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The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is filling a vacant seat on an interim basis.
On Wednesday, council members appointed Darryl Hurst to serve as the interim District 5 council member
Hurst replaces Erika Green, who was elected judge. He had unsuccessfully run against Green for this seat in the past.
Hurst will serve until the special election on March 26 and says he plans to run for the seat again.
EBR School Board member Dadrius Lanus is also in the running for the District 5 seat.
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