LAKE ARTHUR - Roberta Palermo has been appointed by the town council to fill the seat of her late husband, Robert “Bobby” Palermo.
“Roberta will serve as an interim councilman until elections are held in November,” said Mayor Sherry Crochet. “She will likely serve through the month of December.”
Crochet said due to the amount of time left in Robert Palermo’s term, an election must be held to fill the seat.
“After this year, Bobby still had three years left of this term at the time of his death,” said Crochet.