1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana House District 96
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
LOUIS CHARBONNET III led; no source recorded a winner.
Louis Charbonnet IIIDemocrat · leading · incumbent
45.4%5,280
Charles R. JonesDemocrat
40.6%4,716
Edward GriffinDemocrat
9.3%1,076
Ronny J. RicardDemocrat
4.7%552
11,624 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Louis Charbonnet III (D)Charles R. Jones (D)Edward Griffin (D)
Also on the ballot: Ronny J. Ricard (Democrat), 4.7%