Elyse Carmosino

After a Jefferson Parish School Board member's sudden resignation this week , the clock is ticking for the board to find his replacement.

The House voted 98-0 to approve a final version of a bill that mandates students who assault a school employee be automatically expelled for at least two semesters and undergo anger management classes.

of 4 Louisiana schools must take stricter disciplinary action against students who attack public school employees under a bill the Legislature

Jefferson Parish student Victor Romero wants his peers to know that change only happens when people get involved. “People in high positions tell us that the youth are the future,” he said. “We can only be that future if we take that power.”

Wearing a gray suit and blue button-down, 16-year-old Victor Romero stepped up to the podium and faced the eight Jefferson Parish School Board members whose decisions shape his education.

This week, the Jefferson Parish School Board will choose one of four people who have thrown their hats in the ring to fill a vacant seat

Jefferson Parish School Board members will publicly interview four candidates this Thursday before voting on who will replace Steven Guitterrez, who unexpectedly stepped down from the position last month.

The Jefferson Parish School Board appointed Kevin Delahousseye, a Republican with nearly 40 years of experience in the banking industry, to fill the seat vacated by Steven Guitterrez last month.

The Jefferson Parish School Board appointed Kevin Delahousseye, a Republican with nearly 40 years of experience in the banking industry, to fill the seat vacated by Steven Guitterrez last month.

In a letter last week, James Gray urged lawmakers to vote against Landry’s proposed funding reduction, saying it would cost Jefferson Parish up to $14 million and could negatively impact school system personnel and student resources.