Elyse Carmosino

of 2 The Jefferson Parish School Board passed a resolution Wednesday opposing a bill in the state Legislature that would give public school employees six weeks of fully paid parental leave

La. voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have given public school teachers permanent raises, leaving questions of whether lawmakers will once again agree to fund the one-time stipends teachers have received the last three years.

A resident votes Saturday, May 16, 2026, at C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, La.

As Principal Ninon Ledesma entered her third grade Spanish dual-language classroom at Alice Birney Elementary in Metairie last week, a young boy

In most foreign language classrooms, “you’re learning in isolation from a grammar book,” said Alice Birney master teacher Stacy Kadinger. “But here, we’re teaching science and we’re learning the cognates.”

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

The clock is ticking for the Jefferson Parish School Board to fill a seat vacated by District 9 representative Steven Guitterrez, who announced his departure this week.

In a letter to fellow Jefferson Parish School Board members and district officials, Steven Guitterrez explained why he chose to step down months before the end of his term.

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