West Baton Rouge Parish
Five Louisiana Parish Systems Improved in an Attendance Pilot. West Baton Rouge Led the Group
West Baton Rouge Parish posted the largest proportional improvement among five parish systems named in a public attendance-pilot announcement. Its chronic absenteeism rate fell from 18.7% in 2023-24 t...
Only 7 of 74 Louisiana Parishes Have Recovered From COVID
Livingston Parish gained 232 students between 2019 and 2026. That makes it the most successful COVID recovery story in Louisiana. The second-best, West Baton Rouge Parish, added 168. The two parishes ...
Baton Rouge Loses 1,703 Students in One Year
For four years, East Baton Rouge Parish lost students the way a faucet drips. Between 2022 and 2025, the state capital's school system shed 217, 511, and 221 students in consecutive years. The decline...