UPDATED WITH REACTION: School Board names Moore to be interim member

CENTERVILLE -- The St. Mary Parish School Board voted Thursday to appoint Tammie Moore of the Four Corners area to fill a vacant seat on the board.

Moore will fill the seat left open by the Oct. 8 death of member Sylvia Kay Lockett, who had represented District 2 since 2019.

Moore is a campus director for South Louisiana Community College. She will serve until a special election can be held to fill Lockett's position until January 2023, when her term would have expired.

The board voted Thursday night to call the special election for March 26. If needed, the runoff would be April 30.

Moore's reaction to the appointment via Facebook:

"I’m so grateful, humbled and excited about this appointment! I can say without a doubt, that on my list of greatest passions are people and education! Amazingly, in this capacity, I get to advocate for both! I look forward to this assignment and what it will bring to the St. Mary Parish School System, the students, and families directly impacted. God and the St. Mary Parish School Board have trusted me with this assignment and my plan is to make them proud!"