Left off the list of semifinalists was Ashonta Wyatt, a local education consultant and former principal, whom dozens of people publicly asked the board to consider for superintendent.
The first parade of the Mardi Gras season will roll tonight, less than a week after a man drove his truck into crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people.
Most Louisianans no longer speak French, but many want their kids to learn. A new school down the bayou is taking a new approach — by teaching students to talk like their grandparents.
Slightly more students are graduating from public high schools in Louisiana, but many still struggle to get their diploma, according to data released Wednesday.
A wealthy Baton Rouge neighborhood has become its own city in order to try to create a new school district. Some residents call the move modern day segregation.
Tulane University officials called in police early Wednesday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school’s campus, less than 48 hours after it was established.