Concordia Parish Desegregation Case Closed | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A federal appeals court has officially lifted a 60-year-old desegregation order for Concordia Parish, Louisiana, marking a major victory for the Trump administration’s push to end federal oversight of school integration. Once a battleground for civil rights in the 1960s, the parish’s school board is now free from federal mandates — including requirements that a charter school prioritize Black students — as the Justice Department, under Trump, argues these orders are unconstitutional overreach. Louisiana’s Attorney General hailed the decision, saying local voters, not federal judges, should control education. The ruling closes a long chapter for the parish, where white families fled as integration began, and the original plaintiffs are no longer involved — signaling a dramatic shift in how the federal government handles historic desegregation cases. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2fc9e62db30610db