District 5 runoff results announced

December 5, 2024

​​​​​​​Baton Rouge — The TRSL Board of Trustees received voting results for the District 5 runoff election at its December meeting.
 
Tamara Ross (Monroe City School District) was elected as the District 5 representative with 54.21% of the vote. Jonathan L Loveall (East Feliciana Public Schools) received 45.79%.
 
Ross is a literacy coach at Carroll Junior High School in the Monroe City School District. She has more than 20 years of classroom teacher experience at the lower elementary and middle school grade levels. She is the president of the Monroe City Association of Educators, a local affiliate of the Louisiana Association of Educators.
 
Ross’ four-year term will begin in January 2025. District 5 includes actively working TRSL members in the parishes of Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Franklin, Jackson, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Union, West Carroll, and West Feliciana.
 
The TRSL Board of Trustees meets monthly to develop policies for the administration of the retirement plan, monitor investment performance, and review system operations. The Board is responsible for safeguarding and managing the assets TRSL holds in trust to provide retirement income for system members.