BATON ROUGE - Early voting begins Saturday for the special election to choose the next judge in Baton Rouge to replace Wilson Fields.

Tuesday night, the candidates answered questions at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church about why they should be elected.

Vicky Jones, Dele Adebamiji, and Vernon Wesley Thomas are all running for the 19th Judicial District court judge.

Thomas has experience working as a prosecutor, public defender, and private defense attorney. He says he's running for 19th JDC judge because he wants to serve the community.

"I think the people of Baton Rouge deserve the best that this community has to offer, and I want people to know that their faith deserves to be rewarded," Thomas said.

Adebamiji has been practicing law in Louisiana for over three decades. Both criminal

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