Governor appoints Johnson to human services district board

BATON ROUGE – Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that Ami Johnson of St. Amant has been appointed to the Capital Area Human Services District Board.

Johnson is the public information officer for Ascension Parish and a member of the National Association of Government Communicators. She was nominated by the Ascension Parish President to serve as a representative of the parish, as required by statute.

The Capital Area Human Service District Board serves to operate and manage community-based programs and services relative to public health, mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services for the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.

According to statute, the board is comprised of 17 gubernatorial appointments, subject to senate confirmation.

Two members are appointed from the parishes of Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. Five members are appointed from East Baton Rouge Parish.

Appointees are selected from nominations submitted by the governing authority of each parish, except in Ascension Parish where the parish president submits the nominations.