Ferriday

A federal appeals court ended over 60 years of federal oversight of the Concordia Parish School Board in Louisiana, which was under a desegregation mandate since 1965. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision supports the Trump administration’s push to eliminate court-ordered desegregation plans, which Louisiana officials called federal overreach. The case originated from a 1965 lawsuit by Black families in Ferriday, who sought access to all-white schools during segregation.

A federal appeals court ended a 60-year desegregation order in Louisiana's Concordia Parish School Board, a decision supported by the Trump administration and Louisiana officials who called it a relic of past segregation. The case originated in 1965 when Black families sued for access to all-white schools, leading to integration efforts as white families later moved away from the area.