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However, no woman was elected sheriff in Louisiana until 1956 when Eloise Bouanchaud was elected in Pointe Coupee Parish to succeed her late husband.<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/us/louisiana/monroe/monroe-news-star/1956/04-18/ Monroe News Star. "Sheriff's Widow Wins Election in Point Coupee." April 18, 1956. p. 1.]</ref> The next woman elected sheriff in Louisiana was in 1999, when Beth Oakley Lundy won the position in Calcasieu Parish, which encompasses [[Lake Charles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/vbenson_2000/sheriffs.htm|title=First Woman Sheriffs in the United States of America|publisher=reocities.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Lundy polled 51.5 percent of the vote cast against a fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the nonpartisan blanket primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10231999/10231999_10.html|title=Election returns: Calcasieu Parish|date=October 23, 1999|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>
However, no woman was elected sheriff in Louisiana until 1956 when Eloise Bouanchaud was elected in Pointe Coupee Parish to succeed her late husband.<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/us/louisiana/monroe/monroe-news-star/1956/04-18/ Monroe News Star. "Sheriff's Widow Wins Election in Point Coupee." April 18, 1956. p. 1.]</ref> The next woman elected sheriff in Louisiana was in 1999, when Beth Oakley Lundy won the position in Calcasieu Parish, which encompasses [[Lake Charles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/vbenson_2000/sheriffs.htm|title=First Woman Sheriffs in the United States of America|publisher=reocities.com|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Lundy polled 51.5 percent of the vote cast against a fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in the nonpartisan blanket primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10231999/10231999_10.html|title=Election returns: Calcasieu Parish|date=October 23, 1999|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>
Services for both Campbells were held in Vidalia at the family residence, which was designed in Queen Anne Revival style architecture and was included on the National Register of Historic Places. The residence burned to the ground in January 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Campbell,_Sheriff_Eugene_P.,_House|title=Sheriff Eugene P. Campbell House|publisher=archiplanet.org|accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref> Both Campbells are interred at Natchez City Cemetery.<ref name=tpg/><ref name=natchez/>
Services for both Campbells were held in Vidalia at the family residence, which was designed in [[Queen Anne]] Revival style architecture and was included on the National Register of Historic Places. The residence burned to the ground in January 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Campbell,_Sheriff_Eugene_P.,_House|title=Sheriff Eugene P. Campbell House|publisher=archiplanet.org|accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref> Both Campbells are interred at Natchez City Cemetery.<ref name=tpg/><ref name=natchez/>
The ''Tensas Gazette'' in neighboring St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, opined at the time of Campbell's death:
The ''Tensas Gazette'' in neighboring St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, opined at the time of Campbell's death: