All In for Arnaudville...

My vision:
I envision an Arnaudville that carries the best of our past into the promise of our future.  Not a return to a bygone era, but a community where the values that once made small towns strong - neighbors knowing neighbors, thriving local businesses, pride in our homes and streets, and a shared sense of belonging - are strengthened by thoughtful planning and new opportunities. 
We don't have to choose between preserving who we are and becoming what we can be.  I believe we can do both.

Get to Know Me

I was raised in Lamesa, a small West Texas town surrounded by farms and oil fields. But what I remember most about Lamesa is its people. They were proud of their community and believed in honesty, integrity, hard work, faith and being a good neighbor. In many ways, the values I grew up with remind me very much of the people of Arnaudville.

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I married Eddy LeCompte in 1982 after my work with Freeport Oil Company brought me to New Orleans. Eddy worked for Freeport Sulphur. He was born in Arnaudville and spent much of his childhood here, and his love for this community, its culture, its people and its faith never left him.

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After Hurricane Katrina, we came home to Arnaudville with Eddy's mother, Pyo (Paulita) Lalonde LeCompte. Her sister, Jessie Broussard, still lives here today. Arnaudville became more than Eddy's hometown. It became my home, too.

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Eddy later had the privilege of serving this community as Arnaudville's Chief of Police. Together, we raised our daughter, Emily, and our son, James. Both are now married and live in Lafayette. Emily has blessed our family with three grandchildren—twins Olivia and Lucas, and two-year-old Eddy, who carries the name of the grandfather he never had the chance to meet.

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Much of my professional life has also been centered around serving people and building stronger communities. For 19 years, I served as Executive Director and CEO of the St. Landry-Evangeline United Way. Over the years, my work included managing budgets, writing grants, developing programs, building partnerships and working with businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and community leaders throughout our area.

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Those years taught me something I have carried with me throughout my life: strong communities don't just happen. They are built by people who care enough to get involved, work together and plan for the future.

That belief is also what led me to serve Arnaudville as an alderwoman. Serving on the Town Council has given me an even closer look at our municipal government—at the good things being accomplished, but also at the challenges we still need to address and the opportunities I believe we have ahead of us.

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I retired from the United Way in June 2026. Retirement gave me something I had not had during most of my working life—the ability to devote my full time and attention to serving my community.

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And that is a big part of why I decided to run for Mayor of Arnaudville.

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If I am elected, I will devote my full-time attention to the job. I don't believe a mayor can—or should—do everything alone. But I do believe the people of Arnaudville deserve a mayor who is present, accessible, willing to listen and willing to work alongside the council, town employees and citizens to get things done.

The values I learned growing up in that little West Texas town—honesty, integrity, hard work, faith and caring for your neighbors—are the same values I found when Arnaudville became my home.

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They are the values I have tried to live by throughout my life.

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And they are the values I will bring with me to the mayor's office.