Stewart "ManyLightnings" Eastman - Constable Ward 10 Campaign

08/01/2022

This year, 2022, I am running for Alderman in Abita Springs. Please visit my page. The website www.voteeastman.com page will be updated soon. https://www.facebook.com/votegreenabita

I’m Stewart “ManyLightnings” Eastman. I am running for Constable Justice Court Ward 10 to fight litter and blight and to serve the Courts as an active and proactive constable. St Tammany Parish has authorised the 14 constables of its Justice Courts to enforce its anti-littering laws throughout...

11/04/2020

Thanks to the 811 people who voted for me. It was not enough, although it appears it was very close to being a run-off It's hard to estimate how many people voted as everyone could cast 2, 1, or 0 votes. I'd guess about 30% of the voters voted for a Green candidate, which is a lot higher than usual.

Constable(s) -- Justice of the Peace Ward 10
(2 to be elected)

Early & Absentee Reporting - 1 of 1 parishes
Election Day Reporting - 13 of 13 precincts Votes
1,286 Byron Armand (DEM) 27%
811 Stewart "ManyLightnings" Eastman (GRN) 17%
2,706 Matthew "Matt" King (REP) 56%
Total: 4,803
Unofficial Turnout: 46.7%

11/04/2020

Back from waving a sign near the polling place. Now it's just waiting. Apparently there are
no long lines. Polls close at 8:00

10/31/2020

Please vote #103 Stewart "ManyLightnings" Eastman, more information at voteeastman.com

10/16/2020

I’m Stewart “ManyLightnings” Eastman. I am running for Constable Justice Court Ward 10 to fight litter and blight and to serve the Courts as an active and proactive constable.

St Tammany Parish has authorised the 14 constables of its Justice Courts to enforce its anti-littering laws throughout the parish. To do so effectively requires finding and investigating litter hot spots and issuing citations for the Parish litter court and other courts. Because this is not a traditional duty of constables, someone who cares about the issue is needed. Litter is not just unsightly, it damages the environment and poisons the land and water. As a lifelong environmentalist who also has five years experience enforcing ordinances for the Health Department in New Orleans, I am well prepared to perform this task.

Last November, St Tammany Parish also authorised the constables to enforce nuisance abatement ordinances, often referred to as blight. To add this new duty requires an active and flexible candidate. This was also a major part of my duties with New Orleans.

The traditional duties of a constable consist mainly of serving papers for the Justices of the Peace, and maintaining order in their courts. My education in paralegal studies and my years of active duty service in the Navy will serve me well in performing these duties.

Ward 10 is a beautiful area; but, it is marred by litter. The rest of St Tammany also needs stepped up enforcement of litter and nuisance ordinances if it is to look its best and preserve its health.

So I ask you to support my campaign to become a Ward 10 Constable, to fight litter and serve the courts in a fresh, thoughtful, and active manner.

09/20/2020

Why the fuss about litter? Litter is bad for the environment, and Louisiana has a lot of litter. For years Louisiana has been ranked among the worst states for litter. You have probably seen signs warning against littering, sometimes warning about high fines for doing so. We have less signs and more litter than most states; but, you do see some. But who enforces the laws against littering? The state police and the sheriffs’ deputies are too busy dealing with major crimes to do much. It turns out that in Louisiana the main law officers tasked with fighting litter have long been the Fishery and Wildlife Law Enforcement Agents. But there are only 200 of them for the state, and they also have obvious other duties that are their primary concern. So, some years ago St Tammany Parish decided that its 14 Constables of the Justice Wards were to be authorised to investigate and cite cases of littering, and that the Justices of the Peace were to handle the court aspects. The Parish mainly uses one central Litter Court at Koop Drive, and the project is headed by Constable Rick Moore of Ward 3. My campaign is largely based upon the premise that new, more enthusiastic, more active, anti-litter constables are needed in the Parish to fight littering and its resultant pollution.

09/09/2020

I have added a web site, which you can reach with the "learn more" button. I like Facebook. But if you know someone not on Facebook who lives in Ward 10, let them know to check out www.voteeastman.com

09/06/2020

If you see this car drive up, it's just me out campaigning door to door, as best I can. There won't be any noise, except for beeping when I back up. And no emissions at all! It's an all electric Nissan Leaf. It's charging back up again for another day. Constables here use their own cars to perform their duties, so if I am elected there will be just a bit less noise and pollution on the roads. I was out today in part of the Covington portion of the Ward. Beautiful countryside and homes; but, way too much litter!

08/31/2020

My door hangers are in, as are my campaign pens. During the next two months I'll be going around door to door to get word out about my candidacy.