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Prospective LSU student won't be enrolled after racial slur

June 16, 2020 - 08:53 AM BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A student who was seen in a video using a racial slur and had also planned to attend Louisiana State University will not be enrolled in the school this fall. The university in Baton Rouge gave the update by replying to several tweets Monday night. The one-sentence stat...

Loyola-New Orleans president apologizes after racism alleged

June 09, 2020 - 01:34 PM NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The president of Loyola University of New Orleans has apologized for the way the school handled allegations that the former head of its communications department mistreated black and LGBTQ students and showed bias against them. Loyola University President Tania Tetlow also ...

Lyric Williams overcomes autism to be a 2020 honor graduate

June 06, 2020 - 12:05 PM Casey Ferrand (WTDN)-- The day has finally come for the Abramson Sci Academy's graduating class to walk across the stage. Instead of having their graduation in an arena as planned, they will each walk across a temporary stage outside of their school during the drive thru graduation that school leade...

Lusher Charter School students celebrate graduation with unique ceremony

June 01, 2020 - 03:21 PM New Orleans, LA – Lusher Charter School held a unique graduation ceremony for the senior class of 2020 seniors on May 23. The day included virtual speeches, a neighborhood caravan past homes of Lusher grads and a diploma ceremony. The commencement began with a virtual ceremony with ...

Child care providers receive supplies to ensure safe reopening

May 27, 2020 - 02:29 PM BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Education today announced all 1,649 child care providers in Louisiana will soon receive supplies to help them ensure the health and safety of staff and children as the state navigates reopening following the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak...

Frederick A. Douglass seniors graduate with personal ceremony from principal

May 20, 2020 - 12:13 PM Casey Ferrand (WTDN) - A pandemic-cancelled graduation did not stopping Frederick A. Douglass High School Principal Towana Pierre Floyd from giving every one of her students the personalized graduation they deserve. All week the school is hosting individual graduations for each of their graduating ...

De La Salle seniors get drive-thru diploma parade

May 19, 2020 - 06:08 PM New Orleans, LA (WTDN) - High School seniors at De La Salle High School celebrated the completion of their high school career with a drive-up graduation celebration. The students dressed in their cap and gown and drove to the school with their families in decorated cars and made a loop around campu...

Inspire NOLA salutes seniors with commencement parades

May 19, 2020 - 12:05 PM Casey Ferrand (WTDN) — The resilience and strength of the Class of 2020 was celebrated in grad fashion Tuesday. As McMain principal, John Green pointed out, the path to graduation has been unlike any other for this class. They began their school career faced with Hurricane Katerina in 200...

Warren Easton High School celebrates seniors and Hall of Fame Scholarship Winners

May 18, 2020 - 09:58 AM CASEY FERRAND (WTDN) - It was a speial morning for the Warren Easton High School Class of 2020 as school staff hosted a celebration for their seniors Monday. Students and their families drove down Salcedo Street between the school building and Legacy Field, where they were cheered by staff and given...

Louisiana charts course forward for summer activities, child care

May 13, 2020 - 01:55 PM BATON ROUGE, La. -- As the State prepares to enter Phase One on the Roadmap to a Resilient Louisiana, the Department of Education and the Department of Health have outlined the next steps for the safe operation of childcare centers, as well as summer camps, summer school, and summer extracurricular ...

Education

Prospective LSU student won't be enrolled after racial slur

Loyola-New Orleans president apologizes after racism alleged

Lyric Williams overcomes autism to be a 2020 honor graduate

Lusher Charter School students celebrate graduation with unique ceremony

Child care providers receive supplies to ensure safe reopening

Frederick A. Douglass seniors graduate with personal ceremony from principal

De La Salle seniors get drive-thru diploma parade

Inspire NOLA salutes seniors with commencement parades

Warren Easton High School celebrates seniors and Hall of Fame Scholarship Winners

Louisiana charts course forward for summer activities, child care

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