JACKSON — Four candidates in the Jackson mayor's race outlined plans centered on infrastructure, spending and growth in town.

Dane Brown has served as interim mayor after the town's mayor died and the Board of Trustees nominated and approved him for the job ahead of the special election. His campaign centers on responsible spending, infrastructure, transparency and community involvement.

Brown's priorities include work on the water tower and water pump system, a sewer project relining piping from the 1950s and possible road work tied to grant funding. He also wants a crosswalk near town hall on Highway 10 and wants utility rates to stay affordable for elderly residents and state retirees on fixed incomes while services stay in place.

Linda Fontenot-Carrum, a real estate broker who lives in Jackson, listed safety, maintenance and the town's historic character as the three main parts of her campaign. She also tied her platform to tourism, more services and business recruitment.

Fontenot-Carrum pointed to work on roads, gas and water systems and to AT&T broadband tied to Jackson, Highway 952 and Highway 68. This is her second run for mayor and she also highlighted 124 historic structures in town.

Rafe Stewart, a 41-year resident of Jackson, spent 12 years on the Board of Trustees and chaired the Finance Committee. His platform calls for continued sewer work, repairs to leaking galvanized water lines and old steel pipelines, more paving and the return of quarterly events to promote Jackson and tourism.

Stewart also wants more businesses in town and described tourism as one of the ways Jackson can grow. He wants to be available every day at town hall.

David Randall Guillory is a Board of Trustees member and current mayor pro tem who has served more than 6 years. His campaign focuses on fiscal restraint, grant writing, infrastructure repairs, availability at town hall and open government.

Guillory wants grants to fund work on gas lines, water lines, roads and other projects. He started on the board in August 2020 after a pandemic delay and has been reelected once.

Brown previously worked as a police officer in Jackson for about 12 years. Guillory graduated from Jackson High School in 1983 and has an LSU bachelor's degree in anthropology with a minor in history.