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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Calcasieu Parish School District.
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Karen Hardy McReynoldsDistrict 2Democratic · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profile
Mary FontenotDistrict 4Republican · Current term 2022 to 2026 - View profile
Patrick PichonDistrict 5Republican · Current term 2022 to 2026 - View profile
Betty J. WashingtonDistrict 7Democratic · Current term 2022 to 2026 - View profileEric TarverDistrict 8Republican · Current term 2022 to 2026
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Anthony "Tony" O'BanionDistrict 10Republican · Current term 2022 to 2026 - View profile
Phyllis Stine AyoDistrict 11Republican · Current term 2022 to 2026 - View profile
Russell CastilleDistrict 12Republican · Current term 2022 to 2026 - View profile
Desmond WallaceDistrict 14Democratic · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profile
Shawn BaumgartenDistrict 15Republican · Current term 2023 to 2026
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About School Board
About this position
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- Compensation not to exceed $50 per day for every meeting of the school board. School board members shall not be paid for more than 144 days in any one year; provided that no member shall be compensated for more than 12 meetings per month, or, in lieu of such per diem, the school board may elect, by a vote of a majority of the elected members, to go on an expense allowance basis, in which event the maximum allowance shall be $800 per month for each member of the school board and $900 per month for the school board president.
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for School Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
By the date of qualification, the candidate shall have attained the age of 18, resided in Louisiana for the preceding 2 years, and have been actually domiciled for the preceding year in the parish, ward, or district from which the candidate seeks election. The candidate shall be able to read and write. At the next regular election following reapportionment an elector may qualify in any district created in whole or in part from a district existing prior to reapportionment if he was domiciled in the prior district for at least 1 year immediately preceding his qualification and was a resident of Louisiana for the 2 years preceding his qualification. If elected must change domicile to district before being sworn in.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee of $230. In lieu of fee, petition signature requirement of 100 signatures.
- Filing period
- July 15, 2026 - July 17, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Parish Court Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 1000 Ryan Street Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Filing phone
- 337-437-3550
- Step 3
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