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An [[attorney]] for many years, Arceneaux previously served on the city council. In the December 10, 2022 runoff election, he surprisingly defeated the Democrat choice, state Senator [[Greg Tarver]], an [[African-American]] businessman. Arceneaux polled 20,724 votes (56 percent) to Tarver's 16,040 (44 percent). The turnout was only 30.3 percent of the number of registered voters in the city. Arceneaux had earlier led a multiple-candidate field in the [[primary]] held on November 8. Arceneaux bucked two fellow Republican state Senators, [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]] and [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport, both of whom endorsed their Democrat colleague Tarver.
An [[attorney]] for many years, Arceneaux previously served on the city council. In the December 10, 2022 runoff election, he surprisingly defeated the Democrat choice, state Senator [[Greg Tarver]], an [[African-American]] businessman. Arceneaux polled 20,724 votes (56 percent) to Tarver's 16,040 (44 percent). The turnout was only 30.3 percent of the number of registered voters in the city. Arceneaux had earlier led a multiple-candidate field in the [[primary]] held on November 8. Arceneaux bucked two fellow Republican state Senators, [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]] and [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport, both of whom endorsed their Democrat colleague Tarver.
Arceneaux was endorsed by outgoing Democrat Mayor Adrian Perkins, who ran fourth in the primary, and two African-American former mayors Cedric Glover and Ollie Tyler.
His election occurs amid a longstanding crime problem in Shreveport as well as economic issues.
His election occurs amid a longstanding crime problem in Shreveport as well as economic issues.
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