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Ethics Board Docket No. 2023-688 <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br /> 3. <br /> On November 8,2022,Darrin Dixon ran for re-election,resulting in a run-off against Barbara <br /> Smith-Iverson on December 10, 2022. <br /> 4. <br /> On December 10, 2022, Barbara Smith-Iverson defeated Darrin Dixon and she was elected <br /> to the Caddo Parish School Board. Ms Smith-Iverson took office in January 2023. <br /> 5. <br /> On June 2,2023,the Caddo Parish District Attorney filed suit against Barbara Smith-Iverson <br /> challenging her residency. On June 29, 2023, Caddo Parish District Judge Brady O'Callaghan <br /> determined Ms. Smith-Iverson did not meet the residence nor domicile requirements of the office and <br /> declared the seat vacant. <br /> 6. <br /> On July 12, 2023,the Caddo Parish School Board declared the seat vacant as a result of the <br /> election challenge. <br /> 7. <br /> On July 20, 2023,the Caddo Parish School Board appointed Darrin Dixon to fill the vacancy <br /> on an interim basis. The appointment was within two years from the termination of his term as a <br /> member of the Caddo Parish School Board on December 31, 2022. <br />