Southside voters will get to hear the views of candidates for the Monroe City School Board next month in a live forum sponsored by the local NAACP. The forum, sponsored by the Ouachita Parish Chapter of the NAACP, will be…
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DA: Deborah Smith can run for school board seat
Deborah Smith can legally run for the District 4 seat on the Monroe City School Board. District Attorney Steve Tew said Deborah Smith can run for the seat although she is not a resident of the newly redrawn district because…
Smith’s defiance fueled by lawyer daughter’s research
Ashley Smith Jiles says a rarely used Louisiana law gives her mom the right to run for school board in either district 4 or 5. Smith says her daughter, a 2001 Carroll Graduate and Southern University Law school is typical…
One drops out, another may follow as school board races narrow
When qualifying closed for Monroe City School Board elections, there were three contested seats. Since then, one candidate has dropped out, and another may be challenged over residency problems. Rick Saulsberry was elected four years ago to represent District 1…
Three school board members to face opposition in November elections
While the majority of the Monroe City School Board will begin a new four-year term in January, three members will face run-offs. When qualifying for school board closed last week: school board members Bill Willson, Jennifer Haneline, Brandon “BJ” Johnson,…