With qualifying closed for the November 6, 2012, the list of contenders vying for a seat on the Orleans Parish School Board is official. According to the Secretary of State's website, the candidates are:

Member of School Board District 1
1 to be Elected

Name	Filed Date	Party/Race/Gender
Heidi Lovett Daniels	08/15/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Female
Ira Thomas (Incumbent)	08/15/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Male

Member of School Board District 2
1 to be Elected

Name	Filed Date	Party/Race/Gender
Cynthia Cade (Incumbent)	08/15/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Female
Durrell L. Laurent	08/17/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Male
Dwight McKenna	08/15/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Male

Member of School Board District 3
1 to be Elected

Name	Filed Date	Party/Race/Gender
Brett A. Bonin (Incumbent)	08/15/2012	Republican
		White
		Male
Sarah Newell Usdin	08/15/2012	Democrat
		White
		Female
Karran Harper Royal	08/17/2012	No Party
		Black
		Female

Member of School Board District 4
1 to be Elected

Name	Filed Date	Party/Race/Gender
Leslie Ellison	08/17/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Female
Lourdes Moran (Incumbent)	08/16/2012	Democrat
		Hispanic
		Female

Member of School Board District 5
1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone	Filed Date	Party/Race/Gender
Seth Bloom (Incumbent)	08/15/2012	Democrat
		White
	Unopposed	Male

Member of School Board District 6
1 to be Elected

Name/Address/Phone	Filed Date	Party/Race/Gender
Jason Coleman	08/17/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Male
Woody Koppel (Incumbent)	08/15/2012	Democrat
		White
		Male

Member of School Board District 7
1 to be Elected

Name	Filed Date	Party/Race/Gender
Nolan A. Marshall Jr.	08/17/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Male
Rudolph "Rudy" Rayfield Jr.	08/17/2012	Democrat
		Black
		Male
Thomas Robichaux (Incumbent)	08/15/2012	Democrat
		White
		Male
Kwame A. Smith	08/17/2012	No Party
		Black
		Male