Rev. Harold McCoy, a member of the Ouachita Parish School Board, is spearheading a $1.4-million project to upgrade the sports facilities at Richwood High School. The School Board recently agreed to seek bids for the project, which will focus on…
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State group threatens suit against McCoy, School Board over prayer
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…
McCoy says reason white secretary resigned will not be hidden
She may have resigned but it will not be swept under the rug. Those were the words of Rev. Harold McCoy, the only black member of the Ouachita Parish School Board, in response to the resignation of the white school…
Four African American-Officials re-elected without opposition
Several African-American candidates have been re-elected to their positions unopposed. When qualifying for elections closed last week the following African-American officials were elected without opposition: Judge Marcus Hunter, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals District 1 Rev. Harold McCoy, Ouachita School…
Parish Board’s redistricting plan was best possible for our community; fair
By Reverend Harold McCoy Member, Ouachita Parish School Board The Ouachita Parish School Board adopted a new redistricting plan on December 14, 2021, that would change the boundaries of board members’ districts to ensure each district represents racial minority populations.…