New Police Chief And Council Winners Elected In Slidell

Tommy Williams Wins Slidell Police Chief Race As Council Seats Are Decided

Slidell voters selected Tommy Williams as the city’s next police chief in Saturday’s election, giving him 3,500 votes, or 64.7 percent, over Brian Nicaud’s 1,911 votes, or 35.3 percent.

The race decided who will take over the elected chief’s office after Randy Fandal left the post following his election as Slidell mayor. Williams will now move into one of the city’s highest-profile public safety roles as Slidell continues to manage policing, traffic and quality-of-life issues across a community of nearly 29,000 residents.

Voters also filled seats on the Slidell City Council.

In the two at-large council races, Leslie Denham led the field with 2,284 votes, or 27.4 percent, followed by Tom Abney with 2,160 votes, or 25.9 percent. Because there were two open seats, both Denham and Abney won election.

In District A, Landon J. Washington defeated Rene Arcemont with 444 votes, or 69.1 percent, to 199 votes, or 30.9 percent.

In District B, Sean Fadely won with 361 votes, or 54.9 percent, over Fabian L. Hartley, who received 296 votes, or 45.1 percent.

In District C, Megan Haggerty defeated Belinda Parker Brown with 574 votes, or 69.8 percent, to 248 votes, or 30.2 percent.

In District E, Shawn Jones won a close race over Dominick Spadoni III, 415 votes to 358, a margin of 53.7 percent to 46.3 percent.

In District G, Timothy Rogers defeated John Grigg with 563 votes, or 61.9 percent, to 347 votes, or 38.1 percent.

The election reshapes key parts of Slidell city government at a time when local leadership decisions carry direct impact for neighborhoods, public safety operations and city services.

Why This Matters In Slidell

For Slidell residents, the police chief’s office has an outsized role in daily life. The department oversees patrol, investigations, traffic enforcement and emergency response in a city positioned along the Interstate 10, Interstate 12 and Interstate 59 corridor. Leadership changes at City Hall and in the police department can affect everything from neighborhood policing priorities to how the city responds to growth, storms and major traffic routes.

The council results matter as well because council members vote on budgets, ordinances, infrastructure priorities and other decisions that shape day-to-day life across the city.