And the OPSB Candidates Are….

This fall, all seven seats on the Orleans Parish School Board will be up for election. This election is important because:

  • This board will choose the new School Superintendent.
  • This board will play an important role in the return of RSD schools to local control over the next few years. 
The primary will be held November 6, 2012, and runoff elections will be held December 8, 2012. 

Here is a list of candidates by district.

Louisiana Secretary of State

Candidates for the Orleans Parish School Board

Member of School Board District 1

1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone

Filed Date

Party/Race/Gender

Heidi Lovett Daniels

08/15/2012

Democrat

4750 Schindler Dr., New Orleans LA 70127

Black

504-245-1204

 

Female

Ira Thomas

08/15/2012

Democrat

5573 Stillwater Dr., New Orleans LA 70128

Black

504-258-5044

 

Male

Member of School Board District 2

1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone

Filed Date

Party/Race/Gender

Cynthia Cade

08/15/2012

Democrat

P. O. Box 870986, New Orleans LA 70186

Black

504-451-2489

 

Female

Durrell L. Laurent

08/17/2012

Democrat

3440 Peoples Ave., New Orleans LA 70122

Black

504-428-8274

 

Male

Dwight McKenna

08/15/2012

Democrat

1827 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans LA 70119

Black

504-943-1923

 

Male

Member of School Board District 3

1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone

Filed Date

Party/Race/Gender

Brett A. Bonin

08/15/2012

Republican

6628 Gen. Diaz St., New Orleans LA 70124

White

504-482-9589

 

Male

Sarah Newell Usdin

08/15/2012

Democrat

3034 Ursulines Ave., New Orleans LA 70119

White

504-319-7773

 

Female

Karran Harper Royal

08/17/2012

No Party

1360 Soldiers St., New Orleans LA 70122

Black

504-288-1412

 

Female

Member of School Board District 4

1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone

Filed Date

Party/Race/Gender

Leslie Ellison

08/17/2012

Democrat

1016 Horace St., New Orleans LA 70114

Black

504-367-8872

 

Female

Lourdes Moran

08/16/2012

Democrat

P. O. Box 741364, New Orleans LA 70174

Hispanic

504-393-9542

 

Female

 

Member of School Board District 5

1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone

Filed Date

Party/Race/Gender

Seth Bloom

08/15/2012

Democrat

700 Camp St., New Orleans LA 70130

White

504-251-4513

Unopposed

Male

Member of School Board District 6

1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone

Filed Date

Party/Race/Gender

Jason Coleman

08/17/2012

Democrat

8634 Birch St., New Orleans LA 70118

Black

504-296-1947

 

Male

Woody Koppel

08/15/2012

Democrat

3905 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans LA 70115

White

504-525-3067

 

Male

Member of School Board District 7

1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone

Filed Date

Party/Race/Gender

Nolan A. Marshall Jr.

08/17/2012

Democrat

1604 Mirabeau Ave., New Orleans LA 70122

Black

504-945-3877

 

Male

Rudolph “Rudy” Rayfield Jr.

08/17/2012

Democrat

1863 Pleasure St., New Orleans LA 70122

Black

504-858-9505

 

Male

Thomas Robichaux

08/15/2012

Democrat

1208 N. Gayoso St., New Orleans LA 70119

White

504-235-4699

 

Male

Kwame A. Smith

08/17/2012

No Party

4612 St. Anthony Ave., New Orleans LA 70122

Black

313-999-9531

 

Male