'Buckwheat' Pol Crushed in Landslide

Talk to you later, Carla.

Most incumbents seeking re-election held onto their jobs. At least one House member was ousted, state Rep. Carla Dartez, D-Morgan City, who angered civil rights leaders after she ended a conversation with the mother of the NAACP's local president by saying, "Talk to you later, Buckwheat."

Buckwheat, a black child character in the "Little Rascals" comedies of the 1930s and '40s, is considered a racist stereotype. Dartez said she regretted the comment, but local NAACP leaders asked voters to cast ballots for Dartez's opponent, Republican Joe Harrison.

Dartez's re-election bid already had been troubled because she was given a summons for improper lane usage after hitting a pedestrian with her vehicle. She failed a field sobriety test but passed a later Breathalyzer test. Meanwhile, Dartez's husband was indicted for allegations that he hired illegal aliens to work for his construction business.

Dartez's seat once had been considered a safe win for the Democrats, but the incumbent representative lost to Harrison, a Napoleonville Republican.

"We were disappointed. Carla faced an uphill battle for several different issues," Ford said.

Official tally here.

H/T: Hot Air.

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