James Darrell Rodriguez – Rapides

Mr. Rodriguez is serving on the Board after having been appointed by the Rapides Parish Police Jury. Mr. Rodriguez has worked in Education for 40 years, 11 of which were as a teacher and the remaining 29 were as the Director of the Oakdale and Lamar Salter Campuses of the Louisiana Technical College System. He obtained a Bachelor’s from Northwestern State University in Special Education and Industrial Education, a Master’s in Supervision and Administration, and a Doctorate in Theology. Mr. Rodriguez has served on the Rapides Parish School Board for 7 years, is the President of Ward 6, a member of Ward 6 Rural Water System, and is a Justice of the Peace. His area of expertise includes law enforcement.