Edwards makes appointments to higher education oversight board ov. John Bel Edwards has appointed two new members and reappointed two sitting members to the Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s public colleges and universities. Judy Brown of Homer and Stephanie Finley of Lafayette will be the new members. Brown is the senior vice president and banking center manager at Origin Bank and will represent the 4th Congressional District. Finley is the former U. S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana and a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force who will represent the 3rd Congressional District.