In a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, the Ouachita Parish School Board approved a resolution mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom across the parish. This directive aligns with guidance from Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill under H.B.…
Ouachita Parish School Board Superintendent Todd Guice recently announced the appointment of three new elementary school principals, effective Monday, April 22. D’Anne Bennett has taken the helm at Swartz Upper Elementary. She expressed enthusiasm about her new role, saying, “I…
Bruce Taylor, an IT specialist with five years of service at the Ouachita Parish School Board, has resigned from his position, citing a hostile work environment created by his superiors and a co-worker who engaged in racially tinged stereotype jokes.…
The Ouachita Parish School Board and specifically Rev. Harold McCoy are the targets of legal complaints from a state organization complaining that the board’s practice of saying Christian prayers before board meetings is a violation of the law. The Freedom…
Despite an online petition signed by over 3,000 students and former students of West Monroe High School, the parish school board voted not to change the school’s mascot from its iconic “Rebels.” A former West Monroe graduate appeared before the…
