Folsom Officials

The Village of  Folsom's Board consist of a mayor and three aldermen who are elected every four years. Our current mayor and aldermen were re-elected during the September 30, 2006 election.  They will begin their new terms in January 2007. 

 

Mayor Marshell Brumfield, a native of Folsom,  has been active on the council since 1988.  He is now serving his third term as Mayor of the Village of Folsom.  Mayor Brumfield is the first African American elected mayor in St. Tammany Parish.  Born and raised here in Folsom, Mayor Brumfield graduated from Washington Parish High School in 1975. He went on to further his education at Southern University where he received a degree in Administration and Accounting. He then attended Golden Gate University in San Francisco for graduate school. Mayor Brumfield has four children, Marcy, Shawn, Marshell Jr., and Brandon. He has 5 grandchildren and a loving and supportive wife, Carol.

 

 

Alderman Ken Wilt Originally from Louisville, Kentucky and married for the past forty three years, Ken and his wife, Beverly, have resided in St Tammany Parish for the last seventeen years. They have two daughters. Their oldest, Amy Prats, lives in  Abita Springs with her husband, Erik and their son Eli. Amy is a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with degrees in Psychology and Music Education. Their youngest daughter, Jennifer is a resident of Mandeville and is also a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Finance.

     

Ken was a member of the United States Air Force from 1960 to 1964 serving as a C- 130 Flight Engineer for the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron. After his tour of duty, he was employed by Fairchild Hiller Corporation as a Test Flight Engineer.

 

Returning home, Ken worked for E.I. Dupont as a chemical operator for several years before embarking on a career in the restaurant business as a manager and part owner of a King’s Table Buffet in Louisville and Nashville, Tennessee. In 1980 he joined the Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation and worked in various positions for the next twenty three years. He was transferred to Louisiana in 1990 as a Franchise Operations Specialist for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, and Tennessee retiring in 2003.

 

Ken and Beverly are members of Northshore Church of Christ with Ken serving as an elder. He is President of the Annendell Homeowners Association. Ken is an AARP volunteer for the Tax Aid Program and recently became a poll worker and commissioner in charge of the Erwin Fire Station  Precinct 204. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the St. Tammany Parish Fire District 5.

 

Alderman Phillip Bickham.  Photo and Bio. not available at this time

 

Alderman Ronald Holliday  Alderman Holliday is a lifelong resident of Folsom, Louisiana where he was raised on a dairy farm. He attended Folsom Elementary and Covington High Schools. He later attended the LSU Police Academy and various other Police schools. He also received several certifications related to Infrastructure creation and improvement on behalf of the Village of Folsom. Alderman Holliday is currently a member of First Baptist Church of Folsom.

 

He is the proud father of five children and six grandchildren; one son, Roman and

four daughters, Rondii, Gladys, Gretchen and Rorrie. He is grandfather to six

beautiful grandchildren, ages 2-14 years of age; being two girls, Bailey and Josie; and four boys, Jace, Kolton, Ben and Blake. Ronnie was elected Chief of Police five times from 1974 to 1995 when he retired. He was elected Alderman in 2002 and is currently serving his 2nd four-year term in that capacity.

 

He was the original organizer of the Folsom Athletic Association and coached

football, basketball, baseball and softball for over 20 years. He also found time to

coach summer slow pitch teams and has a couple of State Championships to his

credit. Ronnie played basketball, fast pitch and slow softball for many years in

numerous independent leagues throughout the state of Louisiana.

 

Alderman Holliday has held many different posts, some of which include being a

member of Lathers Local No.62 in New Orleans, Louisiana; was a salesman for

Holliday Realty and Patricia Swartz Realty, Inc.; owned and raced thoroughbred

horses, as well as, owning and raising some cattle. He has attended several LMA conventions for the purpose of establishing a network community on behalf of the Village of Folsom. In his spare time, Alderman Holliday enjoys attending his grandchildren’s ball games and is an avid LSU fan in all sports. Ronnie loves the Village of Folsom and has great concern for its residents’ welfare and safety, thus his reason for being politically active in his community, the Village of Folsom.