3 candidates are tracked for East Baton Rouge Parish School Board District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nicole Fitzgerald, Nathan Rust and Tristan Yperman. Candidate information follows official East Baton Rouge Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nicole Fitzgerald (No Party); Nathan Rust (Republican); Tristan Yperman (Democratic) qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
School board member. The school board is the governing body of a public school district. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the district budget, sets policies on curriculum, discipline, attendance boundaries and facilities, and approves contracts and collective bargaining agreements. Day-to-day operations belong to the superintendent; the board sets direction and holds the administration accountable.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Nathan Rust, is on the ballot.
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No Party
Per the campaign site.
Nicole Fitzgerald is a former Spanish teacher at Westdale Middle School running for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board's District 6 seat, per The Advocate and her campaign site.
Republican Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Nathan Rust is the incumbent East Baton Rouge Parish School Board member for District 6 and a small business owner who runs Prestigious Painting, per his campaign site and the district's board roster. He is a 2004 graduate of Zachary High School who studied at Northwestern State University.
Democratic
Tristan Yperman is a mother of school-age children in the district running for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board's District 6 seat, per The Advocate. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Tristan Yperman.
Who is running for East Baton Rouge Parish School Board District 6 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for East Baton Rouge Parish School Board District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nicole Fitzgerald, Nathan Rust and Tristan Yperman. Candidate information follows official East Baton Rouge Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board District 6 election in Louisiana?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Louisiana are on the Louisiana election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official East Baton Rouge Parish and state election office filings, last verified October 1, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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