Bogalusa School Board

Bogalusa School Board is a school district headquartered in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. The district serves the City of Bogalusa.

Current Louisiana State Senator Ben Nevers, an electrical contractor from Bogalusa, is a former member of the Bogalusa City School Board.

History

The school was racially integrated prior to 1970. Post-1970 the school's racial demographics consistent of approximately 60% white students and 40% black students.[1]

By 2013, there was a major grade level (educational stage) reconfiguration and school merger, reducing the number of schools from five to three.[2]

Schools

Schools are located in the City of Bogalusa.

Currently operating:

• Bogalusa High School
• Central Elementary School
• Byrd Avenue Primary School (formerly Byrd Avenue Elementary School)

Former schools:

• Secondary:
  • Bogalusa High School West[1]
  • Bogalusa Middle School - Was open after the reconfiguration[2]
• Elementary:
  • Northside Elementary School - Converted into a Assistance Center
  • Pleasant Hill Elementary School - Closed as part of the reconfiguration[2]
  • Superior Avenue Elementary School - Closed as part of the reconfiguration[2]
• Pre-K
  • Denhamtown Elementary Pre-K

References

1. Reed, Roy (1970-09-15). "Fight Closes Schools in Bogalusa, La". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
2. "Breaux not giving up on city schools". Bogalusa Daily News. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2018-07-13.

External links

• Bogalusa City Schools
• Bogalusa City Schools at the Wayback Machine (archive index)