Run-off election slated for District 4 seat

October 2, 2015

Baton Rouge—The TRSL Board of Trustees received election results for the District 4 position at its October meeting. No candidate received a majority of votes, making a run-off necessary between the top two candidates with the most votes.

David A. Hennigan and Breanke P. Mitchell, both of Shreveport, will be in the run-off. The official results for the primary election are as follows:

David A. Hennigan -  40.97%
Breanke P. Mitchell - 22.05%
Cynthia Y. Henderson - 16.93%
Dr. Fredrick L. Pinkney - 12.80%
Samuel R. Ziegler, Jr. - 7.25%

Important dates: Ballots for the run-off election will be mailed October 19, and the deadline to vote is 4:30 p.m., November 20. Run-off election results will be announced at the TRSL Board meeting in December.

The person receiving the largest number of votes will represent District 4 on the TRSL Board for a four-year term effective January 1, 2016.