Joseph Cataldie

Joseph Cataldie

Republican Party

Candidate, East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 3 Division A

Elections and appointments

Next election

May 16, 2026

Joseph Cataldie (Republican Party) is running in a special election for the Section 3, Division A judge of the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court in Louisiana. Cataldie declared candidacy for the special primary scheduled on May 16, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2026)

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

The primary will occur on May 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary

Special Nonpartisan primary election for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 3 Division A

Caulette Jackson Guillard (D) and Joseph Cataldie (R) are running in the special primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court Section 3 Division A on May 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Caulette Jackson Guillard (D)
	Submit photo	Joseph Cataldie (R)

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2026

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Louisiana courts

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