Candidates running for districts 1, 2 and 3 of the school board will kick-off the first of a three night series of forums at the LITE Center.
Candidates running for districts 1, 2 and 3 of the Lafayette Parish School Board will kick-off the first in a series of forums slated for the next three nights.
The forums are being hosted by the non-profit Lafayette Parish Public Education Stakeholders Council, or LaPESC, and will run consecutive nights, starting tonight [Tuesday] from 6-8 p.m. at the LITE Center, located at 537 Cajundome Blvd.
Here's who's expected for tonight's kick-off:
District 1 candidates: Mary Morrison Coach Don' Gagnard Mama' Redell Comeaux Miller
District 2 candidates: Tommy Angelle (incumbent) Simon Mahan James Chavis
District 3 candidates: Shelton Cobb (incumbent) Elroy Broussard
On Wednesday, the forum will include the next three districts:
District 4 candidates: Tehmi Chassion (incumbent) Erica Williams
District 5 candidates: Kermit Bouillion (incumbent) Britt Latiolais
District 6 candidates: Kathleen Schott Espinoza Justin Centanni
Thursday will round out the series with candidates from the last three districts:
District 7 candidates: Mark Cockerham (incumbent) Dawn Morris
District 8 candidates: Hunter Beasley (incumbent) Erick Knezek
District 9 candidates: Jeremy Hidalgo Brian West
The forums will also be televised live by Acadiana Open Channel - try either Cox 16 or LUS 4 - followed by numerous replays in the lead-up to Nov. 4.
For more on LaPESC, go here, and here and here for a closer look at this year's school board elections.