Justice Department Dismisses Half Century Old Louisiana Consent Decree
April 29, 2025
April 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Justice Department Dismisses Half Century Old Louisiana Consent Decree
In 1966, the United States sued Plaquemines Parish School Board seeking to desegregate its schools. By 1975, the Court found the schools had been properly integrated, but the case was never removed from the Court system. Thus, for nearly a half century the case remained open.
Tha . . .
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Justice Department Dismisses Half Century Old Louisiana Consent Decree
In 1966, the United States sued Plaquemines Parish School Board seeking to desegregate its schools. By 1975, the Court found the schools had been properly integrated, but the case was never removed from the Court system. Thus, for nearly a half century the case remained open.
Tha . . .