St. Landry Parish School Board

St. Landry Parish School Board President Raymond Cassimere, left, and Superintendent Edward Brown hold an envelope containing a letter about the end of a federal desegregation lawsuit at Thursday’s St.Landry Parish School Board meeting (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Federal desegregation lawsuit against St. Landry Parish schools dismissed

Sat, 09/03/2016 - 3:44pm Harlan Kirgan

A desegregation lawsuit filed in May 1965 against the St. Landry Parish School Board was dismissed Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty.

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10 applicants for top school job selected

Sat, 09/03/2016 - 8:41am Harlan Kirgan

Ten applicants have been selected for consideration by the St. Landry Parish School Board for the superintendent’s position.
The Board scheduled a meeting on Sept. 15 to decide on the number of finalists and procedures for hiring its next superintendent.

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Angela Cassimere handles a computer with the proposed St. Landry Parish School Board budget projected in the background at a special School Board meeting Monday in Opelousas. Cassimere is supervisor of instruction, school choice, and school improvement. Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

School Board budget shows eroding general fund balance

Thu, 09/01/2016 - 10:31am Harlan Kirgan

The St. Landry Parish School Board budget scheduled for a vote today shows an eroding general fund balance.

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Mary Ellen Donatto, right, talks about a survey on the desired characteristics of a superintendent at an Aug. 22 St. Landry Parish School Board committee meeting in Opelousas. The survey was approved at a special meeting Monday and went online on the School Board’s website Tuesday. Seated, from left are School Board members Milton Ambres and Hazel Sias. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

School Board asks public for its opinion on next superintendent

Thu, 09/01/2016 - 10:30am Harlan Kirgan

The St. Landry Parish School Board placed a survey on its website Tuesday asking the public to pick the top ten desired characteristics of an effective superintendent.

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