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==About the district==
::''See also: [[Caddo Parish Public Schools, Louisiana]]
[[File:Map_of_Louisiana_highlighting_Caddo_Parish.svg|200px|thumb|left|link=Caddo Parish Public Schools, Louisiana|Caddo Parish Public Schools is located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.]]Caddo Parish Public Schools lies in northwestern [[Louisiana]] in [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]]. The seat of parish government is [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]. Caddo Parish was home to approximately 254,887 residents according to 2013 estimates by the United States Census Bureau.  In the 2011-2012 school year, Caddo Parish was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|third-largest school district]] in Louisiana and served 41,667 students.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22017.html ''United States Census Bureau'', "Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Quick Facts," accessed September 3, 2014]</ref>


===Demographics===
Caddo Parish slightly overperformed compared to the rest of Louisiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 22 percent of Caddo Parish residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.4 percent for Louisiana as a whole. The median household income for the parish was $40,497 compared to $44,673 statewide. The poverty rate in the parish was 19.3 percent compared to 18.7 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2013<ref name=Census/>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Caddo Parish (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Louisiana (%)
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| White || 48.8 || 63.5
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| Black or African American || 48.0 || 32.4
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.5 || 0.8
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| Asian || 1.2 || 1.7
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.1 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 1.4 || 1.5
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| Hispanic or Latino || 2.7 || 4.7
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern, Caddo Parish<ref>[http://electionresults.sos.la.gov/graphical/ ''Louisiana Secretary of State'', "Official Results," accessed September 2, 2014]</ref>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Year
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Democratic Vote
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Republican Vote
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| 2012 || 58,042 || 52,459
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| 2008 || 55,536 || 52,228
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| 2004 || 54,292 || 51,739
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| 2000 || 47,530 || 46,807
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Revision as of 17:25, 28 July 2023

Bonita Douzart (Democratic Party) is a member of the Caddo Parish Public Schools in Louisiana, representing District 5. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Douzart (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Caddo Parish Public Schools to represent District 5 in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 8, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Elections

2022

See also: Caddo Parish Public Schools, Louisiana, elections (2022)


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Bonita Douzart (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2018

See also: Caddo Parish Public Schools elections (2018)


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Bonita Douzart (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2014

See also: Caddo Parish Public Schools elections (2014)

All 12 seats on the Caddo Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. Seven of the 12 districts saw contested races in the primary election, and three district races advanced to a general on December 6, 2014. The majority of these races pitted incumbents against single challengers. Incumbent Carl A. Pierson, Sr. (D) faced Margaret A. Brown (D) in District 3, and incumbent Charlotte Crawley (D) faced Susannah Walter Poljak (I) in District 4. Incumbents Larry Ramsey (R) and Dottie H. Bell (D) faced challengers Dock Voorhies (D) and Annetta Garner (D) in Districts 10 and 12, respectively. However, Ramsey was automatically re-elected prior to the election when Voorhies withdrew from the race.

Additionally, the District 7 seat was open as incumbent Lillian Priest (D) did not file to run for re-election. Raymond E. Green (D) and Joy Ellis Walters (D) vied for the seat.

Only Districts 2, 8 and 11 saw more than two candidates on the ballot. In District 2, incumbent Jasmine R. Green (D) faced challengers Jackie Dozier (D) and Barbara Johnson Simpson (D). Green and Simpson advanced to a general election. District 11 incumbent Ginger Armstrong (R) faced Kacee Hargrave Kirschvink (R) and Parker G. Ward (R). Armstrong and Kirschvink advanced to a general election.

District 8 was the largest race in the school district. Denee Locke (R), Rachel Sexton Penwell (R) and Emma Luster Shepard (D) all challenged incumbent Bonita Crawford (R). Crawford and Locke advanced to a general election.

Three of the races had unopposed candidates who were automatically elected as of August 22, 2014. District 1 and 6 incumbents Steve Riall (R) and Mary A. Trammel (D) won re-election without opposition. Newcomer Bonita Douzart (D) ran unopposed for the District 5 seat, which was open as incumbent Curtis Hooks (D) did not file to run for re-election. Roy Desoto (I) filed to challenge incumbent Barry F. Rachal (R) in District 9, but later withdrew. Rachal was automatically elected on September 9, 2014.

Results

Douzart was elected without opposition on August 22, 2014.

Funding

Douzart reported $130.00 in contributions and $130.00 in expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, which left her campaign with no cash on hand.[1]

Endorsements

Douzart did not receive any official endorsements in this election.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Bonita Douzart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


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