Lafayette City Council appoints longtime community volunteer to vacant seat

The Lafayette City Council has appointed longtime community volunteer Stella Wotherspoon to fill the seat left vacant by Councilmember Gina Dawson, who resigned earlier this year.

Wotherspoon was chosen from a pool of five applicants during a special council meeting held July 15. After interviewing all candidates, the council voted unanimously to appoint her. She will serve until the city’s next regularly scheduled municipal election in November 2026.