In a special called meeting held on Friday, June 23rd, the Jackson Parish Police Jury (JPPJ)  selected Tina (Chestnut) Cockerham as the new Registrar of Voters and Wayne Anderson as the JPPJ Road Superintendent. The positions were made vacant by the retirement of Angie Roberts and Jody Stuckey. 

Cockerham assumes the role after serving in the past in the Election Division of the LA Secretary of State’s Office while Anderson has most recently been holding the office of Compliance Director for the Town of Jonesboro and also working with the Fire Department. 

In additional action jury members Todd Culpepper (President), Lewis Chatham, Amy Magee, John McCarty, Tarneshala “Niki” Cowans, Regina Rowe, and Keith Burris approved to lease an Excavator for the Solid Waste Department.