Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions.
Louisiana State Arts Council
The Louisiana State Arts Council receives applications for matching federal funds available from the National Endowment for the Arts and such other funds made available to the council and make recommendations thereon. The Council reviews and approves or rejects said grant applications from other governmental units, community arts councils, and other private, nonprofit, and tax-exempt groups. Additionally, the Council advises departmental officers on the design and execution of an annual state plan consistent with the goals and policies of the department as provided by federal and state law, rules, and regulations, and submits the plan to the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Louisiana Military Advisory Council serves to provide a forum for issues concerning the installations and units of the armed forces located in Louisiana and the military and retired military
Both are in the middle of their first terms, and both were chosen by identical 4-3 votes.
The Progress-Index
HOPEWELL Vice Mayor Patience A. Bennett was elevated to the mayor s position, and Ward 3 councilor Johnny Partin moved into the vice mayor s seat during Tuesday night s City Council reorganization meeting.
Both were chosen from among their colleagues by similar 4-3 votes. Bennett was joined by Partin, and councilors Deborah B. Randolph of Ward 1 and Janice Denton of Ward 5 in voting for her appointment. Her election was opposed by former mayor Jasmine E. Gore of Ward 4, and councilors Arlene Holloway of Ward 2 and Brenda S. Pelham of Ward 6.