(BATON ROUGE, LA) - The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) elected officers for 2024 during a special called meeting today. BESE unanimously elected District 6 member Ronnie Morris as president, District 5 member Lance Harris as vice president, and District 4 member Stacey Melerine as secretary-treasurer. Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley released the following statement:
“Mr. Morris, Mr. Harris, and Mrs. Melerine are student-first leaders who appreciate the type of bold actions necessary to improve academic outcomes. I applaud their selection as board officers. Louisiana is poised to accelerate and I’m confident our new board will seize this opportunity.”