for re-election, then reversed his position days later?
Which candidate said he believes the sheriff is first and foremost a manager of the office’s $125 million budget and its 1,500 employees?
Which candidate has said there’s a need to expand the agency's street crimes unit?
Which candidate is a Republican?
Which candidate was not critical of a series of new laws that allowed 2,000 state inmates to be released 60 to 90 days early?