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In 1965, the board was sued by Shreveport pastor and civil rights leader E. Edward Jones and his wife, Leslie, to compel, successfully, the desegregation of Caddo Parish public schools. [ 2 ] Schools
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The Caddo Parish School Board operates public schools. [31] The parish also has fourteen private schools as of 2018. [32] It is in the service area of Bossier Parish Community College, [33] though the private Centenary College of Louisiana and LSU's Shreveport campus are also prominent institutions of higher education.
In late 2018, Shreveport was named the "worst place to live in Louisiana" and in 2019, the worst place to start a career. [6] [7] On January 16, 2020, Advanced Aero Services planned to open a facility at Shreveport Regional Airport, with an estimated 1,000 jobs by the end of the decade. [8] [9]
At the helm of Land O’Lakes is Beth Ford, the first woman to lead the $19 billion Arden Hills, Minnesota, cooperative, which has 9,000 employees and 2,809 member-owners.
School Board member Gene Posca said he wanted to ensure the committee met in perpetuity, not just for five years as the current policy reads. The board plans to bring back the proposal for ...
In 1978, Land O'Lakes got into the meatpacking business with the purchase of Spencer Beef. [6] It sold Spencer Beef in 1983 to Excel, now Cargill Meat Solutions. [7] In 1999, Land O'Lakes took an ownership stake in egg producer MoArk; it took full ownership of the company in 2006. [8] [9]
In 2007, the board appointed Paul Pastorek, a former BESE member, as the Louisiana state education superintendent upon the death of Cecil J. Picard. Pastorek resigned as superintendent in 2011. [2] In 2012, eight of the eleven members were required to confirm Governor Bobby Jindal's appointment of John C. White as superintendent.