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Terrebonne Parish School Board elects leadership as superintendent search looms
Summary
The Terrebonne Parish School Board elected its president and vice president Jan. 6 by 7–2 voice votes, then outlined a timetable for superintendent interviews next week. The leadership votes came as the board prepared to interview five superintendent candidates on Jan. 13.
The Terrebonne Parish School Board on Jan. 6 reselected its president and vice president in separate voice votes, each decided 7–2. The board recorded the two dissenting votes in both elections as coming from Roger Dale DeHart and Matthew Ford.
Debbie Benoit nominated the incumbent board president (transcribed in the meeting as "Mr. Bozan"). The nomination passed by voice vote; the tally was read aloud as "7 yays, 2 nays," with DeHart and Ford recorded as the two nays. After the vote the newly confirmed president thanked the board: "My fellow board members, thank you for your vote of confidence in me," the president said, and praised staff and board members for their work.
The board then nominated and elected a vice president by the same margin. There was no recorded roll-call tally beyond the voice results. Board meeting materials and the chair's announcements indicated the leadership terms are one year and that the board is preparing for a high-priority superintendent search this month.
Why it matters: Leadership elections set the board's procedural and agenda priorities well into the superintendent selection process. The board scheduled a special meeting for Jan. 13 to interview five finalists, a step board members described as one of the most important tasks for 2026.
Next steps: The board will hold superintendent interviews on Jan. 13 and is slated to announce an appointment on or after the Feb. 3 regular meeting, according to the chair.
