Peter Williams

Peter Williams married his college sweetheart, Alfreda Rodney Williams; their family includes four grown children and six grandchildren.¹ He lives in Lettsworth, a rural community in northern Pointe Coupee Parish, where he and his family operate Resource One Nursery, a tree farm and specialty crop business.¹

Williams graduated in 1980 from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.¹ He taught physical education in public schools and worked in Lafayette's parks and recreation department, describing himself as the first recreation director at its Martin Luther King center.² He established the family nursery in 1999 after that work in education and recreation.¹

He describes growing up under segregation and living through integration as experience he would bring to bridging racial and political divisions.¹ An Apostolic Christian, he opposes abortion and same sex marriage, supports gun ownership rights and says those convictions coexist with compassion for people who rely on public safety net programs.¹ He also advocates small business development in underserved communities, including designated Opportunity Zones.¹

He promises accessible leadership and cooperation across party lines.¹ Williams is the Republican in a five candidate field that includes Democratic incumbent Troy Carter, Libertarian Lisa Ballay and candidates Walter “Rocky” Beach and Renada “Honey” Collins, who have no party affiliation.³ All compete in the November open primary, with a December runoff possible under the state's House election rules.⁴