Residents of select portions of
Lafourche Parish (particularly in parts of Grand Bois and Bourg) may attend schools in the Terrebonne Parish School District. Students with certain medical problems and children of certain teachers residing in Terrebonne Parish may attend school in the
Lafourche Parish Public Schools only if superintendents of both systems approve it on a case-by-case basis.
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History
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adding to it. (December 2016)
The school district made academic improvement between 2015 and 2016; it received a higher score in the
Louisiana Department of Education rankings, 95.1 from 90.5; both levels are classified as "B".[5]
School uniforms
The school district requires its PK-12 students to wear
school uniforms.[6]
In 2021, the enrollment was around 100.[7] Most of the students were
Cajun and
Native American, and these students came from French-speaking households.[8] The board of trustees agreed to close the school in 2021.[9] Six board members voted to close the school while three voted against it.[10] Area parents held protests as the board held its closure vote,[11] then sued the district in federal court to attempt to stop the closure.[12] Students were re-assigned to Montegut Elementary School.[7] The Pointe-aux-Chenes school closed, and
Hurricane Ida caused damage to the facility.[13] The lawsuit prompted members of the
Louisiana Legislature to consider authorizing a French immersion school.
École Pointe-au-Chien.[8] The
Louisiana House of Representatives approved that proposal,[14] as did
John Bel Edwards, then
Governor of Louisiana. The new
charter school opened in 2023.[8] It had plans to relocate to the former Pointe-Aux-Chenes building.[13] The plans were realized after the district sold the school building for one dollar to the
Pointe-au-Chien Tribe.[8]