ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — The words on the school sign outside Ascension of Our Lord School in LaPlace aren’t just about the students. The message “Fighting for our Future” is ...

On June 12, the LDF filed the brief as part of its St. John the Baptist Parish School desegregation case to close Fifth Ward Elementary School and transfer its students to a LaPlace school.

The school will see its final term this year, and in the 2025-2026 school year, students will either attend East St. John Preparatory or LaPlace Elementary. The motion passed on a vote 7-4.

More than 300 Black and Latino students from Fifth Ward Elementary in St. John Parish will be relocated to neighboring schools next year due to a lawsuit claiming the school is too close to a ...

School leaders in St. John the Baptist Parish will hold a public meeting Wednesday to discuss a consolidation plan. The meeting is happening at LaPlace Elementary School on 393 Greenwood Drive.

Fifth Ward Elementary School sits in a U.S. census tract with the highest risk of cancer from air pollution in the country, EPA says.