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Ouachita Parish school board elects officers, approves engineering and several procurement awards
Summary
The Ouachita Parish School Board named Tommy Como president and Greg Manley vice president for 2026, approved Lazenby Associates to design a West Monroe High parking lot, and accepted multiple low bids and RFP awards including playground equipment (Teacher's Pet) and an online marketplace (Amazon).
The Ouachita Parish School Board on Tuesday elected Tommy Como as its 2026 president and Greg Manley as vice president and approved several procurement recommendations and permissions to bid for school facility work.
Board members opened the meeting by approving minutes from Dec. 11, 2025, and amending the agenda to add a permission-to-bid item. During nominations, a board member moved that "we ask Mister Tommy Como, our current president, to serve for this year as president," which the board approved without opposition. Greg Manley was nominated and approved for vice president.
In facility business, Steven Hemphill recommended Lazenby Associates "for this project" to design and engineer a parking lot at West Monroe High School on Riggs Street; the board moved to accept the recommendation and approved it.…
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