Orleans Parish School Board elections will be held November 8, but the races have already been decided in four districts where candidates ran unopposed or had opponents drop out. The four school board members who have been elected outright are as follows:
- District 1 — John Brown Sr. (incumbent)
- District 2 — Ethan Ashley, a staff member of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans
- District 3 — Sarah Usdin (incumbent)
- District 5 — Ben Kleban, founder and former CEO of New Orleans College Prep
Candidates for the remaining districts include:
- District 4 — Leslie Ellison (incumbent), Walter Umrani
- District 6 — David Alvarez, Woody Koppel (incumbent)
- District 7 — Alvin Crusto, Jr., Nolan Marshall Jr. (incumbent), Kwame Smith
Stay tuned for more updates on the remaining three races.