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  • Black History Month: Formerly all-Black high schools have stories to share Play Video

    February 23, 2021 10:15 AM

    McKinley High School is listed as a national historic landmark as the first high school for African Americans in the state, but it certainly was not the only school for Black students. Of the dozens of Black schools in all 64 parishes across the state, many people remember those... more »
  • Middleton family against LSU's decision to change main library's name

    June 12, 2020 8:06 AM

    BATON ROUGE - On Thursday afternoon, Governor John Bel Edwards spoke in support of LSU's decision to rename its main library due to the discovery of at least one seemingly prejudiced letter written by the library's namesake, former LSU President, Troy H. Middleton. But not everyone approves of the... more »
  • Justice Department reaches agreement to desegregate St. James schools

    January 31, 2017 12:27 PM

    WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice has reached an agreement with the St. James Parish School District that will end court supervision of the district’s schools. The consent order, approved Monday by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, addresses all remaining issues in the school... more »

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