Evangeline Parish School Board holds reapportionment workshop

  • Also holding a public hearing on reapportionment this past Tuesday was the Evangeline Parish School Board. From left are board members Mike Fontenot and Karen Vidrine. Also pictured, with his back turned, is demographer Mike Hefner. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Also holding a public hearing on reapportionment this past Tuesday was the Evangeline Parish School Board. From left are board members Mike Fontenot and Karen Vidrine. Also pictured, with his back turned, is demographer Mike Hefner. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
The Evangeline Parish School Board held a public reapportionment workshop to discuss moving district lines to better reflect data collected from the most recent census. Board members reviewed a plan submitted by demographer Mike Hefner and provided input on any revisions. The following is a brief rundown of those changes to the districts. District 1 (Lonnie Sonnier) would remain unchanged…

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