Carla Powell
Democratic · LA · East Baton Rouge Parish School Board District 3 Member
Carla Powell serves on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board for District 3. She is a veteran social studies teacher with nearly 20 years of classroom experience and holds degrees in social studies education and education administration.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted for Superintendent LaMont Cole's plan to close nine schools, move four, and redraw attendance zones for 12 others. The school board approved it 7-0, with two members absent.
April 28, 2025
Source: theadvocate.com
Voted with the whole school board to pick Metro Councilman LaMont Cole as the new superintendent, ending weeks of deadlock.
July 24, 2024
Source: theadvocate.com
Voted to make interim Superintendent Adam Smith the permanent superintendent, but the board split 4-4. She then gave a 17-minute speech claiming four board members voted the way an outside education group told them to.
July 11, 2024
Source: theadvocate.com
Was elected president of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board by an 8-0 vote, with one member abstaining.
January 11, 2024
Source: theadvocate.com
Voted against a new four-year contract for Superintendent Sito Narcisse that included a $55,000 raise. She said she voted no because of a lack of leadership in the school district.
December 7, 2023
Source: theadvocate.com
Past race Carla Powell ran in:
- East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Member District 3 · November 3, 2026 · East Baton Rouge Parish School Board District 3 · incumbent