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Lincoln Parish School Board appoints Hooper to fill District 10 seat after two ballots
Summary
The Lincoln Parish School Board appointed a Hooper to fill the District 10 vacancy left by longtime member Otha Anders after hearing three applicants, receiving a family recommendation, and debating voting procedure. The final vote was recorded as 7–2 and an oath was administered on the floor.
The Lincoln Parish School Board voted to fill the District 10 vacancy created by the death of Otha Anders, adopting a resolution that the board read into the minutes and administering the oath to the appointee.
Superintendent Young opened the special-call meeting and said a letter from the Secretary of State authorized issuing a commission after tonight’s vote. The board heard five-minute presentations from three applicants, took public comment — including a written family recommendation for "Miss Juan Hooper" — and debated whether to use paper ballots or an oral roll-call vote. Counsel told the board the chosen process was "completely in line with all legal requirements."
The board first considered a nomination for Jennifer Mayman; a roll-call tally was summarized as "5 nos and 4 yeses," so that motion failed. Members then moved to select the remaining candidate (the transcript includes inconsistent name spellings); the minutes and resolution read into the record state the board "appoints Mark Hooper" and record the vote as "7 yeas, 2 nays." The board read that the unexpired term will not exceed one year and directed that certified copies be sent to the clerk and the Secretary of State as required by law.
A family representative had read a letter urging the board to honor Anders’ legacy and recommending "Miss Juan Hooper" for appointment; that letter appears in the transcript as submitted by the Anders family. After the vote the appointee took the oath of office administered on the board floor.
The transcript contains multiple inconsistent spellings of the appointee’s name (Hooper/Hoover/Cooper/Mark Hooper). The board record read into the minutes and the family letter both reference a Hooper; the board’s resolution text (as read) uses "Mark Hooper." The minutes should be consulted for the official spelling and the Secretary of State record that will follow.
