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New Orleans School Desegregation Standoff Continues
Desegregation of two New Orleans elementary schools remains contested as white parents pull children from McDonogh No. 19 and William Frantz. Despite federal court orders, ongoing harassment, police protection, and legal fights persist, with Baton Rouge lawmakers opposing integration and a St Helena vote on private schooling slated for April 22. A Baytown delegation heads to Austin to oppose anti shrimping restrictions while seeking tighter shell dredging rules.
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New Orleans
Ben Thomas
St. Bernard Parish
Ethel Arieux
McDonogh No. 19
St. Claude Avenue
McDonagh
Avieux
St. Bernard
Baton Rouge
Benelend Tham Antinet Ae Fast
East Baton Rouge
St. Helena
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Baytown
Bayshore Red
Reef and Gun Coub
Austin
Chib
Taylor Hunt
Grover Eder
Jack Walker
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Texas