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Rapides Parish

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Louisiana Lost 15,424 Students in One Year

For five years after COVID emptied classrooms across Louisiana, the losses came in waves that seemed to be slowing. Traditional parish enrollment fell by 19,459 in the pandemic year, then 8,688, then ...

Caddo Parish Has Lost Students Every Year for Seven Years

No parish in Louisiana has lost more students since 2019 than Caddo Parish. Its 5,611-student decline, a 14.8% drop from 37,868 to 32,257, outpaces Jefferson Parish's loss of 5,160 and East Baton Roug...