|
District 7 Newsletter
On November 6, 2012 Incumbent C. Denise Marcelle was elected by the citizens of District 7 to serve a second term on the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council. C. Denise Marcelle is a lifelong resident of District 7, and has been involved in many community service organizations that serve the
District. She is a 1977 graduate of Capital Senior High School, and received her BA from Southern University in Criminal Justice. She
attended LSU to become a licensed Notary Public on December 6, 2000. Denise currently works as a legal assistant to Attorney Gail Horne
Ray, where she has been employed for over 30 years. She attends Disciples Outreach Ministry where she serves on Ministerial Staff.
Denise is the mother of two and grandmother of nine.
Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle’s Legislative Assistant, Twahna P. Harris. Twahna can be reached at 389-3182
or tpharris@brgov.com.
Boards
- Baton Rouge Conventions & Visitors Bureau
- Dumas House
- Head Start Policy Board
- Community Coordinated Response Team
Community Service Organizations Involvement
- M.A.P.I.T. (Making A Positive Impact Together, former Member/President
- Gus Young Non-Violence, former member
- Gus Young Action Committee, former member
- Convention Business Bureau
- Ladies of Purpose Vice-Chairperson
- League of Women Voters on Baton Rouge
- Advocate for a Better Transit System
- Advocate for Stop the Violence
Honors and Awards
Citizen of the Year Award 2012
- Outstanding Service Award 2012
- NAACP Trailblazer Award for Outstanding Community Service, 2011
- Omega Psi Phi Community Activist of the Year Award, 2010
- Outstanding Supporter Award recipient Capital High Academy, 2010-2011
My Platform
- Supports Funding to Faith Based and Non-Profit Organizations that provide Human Services to those most in need
- Supports Small, Large, and Disadvantaged Business Development Incentives
- Supports the Preservation of Southern University and LSU Flagship Agenda
- Supports Funding for Arts, Culture, and Music
- Supports the Development of Affordable Housing and Elimination of Blighted Properties
- Supports Public Schools and School Choices
- Supports Access and Quality Public and Private Healthcare System
|
