After three aldermen resigned in the fall of 2023, the Tullos Town Council finally has a full slate of elected aldermen.

Qualifying for a special election set for March 29 to fill the unexpired terms of two of those positions ended last Friday, January 31, with two people qualifying and automatically elected to the Council.

Martha “Marty K” Jinks and Linda M. Williams have been serving on the Tullos Town Council for months after being appointed to fill the seats until a special election could be held. Following the threeday qualifying period last week, they are now duly elected members of the Council.

The lack of councilmembers began in the fall of 2023, when three members resigned: Heather Berryman, Ronald Charles “Charlie” Brown and Carmon Cook.

A special election to fill those three seats was set to coincide with the Presidential Election on November 5, however, only one person qualified in July for the election.

That individual, Amanda Welch, was automatically elected to fill the unexpired term of Berryman but that still left two seats open and required the Town of Tullos to call another special election for March 29 to fill those seats. The reason is because if it is more than 18 months remaining on an expired term before the next municipal election, then a special election must be held, according to Louisiana law.

Municipal elections, which include mayors, council members and police chiefs, will not occur until the fall of 2026.

With Jinks and Williams qualifying to fill the unexpired terms of Brown and Cook, the Council is now complete and Tullos is not required to conduct any more special elections.

Jinks is registered as “No Party” and Williams is registered as a Democrat. Their terms will end on December 31, 2026.