District officials unsure if L.B. Landry can stay open after 26-27 school year

Hundreds of alumni and community members packed L. Landry High School’s auditorium Monday (Sept. 28) night, asking to keep the school open after its operator, Algiers Charter Schools, voted last week not to renew the contract that keeps the school running with the Orleans Parish School Board. Wearing gold and blue, the school’s colors, supporters addressed NOLA Public Schools district Superintendent Fateama Fulmore and asked that the district either run the school directly or identify another charter operator to take it over after Algiers Charter Schools contract ends at the end of the 2026-2027 school year. The district was informed of the operator’s decision of nonrenewal on Oct.