City Council Runoff Election May 3rd: Newcomer Jason Ellis Faces Incumbent Ralph Washington

    Civil Engineer Jason Ellis, a new face in Central politics, takes on two-term incumbent Ralph Washington, owner of Red Stick Dry Cleaners, in Central’s City Council runoff election on May 3rd.
    In the April 5th primary election to fill Central’s five Council seats, Ellis and Washington each fell just short of the votes needed to avoid a runoff.      This single race will be the only item on the ballot a week from Saturday.
    Jason Ellis is a former Staff Sergeant and nine year veteran of the U.S. Army and saw combat in Baghdad, Iraq as an infantry squad leader.  He then attended college under the G.I. Bill and received a Civil Engineering degree from LSU.
    Ralph Washington is a retired plant worker and owner of Red Stick Cleaners located in Baton Rouge.  He is a graduate of Southern University with a degree in Business Management.
    Ellis’ eight years as an Engineer with Forte and Tablada include co-authoring Hammond’s Unified Development Code and City-Wide Drainage Study, as well as working on the Drainage Impact Study for Iberville Parish.
    Jason is currently Forte and Tablada’s Project Engineer for 8 DOTD and 2 Green Light Plan projects.  He also authored the Infrastructure Analysis for Central’s City Center Implementation and Floodplain Management Plans.
    Washington was appointed to Central’s first City Council and has won re-election twice.  Including his initial appointed term, Washington is seeking his fourth term on Central’s City Council.