L.B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School

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L. B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School
Public Charter
Opened2013
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Orange, navy blue and gold
     
AthleticsLHSAA
MascotCharging Buccaneers
NicknameBuccaneers

L. B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School is a charter high school on the west bank of Orleans Parish in Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana.

History

L. B. Landry High School history

L. B. Landry High School, was a

vocalist who lived in Algiers.[1][2]

The L. B. Landry School, originally an elementary school, opened on October 26, 1938. In 1942, it became a high school. It also was the first high school in Louisiana to be named after an African-American. It was the first high school on the west bank of New Orleans to enroll African-Americans regardless of income level.[3] In 1952, it became a joint junior/senior high school. The main building was destroyed by a fire in 1958 and was rebuilt in 1959. In 1969, an annex opened. It contained an assembly hall, a theater, and 22 classrooms.[1]

In 2005,

solar panels are on the roof.[1] The three-story campus was built with two gymnasiums, a space for a health center, and an auditorium with 650 seats.[5]

The

Times Picayune reported that teachers and students said that by October 2010 the school order dramatically improved.[4] In December 2010, Louisiana State University opened a health clinic at Landry, replacing two smaller, temporary health clinics.[6]

In the Spring of 2011, the school had 750 students in grades 7 through 10.[4]

In October 2012 plans were announced to merge Walker High School and L. B. Landry High School into the new Landry Building and the campus would take the name of Walker High.[7] The alumni of Landry High filed a lawsuit against the state, accusing it of ignoring a 2011 statute that asks the district to create a community outreach plan before finalizing "on any proposed changes in school governance" and unfairly calling Landry "low performing."[8] The lawsuit was filed in District Civil Court in August 2012. The Associated Press stated "The case could be the first test of a law that requires community input on any changes in the way state-controlled schools are governed."[9] Effective in the fall of 2013, the two schools merged onto the L. B. Landry High School campus.

L. B. Landry High School notable alumni (1942–2012)

  • NFL
    cornerback
  • NFL
    defensive end
  • NFL
    offensive guard
  • Bobby Mitchell, blues singer
  • NBA
    power forward
  • NFL
    offensive guard (he transferred before his sophomore season)
  • NFL
    running back

O. Perry Walker High School history

O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School and Community Center was a high school on the west bank of Orleans Parish in

New Orleans Public Schools
.

In 2005, as

Louisiana Superdome, a shelter of last resort.[10]

In 2012, the Associated Press stated that Walker was a "relatively high-performing school".[9]

In October 2012 plans were announced to merge Walker High School and L. B. Landry High School into the new Landry Building and the campus would take the name of Walker High.[7] Effective in the fall of 2013, the school merged on the rebuilt L. B. Landry High School campus.

O. Perry Walker High School notable alumni (1970–2012)

Landry–Walker Preparatory High School

In 2013, the school was named Landry–Walker Preparatory High School after the merger of L. B. Landry High School and O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School on the L. B. Landry High School campus.[16] It was named after Lord Beaconsfield Landry (1878–1934) and former New Orleans Public School Superintendent, O. Perry Walker (1899–1968). The school's athletics nickname was the Charging Buccaneers, derived from the O. Perry Walker's Chargers nickname and L.B. Landry's Buccaneers nickname.

L. B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School

In 2021, the school was renamed L. B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School, removing O. Perry Walker from the school name. Walker, a former New Orleans Public School Superintendent, supported segregation and his name was removed after a vote by the Algiers Charter School system.[17]

Athletics

L. B. Landry College and Career Preparatory athletics competes in the LHSAA.[18]

State championships

Landry–Walker Preparatory
Football: 2016

L. B. Landry
Football: 1959

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "History." L. B. Landry High School. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "AARC Notable African Americans from Louisiana". Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  3. ^
    The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
    Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  4. ^
    The Times-Picayune
    . May 18, 2011. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  5. ^
    The Times Picayune
    . April 15, 2010. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  6. The Times Picayune
    . December 2, 2010. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  7. ^
    The Times Picayune
    . October 9, 2012. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  8. The Times-Picayune
    . August 24, 2010. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  9. ^
    The Advocate
    . August 28, 2012. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  10. The Times-Picayune
    . Sunday August 28, 2005. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
  11. ^ Walker, Dave (May 11, 2009). "Patricia Clarkson Joins Justin Timberlake in 'SNL' Video Short". Times-Picayune. New Orleans, LA. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  12. South Florida Sun
    . February 3, 2005. Sports 7C. Retrieved on March 18, 2013. "Milton Collins, wr, 6-1, 180, New Orleans O. Perry Walker HS"
  13. ^ Trahan, Ken. "O. Perry Walker's Anthony Johnson named Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year Archived April 11, 2013, at archive.today." SportsNOLA.com/LeSEA Broadcasting. December 3, 2010. Retrieved on March 15, 2013.
  14. ^ Nadeau, Rene. "Former O. Perry Walker, Ole Miss star Kendrick Lewis savors climb to NFL success with Kansas City Chiefs Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." SportsNOLA.com/LeSEA Broadcasting. December 15, 2011. Retrieved on March 15, 2013.
  15. ^ "RAY NAGIN." (Archive) Tulane University. Retrieved on March 15, 2013.
  16. ^ "Landry-Walker College and Career Preparatory High School History". landry-walker.org. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  17. ^ "Landry-Walker drops Walker from school name after vote". WWL-TV. New Orleans, Louisiana. August 1, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "Landry-Walker". lhsaa.org. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

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