Five state legislators, four of whom are Republicans, have expressed interest in running for the job: Representatives [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish and Paul Bryan Hollis of Covington in St. Tammany Parish, and state Senators Gerald Long of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth of West Monroe. A Democratic potential candidate is state Senator Gary L. Smith, Jr., of Norco in St. Charles Parish in suburban New Orleans.<ref name=ghilburn/> | Five state legislators, four of whom are Republicans, have expressed interest in running for the job: Representatives [[Julie Stokes]] of Kenner in Jefferson Parish and Paul Bryan Hollis of Covington in St. Tammany Parish, and state Senators Gerald Long of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth of West Monroe. A Democratic potential candidate is state Senator Gary L. Smith, Jr., of Norco in St. Charles Parish in suburban New Orleans.<ref name=ghilburn/> |