Joseph Cao wins right to fill remaining BESE District 1 term

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 320

Last Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago

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Joseph Cao, the former Republican congressman who Gov. Jeff Landry picked as a placeholder on the state school board late last year, won the right to take over the job for good in Tuesday’s election.

Cao defeated Democrat Angela Hershey, a retired teacher from Madisonville, to clinch the District 1 seat on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He received 64% of the votes from the district that includes parts of …

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