Bakerresidents willsee lower property tax bills in January after asharplydivided city school board fell one vote short in keeping tax rates at current levels, meaning a looming budget cut and potential layoffs of school staff.
The Baker City School Board voted 3-2 to keep its property tax rate unchanged. But that wasn’t
MetroCouncil
announces meetings on proposed amendments
The East BatonRouge Parish Metro Council announced aseries of public meetingsto discuss proposedamendments to the East Baton Rouge Parish Plan of Government, which will appear on the ballot in the Nov 5election.
One meeting is Oct. 17 at Zachary Branch Library,1900 Church St.; another Oct. 24, at Baker BranchLibrary, 3501 Groom Road.
Other meetings are Oct.8, Main Library,7711 Goodwood Blvd.; Oct. 15, Fairwood Branch Library,12910 Old Hammond Hwy.; and Oct. 28, Bluebonnet Regional Library,9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. All meetings are scheduled from 6p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
These meetings provide an opportunity for residents to engage with the proposed changes, ask questions, and offer feedback.
Trunk-or-Treat
Local businesses and organizations will participate in the fourth annual Trunk-or-Treat from 3p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct.27 on Lee Street. Setup startsat 1p.m. and must be finished by 2:40 p.m. People who wantto host acar or truck must register by Oct. 14 at https://forms. office.com/r/g35VpCq0Az. For information, contact ashleigh. mchugh@cityofzachary.org.
Agiant inflatable maze, carnival games, 360 photo booth, food trucks and cotton candy will be available.
Special needs children have early entry at 2:45 p.m. Little School Fall Fest
The Zachary United Methodist Little School Fall Fest is from 3p.m. to 6p.m., Oct.19. Trunk-or-treat, games, food, face painting, silent auctions, crafts, booths and inflatables will be on hand. The school is seeking vendors and crafters to participate. Aspot is $50.
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enough. Themotion needed four votes,a supermajority,topass.
Thefailure of that motion means that the city school millage rate will “roll back” from 43.2to38.65 mills, a4.55-mill decrease. Consequently,city schools will forego an estimated $276,000 in tax revenue, money generated by a recent parishwide property reassessment.It’smoney,equivalent to 1.5% of all district revenue that thesmallschool district located
north of Baton Rouge had already budgeted. “Wewill have to reduce positions,” warned Supt.J.T.Stroder before the vote, which was held Oct. 1.
Stroder,who took over as school leadersinMarch2023, hasalready presided over aseries of job cuts.
The first was to finance alarge employee pay raise, which lifted starting teacher paybyalmost $11,000ayear. Then Strodercut
14 more jobsovertwo years due to the expiration of federalCOVID 19 relief.
AfterTuesday’svote, Stroder said he’snot sure whether cutbacksneedtohappenbetween now and next summer or if the district can hold out until later
Stroder also is not sure the exact totalhe’ll have to cut. Some of that $276,000 is moneythat’s earmarked for students wholive in Bakerbut attend independent
charter schools, he acknowledged. Everyfouryears in Louisiana, including this year,local assessors reassess thevalue of residential and other property in their parishes. Once that reassessment is complete, local governments decide whether to lowerproperty tax rates (roll back) or keep the rates at theircurrentlevels(roll forward) andthereby reap the
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LSUcatcher Alex Milazzo drives the ballinthe second inning of the game against Xavier on March9atAlex Box Stadiumin Baton Rouge.
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Zachary High celebrated Homecoming lastweek with themed days, games, aparade, dance
the crowning of Nyllah Allen as queen.
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ZacharyHigh Homecoming Queen NyllahAllen is crowned Friday.
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Juniors KatieEvans, Kara Griffith and Ellia Kimich strike apose during the 2024 ZacharyHigh Homecoming dance.
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ZacharyHigh cheerleaders riding on top of the firetruck during the school’sHomecoming parade. ä More photos. PAGE 4G &5G
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benefits of higher property values. Property taxrates are knownasmillages. To roll forward the millages, boards need a two-thirds supermajority. Tuesday’svote means that propertytaxes in 2024 will decrease $34.13 forahome in Baker assessed at $150,000 and $79.63 for one assessed at $250,000.UnderLouisiana’s homestead exemption, thefirst $75,000 in value remains untaxed.
Since it broke away from the East Baton Rouge Parish school system in 2003, Baker schools has kept millagerates the same, rolling them forward five times in arow Until Tuesday The city school boardhas split bythe same 3-2 margin many times since January 2023 when thecurrent board memberstook office. Four members arenew.Only Joyce Burges, board president,won reelection. Burges and fellow board members Mo-
nique Butler and Alteen Profits prevail on the vast majority of divided votes, since almost all items require only asimplemajority of three votes. Opposing board members Clara Joseph and Linda Perkins, however can prevail if asupermajorityisrequired as is the case here.
“The motion does not carry,” Joyce said after the split vote. “And Ithink this is totally outrageous.”
“It is outrageous,” Butler agreed.
NeitherJoseph or Perkinssaida word before the vote. Afterward, Joyce asked each of them to publicly explain why Perkins defiantly refused to explain herself. Joseph told Burges that she thinks the schools are financially mismanaged.
“I’ve talked to several people and Isee where money is not being spent properly,” Joseph said. “So why give more money?”
Joseph also pointed to an ongoing problem she’shad with Supt. Stroder,blaming the superintendent for failing to fully answer the many questions she poses in periodic emails. She noted that Stroder recently declined to keep answering her emails as
he had been doing.
“I think that’sreally demeaning,” Joseph said. “AndI’m sittingona board that serves as his boss.”
Stroder said he’sanswered every questioninevery emailJosephhas ever sent himand that’s all amatterofpublicrecord.
After the meeting, Stroder shared with The Advocate aSept. 3email to Joseph where he drew aline.
“I would be happy to meet with you anytime in person to discuss any matters,” he said. “However,ifyou prefer to continue submitting questions viaemail,I ask that you direct them to the board attorney (Brandon Decuir). The attorneywill determine if they are appropriateand fall within your scope of authority and role as aboard member.”
Burges was withering in her scorn for Joseph and Perkins.
“What you have done tonight is youhave forfeited and jeopardized and sacrificed and compromised children from getting what they need to be well educated in the City of Baker school system,” Burgessaid.
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No tent or tables provided.For information contact (225) 654-7695 or littleschool@ zacharyumc.org.
Rate adjustment forgarbage,recycling Residents and small commercial units within Zachary are seeinganincreaseof $1.95 on their monthly garbageand recyclingcollection bill, anotice said.For qualified senior citizens, theadjustment will be $0.88. Waste Managementholds the contractfor curbside garbage, solidwaste and recycling services within thecity limits of Zachary The new ratestook effect Sept.18. The updatedmonthly rate for garbage and recycling services are$27.96, whilethe SeniorGarbage Rate is $14.50 per month Curbside pickup for garbageand recycling will continue twice aweek
Free walk-in flushots at Lane RX Lane Rx, located in frontofthe hospital at 6400 Main St., Zachary,isofferingfree walk-in flu shots Monday to Friday from 9a.m. to 7p.m., and Saturday from 9a.m. to 3p.m.The vaccinations are free with most insurance plans
The standard Fluzone, for ages 6months to 64 years, is $32 for cash pay,and the FluzoneHigh Dosefor ages 65 and olderis $92 for cash.
For information, call (225) 658-4022. Lane Foundationtohostgolftournament
The Lane Foundation’sseventh annual
golftournament is set for Oct. 25 at BeaverCreek Golf Course in Zachary,withan 8a.m.shotgun start.
Forteam registration and sponsorship information, visit LaneRMC.org or email tpayment@lanermc.org.
Registration is underway for the annual charity golf tournament. Entry fee is $600 per team or $150 per individual and includes golf cart, course fee, driving range balls, gift bag, door prize entry,refreshmentsand food alongthe course.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, closest to the pin and chipping contest winners.
Proceedswill help LaneFoundation reach its Expansion Campaign goal of $1 million in support of Lane Regional MedicalCenter’snew four-story patient tower focused on patient care.
Register to vote
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov.5OpenPrimary/Presidential/Congressional Election through the GeauxVote OnlineRegistration System is Oct. 15.
Residents with avalid Louisiana driver’s license or Louisiana ID card can register online24hours aday,seven days aweek by visitingvoterportal.sos.la.gov
Louisiana residents can also register in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office, when they apply for or renew their driver’slicense at any Office of Motor Vehicles, or when obtaining services at public assistance agencies and Armed Forces recruitment offices.
Send newsand events for the Zachary area to zachary@theadvocate.com by noon Friday or call(225) 388-0731.
“That’swhat you have done whether you believe it or whether you accept that or not.”
Josephand Perkins were notmoved by aseries of speakers who imploredthemto change course and “roll forward” the millage rates.
Candance Russell, principal of Baker High,saidthe school alreadyhas trouble filling teacher vacancies and she worries classsizes will increaseevenmore, overwhelming teachers.
“It trickles down that the teachers are frustrated and so forth, and then we lose those teachers,” Russell warned. “Thenthe students are not being educated like they should.”
Baker resident Admon McCastle was so mad he threatened to launch recall campaigns against Joseph and Perkins. He had special words for Joseph.
“I will never vote for you again. Never ever,” McCastle said. “You cameand satin my living room, ate my food and askedme to vote for you and Ivoted for you. But I’m going to get you. Ipromise.”
Closer to home, Milazzo was selected first team All District 4-5A and All State as ajunior in 2018 and as asenior in 2019. He also was the All Metro catcher in 2018 and 2019 when he was also named the District 4-5A MVP Going into his senior year,Milazzo participated in the Team USATournament of Stars and the National team trials over the summer.I caught one of his games in Houston and yes, he gunned someone out at second base. Milazzo’simpact to ZHS baseball teams was immediate as he started his freshman season as the Broncos (2212) advanced the second round of the 5A playoffs. During coach Fisher’sfirst year and Alex’ssophomore season they advanced to the semifinals (29-11). As an upperclassman in 2018, the Broncos had one of their best regular seasons advancing to the quarterfinals and finishing 35-4. His senior year the Broncos were 29-11 and advanced to the quarterfinals. The Broncos won the District 4-5A baseball title four times during Milazzo’stenure.
Milazzo left Zachary with acareer batting average of 0.348 with 16 stolen bases, 3home runs and 79 RBIs. He lived his dream and signed with the LSU Tigers to play baseball and through his career played in 185 games with 125 starts. Many remember the
magical 2023 LSU season where Milazzo became the first ZHS baseball alum to play in and win abaseball national championship at the College World Series. During the College World Series, he played in six games with five starts, including the last one when he memorably limped off the field anational champion. Returning to LSU in 2024, Milazzo was 24-7 in the 31 games he started as catcher and was named to the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team. Milazzo also made the SEC Academic honor roll every year as he earned his bachelor’sinsports administration. He is currently finishing apostgraduate construction management certificate. When he is not studying or preparing for his forthcoming wedding to ZHS alum Emily Hunt, Milazzo regularly participates in the Baton Rouge Miracle League’sbaseball games with special needs children and attends the Blue Boot Rodeo in Grande Isle, to raise awareness for childhood drowning. Both Milazzo and Kristian Jackson will be recognized at aHall of Fame induction ceremony at 6p.m. Oct. 24 at the ZHS athletic center.They will also receive on field recognition at halftime of the Woodlawn game on Oct. 25. Warren Brady covers sports for The Plainsman. He can be contacted at zachary@theadvocate.com.
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Zachary’sAlex Milazzo gets ahit in the third inningagainst Denham Springs, April 2, 2016, at the Zachary Youth
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The Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation has builtadatabase of roughly 8,500 historic cemeteries across the state and invites people to submit information about grave sitesyet to be documented.
“It’sreally importanttoknow about the cemeteries because of the possibleconstruction of a building or roadorpipeline,”said Brian Davis, executive director of the nonprofit trust.
“It’sa way to respect and protect the cemeteries,” he said.
The newly launched Louisiana Register of HistoricCemeteries “is away of letting people know,
‘Thisisacemetery,’”Davis said.
“It’sespecially important in the southern part of the state,” he said.
“Because of erosion and rising sea levels, somecemeteries are going underwater,especially in lower LafourcheParish.”
OneisLeeville Cemetery,noted on the new historic cemetery registry. Thegraves there dateback to 1905, when there was an epidemicofyellow fever Locally,Tangipahoahas 383 cemeteries on the list and East Feliciana has 288. The list also includes Ascension with 91, Livingston with 383 and West Feliciana with134.
The Zachary area has 30. TheLouisianaTrust of Historic Preservation worked on the new
database over thepastyear,with the help of the Louisiana Cemetery Board andgraduate students in Tulane University’smaster’sof scienceprograminhistoric preservation, Davis said.
Peoplewho are familiarwith any of the cemeteries currently on the listare invitedtoadd information about the spot, he said.
“Whatare the grave markers madeof? Is there achurch nearby?”Davis said. “Ifthere’sa militarymarker on the headstone, what war is it from?”
People can also add theirown photos.
For thosewho would like to see acemetery certified and added to the historic cemeteries register,
one of three conditions must be met:
n It must be 50 or more years, since thefirst burial, and/or
n It must contain the burial of a person of local, state or national importance by reason of civic, public or military service, cultural achievement or historical significance, and/or
n It must contain structures that are considered architecturally significant Thereisnofee to nominate a cemetery to be certified.
The newregistry is also atool for those who have studied their family’sgenealogy and may be able to tracethe restingplace of oneof their ancestors to aquietLouisiana
cemetery And, saidDavid, the certification of acemetery may encourage families to organize voluntary cleaning days andcreatefamily awareness.
Acemetery could be “one burial or hundreds,” he said.
“Folks who maynot have had the means to put aheadstonewould sometimes plant atree,” Davis said. “You’ll see arow of trees, a family’smarkers.”
“When you see aclump of trees out in afield, it often means a building once stood there or it’sa sign that it’sacemetery,” he said.
Many of the ghoststories surrounding Alice the Witch of Zacharytell of her escaping hergrave at ZacharyPublic Cemetery, shown in this2019 photo, butthe legend also speaksofAlice Taylor’sgrave standing out becauseitwas the only above-ground graveinthe cemetery. Above ground graves are not uncommon in thiscemetery.
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LindseyLongmire, left, and Sebastian Naquin sport their fineryfor the 2024 ZacharyHigh Homecoming dance.
Zachary’s Mayor, David McDavid and his wife, Sherry participates in the ZacharyHigh Homecoming parade.
NorthwesternMiddle cheerleaders wait to march in the ZHS Homecoming parade.
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The ZacharyCommunity comes together to support ZacharyHigh School during Friday’sHomecoming parade.
PHOTO BY SONYA GOSS
Senior maid AudreyMitchem is chauffeured Friday in the ZacharyHigh Homecoming parade.
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The seniors wonthe tug of war during the 2024 Zachary High Homecoming pep rally.From left, are Charles Daigle, Leila Alexander,KayminHardnett and Micah Gaines.
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TheZacharyHigh Homecoming courtatthe pep rally
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Madelyn Snyder wavesfrom theswim team floatinthe ZacharyHigh
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From left, saxophoneplayers Reed Cloutre, Spencer Gaines and Jayden Bessix marchinthe parade.
PHOTO BY SONYAGOSS ZacharyPolice Officer Dondrell Fleming rolls Fridayduring ZacharySchool’sHomecoming
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ZacharyHigh counselor Latoya Moore and ZHS ninth grade administrator Jesseca Johnson rolling through the school’sHomecoming parade.
ZacharyHighcross-country team sweeps Nicholls StateUniversityInvitational
Community news report
On Sept. 28, the Zachary High boys and girls crosscountry teams wonthe Nicholls State University CrossCountry Invitational 5K in Thibodaux.
Max Gennaro was the first place individual champion, and Nala Mitchel led the girls’team with herfourth place finish. Other Top10 finishers include Connor Conachen in fourth place and Blair Smith, 10th place. Head coach JulieFink said, “Both teams raced to win, and great things happen when we go all in and race forour teams.”
ZACHARYPOLICEBOOKINGS
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued asummons by the Zachary Police Department from Sept. 19-Oct. 2:
MARCUS ALLEN SR.: 34; 22893
ShellmireLane, Zachary; possession of firearm or carryingconcealed weapon by aperson convicted of certain felonies, impropersupervision of aminor by aparentor legal custodian and contributing to thedelinquency of juveniles
JAYDON DAVIS: 22; 8841 Melinda LeeLane, St. Francisville; penalty for distribution or possessionwith intent to distribute narcotic drugs listed in Schedule Iand windowtint violation
JAMES DOWNS: 42,6914 Sutton Drive, Baton Rouge; failuretoappearonoutstanding bench warrants
TONI FULTON: 29; 1233 E. Mount Pleasant, Zachary; simple possession of marijuana and speeding
WYATTMCKENZIE: 29;17960 Will Drive, No.86, Greenwell Springs; failuretoappear on outstanding bench warrants
DYLAN RABORN: 31;5704
Fairway Drive, Zachary;two counts possession/distribution manufacturing Schedule II narcotics,clandestinelab, 10 countspenalty for distribution or possession with intent to distribute narcotic drugs listed in schedule I, unlawful production/manufacture/distribution or possession of hallucinogenic plants, transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses and prohibited acts
WAYNE ROBINSON: 31;3035 Carolyn Sue Drive,Jackson; operatingavehicle while intoxicated, improper lane usage,driving under suspension, andimproperleftturn
MARCUS ALLEN: 34; 22893
ShellmireLane, Zachary; possession of marijuanaand possession of drugparaphernalia
MALACHI ANTOINE: 20; 3634 WhitehavenSt., Zachary; taillamp/license plate, illegal possession of stolen firearms and possession of marijuana
CATAVION BONDS: 18; 280 E. Mount Pleasant Road,No. 25, Zachary; theft of amotor vehicle
DYLAN BRECHEEN: 30; 10755 Church St., Clinton;theft
LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER- BOARDOF COMMISSIONERS MIN‐UTES AUGUST 26, 2024 TheBoard of Commis‐sioners of Lane Regional Medical Center (“Lane”) met on Monday,August 26, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in LaneMedical Plazalo‐cated at 6550 Main Street,Zachary Louisiana Themeetingwas called toorder at 6:00 p.m. by ThomasScott Theinvocationwas led byThomasScott ThePledgeofAllegiance was ledbyMyiesha Beard
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
CONSENTAGENDA On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyDonna Kline,the consent agendawas unani‐mouslyapproved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS JointConferenceCom‐mittee– On amotionby Ben Cavin, second by Debby Brianthe June 24 2024, meetingminutes wereunanimously ap‐proved.
icy 12 Clinical Services Ona motion by Debby Brian,secondbyMyiesha Beard,the Boardunani
mouslyapproved the Medical Staff Leadership Guide.Ona motion by Debby Brian, second by Myiesha Beard, the Board unanimously ap‐provedthe revisedAd
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BOARDCOMMISSIONERS PRESENT MyieshaBeard,Debby Brian,Ben Cavin, Reagan Elkins, Donna Kline, and ThomasScott BOARDCOMMISSIONERS ABSENT DavidBowman, Nakeisha Cleveland,and Darnell Waites. OTHERS PRESENT Dr.SamanthaBlandNaquin, DavidBeck, Allyson Bennett, Michael Devall, MandiForetich, DawnFuller, Larry Meese, JacobSimpson Craig Sims,Staci Sulli‐van,ToddWalters LakyshiaWilliams,Patty Williams,Jassoni Martin Michelle Shipe, andTracy Dickerson
MEETINGAGENDAAP‐PROVAL On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyDebby Brian,the meeting agendawas unani‐mouslyapproved.
FinanceCommittee –On a motion by BenCavin secondbyDebby Brian, the June 24, 2024, meet‐ing minuteswereap‐proved. On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyDebby Brian,the financialsfor month endedJune30, 2024, were unanimously approved On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyDebby Brian,the financialsfor month endedJuly31, 2024, were unanimously approved On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyDonna Kline,the fiscalyear2024 financialaudit wasunan‐imously approved On amotionbyThomas Scott, second by Ben Cavin,the physicianem‐ploymentagreement for DiannaCurras-Martin M.D Gastroenterologist was unanimously ap‐proved.
REPORTSTOTHE BOARD BoardChair’s Report pre‐sentedbyThomasScott ChiefExecutive Officer’s Reportand Management byObjectivesQ4FY2024 presented by Larry Meese. ChiefNursing Officer’s Reportpresented by Staci Sullivan MedicalStaff Report pre‐sentedbySamantha Bland-Naquin, M.D. On a motionbyDebby Brian, secondbyMyiesha Beard,the Boardunani‐mouslyapproved there‐visedMedical Staff Pol‐
sentedbyCraig Sims LegalReportpresented byJacob Simpsonwith a remindertofile annualfi‐nancial disclosures timelyand arecommen‐dationtoset asidetime atthe endofthe board meetingwhendisclo‐sures aredue ExpansionProject Report presented by DavidBeck. BOARDEDUCATION Risk Management / Emergency Management Plan/ Life Safety Plan presented by Michelle Shipe On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyReagan Elkins, theBoard unani‐mouslyapproved there
vised 2024 Emergency Support Function 8: Pub
lic Health andMedical All HazardsContinuityof OperationsPlan(COOP). On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyReagan Elkins, theBoard unani‐mouslyapproved the CY2023 TRIMEDXMedical Equipment Management Plan– AnnualAssess‐mentReport. On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyReagan Elkins, theBoard unani‐mouslyapproved the 2024 LRMC Medical Equipment Management Plan. On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyReagan Elkins, theBoard unani‐mouslyapproved theEn‐vironment of Care Policy 2.60SecurityUse of Force.
On amotionbyBen Cavin,secondbyReagan Elkins, theBoard unani‐mouslyapproved theLife SafetyPolicy1.02Life SafetyProgram DEPARTMENT EDUCATION PharmacyDepartment education presentedby Jassoni Martin EXECUTIVESESSION FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERSONNEL On amotionbyDonna Kline,secondbyReagan Elkins, theBoard unani‐mouslyagreed to enter intoexecutive session for thepurpose of per‐sonneland strategic planning. REGULARSESSION On amotionbyDonna Kline,secondbyReagan Elkins, theBoard unani‐mouslyagreed to enter intoregular session. AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA On amotionbyReagan Elkins, second by Debby Brian,the Boardunani‐mouslyagreed to amend the agenda forthe pur‐poseofadoptingthree (3) resolutionsand to es‐tablish the2024CEO SearchCommittee. CHIEFOPERATING OFFI‐CER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT On amotionbyMyiesha Beard,secondbyDonna Kline,the Boardunani‐mouslyadopteda Board Resolutionfor theChief Operating Officer Em‐ploymentAgreement CHIEFNURSING OFFICER EMPLOYMENTAGREE‐MENT On amotionbyReagan Elkins, second by Donna Kline,the Boardunani‐mouslyadopteda Board Resolutionfor theChief Nursing Officer Employ‐mentAgreement CHIEFFINANCIAL OFFI‐CER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT On amotionbyBen Cavin, second by Reagan lki h d i
y g Elkins,theBoard unani‐mouslyadopteda Board Resolutionfor theChief Financial Officer Employ‐mentAgreement 2024 CEOSEARCHCOM‐MITTEE Committee membersse‐lectedare Thomas Scott, Ben Cavin, DebbyBrian and MyieshaBeard MEDICALSTAFF CREDEN‐TIALING On amotionbyReagan Elkins, second by Ben Cavin,the Boardunani‐mouslyapproved the Medical ExecutiveCom‐mittee’scredentialing recommendations forthe initial applicants listed below: DeSilva, Anjana,MD, Hos‐pital Medicine Halat, Shams, MD Pathology Kleinpeter,Scott, MD,Di‐agnosticRadiology Nair,Pradeep,MD, Car‐diovascular Disease Pitre, David, MD,Diag‐nosticRadiology Robinson,Darius, MD Telepsychiatry Singh, Shivalika, DO,Hos‐pital Medicine On amotionbyReagan Elkins, second by Ben Cavin,the Boardunani‐mouslyapproved the Medical ExecutiveCom‐mittee’scredentialing recommendations forthe reappointment appli‐cants listedbelow: Blakes,Kamaria,NP, Hos
pital Medicine Calegan, Gerald,MD, Neurology Dixon, Barrett, NP,Hospi
ZacharyHigh cross-countryteam members WilliamNelson, Noah George, Braylon Payneand Connor Conachen hold trophies at theNicholls StateUniversity Cross-Country Invitational5kinThibodaux.
ZacharyHigh girls cross-countryteam includes NyjaCleveland, Madison Smith, Miracle Moore, Shalaila Collins and Gabby Anthony.
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ZacharyHigh boys cross-countryteam includes Keidren Perkins, Cullin Smith, Max Gennaro, Will Nelson, Noah George, BraylonPayne, Connor Conachen, Will Goudeau, Ben O’Brienand Chase Nelson.The team wonatthe Sept. 28 Nicholls State UniversityCross-Country Invitational 5k in Thibodaux.
ZacharyHigh girlscross-countryteam includes Yvonne Harms, Anna Melius, Nala Mitchel, Erica Mayesand Blair Smith.
