FILE: ABCA
NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS
The Lafayette Parish School Board shall be composed of nine (9) members, each elected by qualified voters residing within each of the respective special election districts within its jurisdictional boundaries of Lafayette Parish. Each election district shall encompass the geographic and demographic areas fixed by the Lafayette Parish School Board for school board member election purposes. An official map showing each election district shall be made available for viewing during normal business hours at the School Board office.
Every candidate for election must be a resident and qualified voter of the election district from which said candidate shall seek election at the time of qualifying for election to such position and, if elected, must remain a resident of the election district during the term of office.
The Lafayette Parish School Board shall reapportion itself every ten (10) years, using the federal census, so that each member shall represent as nearly as possible the same number of persons.
Adopted: June 26, 1972
Revised: July 18, 1990
Revised: December 2, 2015
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:52, 17:71.1, 17:71.2, 17:71.3, 17:71.4, 17:71.5, 17:71.6, 17:71.7, 17:81, 18:1, 18:602
Board minutes, 6-26, 72, 7-18-90, 12-2-15
Lafayette Parish School Board