Even at a glance, the differences are obvious. The walls of Ferriday High School are old and worn, surrounded by barbed wire. Just a few miles away, Vidalia High School is clean and bright, with a new ...

The U.S. Justice Department has lifted a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana, calling its continued existence a "historical wrong." The Justice Department ended the 1966 legal ...

Opponents of desegregation used legal maneuvers, school closures, intimidation, and violence to maintain racially segregated schools. The "Southern Manifesto," signed by many Southern members of ...

The Department of Justice has lifted a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana this week. It overturned the 1966 legal agreement with Plaquemines Parish schools, which required them to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how we can advance opportunity in education. Aug 07, 2025, 11:29am EDT School desegregation is an old topic and, ...

Louisiana officials want to overturn the remaining federal desegregation orders in their state. They may find allies in the Trump administration. By Sarah Mervosh Republican leaders in Louisiana are ...