Early voting in Louisiana’s municipal elections kicked off this weekend and poll workers for one of East Baton Rouge’s most hotly contested races waived campaign signs near City Hall, urging motorists along Government Street to vote for their chosen candidates.

Four hopefuls are vying to become the next judge in the Capital City-based 19th Judicial District Court. Dele Adebamiji will appear on the ballot alongside fellow attorneys Vernon W. Thomas, Elzie Alford Jr. and Veronica “Vicky” Jones in a special election. The primary will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, and if no candidate eclipses 50 percent of the votes, the top two vote-getters advance to a Nov. 15 runoff.

The quartet of hopefuls are campaigning in a subdistrict that state lawmakers vastly enlarged earlier this year. After liste

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