Plaquemines Parish School Board

Plaquemines Parish School Board (PPSB) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[1]

The district includes the entire parish.^[2]

The current superintendent is Denis Rousselle.

History[edit]

The school district refused to follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964,^{[citation needed]} and refused to desegregate its schools until 1967.^[3]

All Plaquemines Parish public schools require school uniforms.^[4]^[5]

All schools are located in unincorporated areas.^[2]

The following consolidated into South Plaquemines High School after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita:^[6]^[7]

^ "PlaqueminesCAPS". www.ppsb.org. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Plaquemines Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2024. - Text list - The map shows there are no incorporated places in the parish.
^ United States v. Plaquemines Parish School Board, 291 F. Supp. 841 (E.D. La. 1967) - at Justia, at Vlex
^ Handbook Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Belle Chasse High School.
^ Handbook Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. Belle Chasse Primary School.
^ Home Page Archived 2008-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. South Plaquemines High School
^ "Schools." as of February 19, 2005. Plaquemines Parish School Board
^ "Port Sulphur High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 25, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
^ "Buras Middle School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
^ "Buras High School." Plaquemines Parish School Board. March 22, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
^ "Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine." Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.

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