TRSL Board receives District 7 run-off election results

June 11, 2021

Baton Rouge — At its June meeting, the TRSL Board of Trustees received voting results for the District 7 special
run-off election.

Suzanne Breaux (Vermilion Parish Schools) will serve as the District 7 Board of Trustees representative after receiving the most votes in a special election run-off against Kelly Allen, M.A. (St. Mary Parish Schools).  Breaux received 64.86% of the vote, while Allen received 35.14%. 

Breaux has been an educator for more than 19 years and is currently an educational diagnostician with the Vermilion Parish School Board. She holds a bachelor's degree in education from LSU and a master's degree in educational leadership from McNeese State University. 

Breaux will take the oath of office next month and serve the remainder of the seat's four-year term which ends December 31, 2022. The District 7 seat was previously held by Suzette Riddle, who resigned from the position last December.

District 7 includes actively working TRSL members in Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Mary, and Vermilion parishes.