|
O Perry Walker High School
L.B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School is a high school on the west bank of Orleans Parish in Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana. The school opened in 2013 after the merger of L.B. Landry High School and O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School. It is named after Lord Beaconsfield Landry (1878–1934). The current nickname is the Charging Buccaneers, deriving from the O. Perry Walker's Chargers mascot and L.B. Landry's Buccaneers mascot. History L.B. Landry High School history L.B. Landry High School, was a secondary school in the Whitney area of Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana. It was originally named after Lord Beaconsfield Landry (1878–1934), an African American activist, physician, and vocalist who lived in Algiers.History " L.B. Landry High School. Retrieved on March 17, 2013. The L.B. Landry School, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the twelfth-most populous city in the southeastern United States. Serving as a List of ports in the United States, major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for its Music of New Orleans, distinctive music, Louisiana Creole cuisine, Creole cuisine, New Orleans English, uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recovery School District
Recovery School District (RSD) is a special statewide school district administered by the Louisiana Department of Education. Created by legislation passed in 2003, the RSD is designed to take underperforming schools and transform and make them effective in educating children. While the majority of RSD-supervised schools were within New Orleans and were largely under the administration of the Orleans Parish School Board pre-Katrina, the RSD has also taken over schools in East Baton Rouge, Caddo and Pointe Coupee parishes, reflecting its statewide authority and full name, the Recovery School District of Louisiana (RSDLA).''Recovery School District Frequently Asked Questions.'/ref> As of 2012 it was the fifth largest school district in Louisiana by student population. Orleans parish schools returned the OPSB in 2018. The Recovery School District's supervisory board is Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). The RSD has two offices, the one in New Orleans serves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans Public Schools
The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) governs the public school system that serves New Orleans, Louisiana. It includes the entirety of Orleans Parish, coterminous with New Orleans. The OPSB directly administers 6 schools and has granted charters to another 18. Though the Orleans Parish School Board has retained ownership of all the assets of the New Orleans Public Schools system, including all school buildings, approximately 93% of students attending publicly-funded schools post-Katrina in Orleans Parish attended charter schools.''New Orleans District Moves To An All-Charter System.'' https://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/05/30/317374739/new-orleans-district-moves-to-an-all-charter-system Schools previously operating under the Recovery School District umbrella within Orleans Parish after Katrina were, as of the fall of 2014, publicly funded and privately operated charter schools. The RSD returned all its schools to the OPSB in 2018. The headquarters of the OPSB is in the West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Superintendent
In the American education system, a superintendent or superintendent of schools is an administrator or manager in charge of a number of public schools or a school district, a local government body overseeing public schools. All school principals in a respective school district report to the superintendent. The role and powers of the superintendent vary among areas. According to Sharp and Walter, a popularly held opinion is that "the most important role of the board of education is to hire its superintendent." History The first education laws in the United States were enacted in the colonial era, when various New England colonies passed ordinances directing towns "to choose men to manage the important affairs of learning, such as deciding local taxes, hiring teachers, setting wages, and determining the length of the school year." The persons responsible were frequently selectmen who had additional government responsibilities. Boston established America's first permanent schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgil Robinson
Virgil I. Robinson Jr. (born November 2, 1947, in Inverness, Mississippi) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. He also was a member of the Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer in the World Football League. He played college football at Grambling State University. Early years Robinson attended L.B. Landry High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Grambling State University. He was Grambling's leading rusher in 1970, with 884 yards. That same year, he was named a first-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference running back. Professional career Robinson was selected by Green Bay Packers in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft. The Packers acquired that draft pick from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for running back Travis Williams and a 4th round draft pick. Despite being their 2nd round draft choice, he was cut by the Packers before the 1971 season after attempts to use him at both runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Richardson
Cyril Joseph Richardson (born December 27, 1990) is a former American football Guard (American football), guard. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor Bears football, Baylor, where he was a unanimous All-American. Early years A native of New Orleans, Richardson attended L. B. Landry High School in Algiers, New Orleans, Algiers as a freshman on the junior varsity team. Richardson left New Orleans with his parents, Albert Joseph and Anita Richardson, during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. They moved to the suburbs of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Richardson attended Baker High School (Louisiana), Baker High School for his sophomore year. A late-season addition to the Baker football team, he rarely played before the family moved to Fort Worth, Texas, in October 2006. In Fort Worth, Richardson enrolled at North Crowley High School, where he joined the football varsity but did not play during his junior season f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ray (basketball)
James Earl Ray (born July 27, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at Jacksonville University, he was drafted fifth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1980 NBA draft. He subsequently played three seasons for the team, appearing in 103 games and finishing with career averages of 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. Moving to Europe, he went on to play professionally in Italy, Spain and Turkey. Post-career In 2001, Ray was diagnosed with sarcoidosis. Due to his failing health and financial challenges, the NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...'s retired players association provided him support. In 2008, Ray received a transplant, soon after receiving a diagnosis of having three months to live without one. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Mitchell
Robert Cornelius Mitchell (June 6, 1935 – April 5, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and flanker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. Mitchell became the Redskins' first African-American star after joining them in 1962, when they became the last NFL team to integrate. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Early life Mitchell was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and attended Langston High School. There, he played football, basketball, and track, and was good enough at baseball to be offered a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. College career Instead of playing professional baseball, Mitchell chose to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which he picked from a host of schools that offered him scholarships. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and had a particularly good sophomore year. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Louis
Lance Louis (born April 24, 1985) is a former American football offensive guard. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears with pick 246 in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State. College career Louis played four years of football at San Diego State, playing tight end as a sophomore, guard as a junior, and started all twelve games senior year at right tackle. In March 2010 he plea guilty to a misdemeanour assault charge relating to a fight with a teammate in a meeting room. He was sentenced to three years of informal probation and a $565 fine. Professional career Chicago Bears After not being invited to the NFL Combine, Louis was determined to perform admirably at SDSU's pro day. He lived up to the task, weighing in at 303 pounds and running a 4.76 second 40. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. 2012 In Week 7, Louis recorded his first reception off a tipped pass from quarterback Jay Cutl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Jackson
Richard Samuel Jackson (born July 22, 1941), nicknamed "Tombstone", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Southern University. Jackson played for the AFL's Oakland Raiders in 1966 and Denver Broncos from 1967 through 1969, remaining with the Broncos in 1970 through 1971 after their post-merger transition to the NFL, and the Cleveland Browns in 1972. Jackson was named an All-Pro in 1969 and 1970. Early years and college career Jackson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 22, 1941. He grew up in a rough area in Algiers, New Orleans and attended L.B. Landry High School where he played football for legendary coach Felix James. He showed outstanding skills and determination as a 210-pound defensive end and also ended up running track when one of the school’s sprinters beat him in a 100-yard foot race. He spent t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Haymond
Alvin Henry Haymond (born August 31, 1942) is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons in the National Football League. Career Haymond led the NFL three times in punt return yardage and once in kickoff return yardage. He played college football at Southern University and was drafted in the eighteenth round of the 1964 NFL Draft The 1964 National Football League draft was held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers on Monday, December 2, 1963. The first overall pick was Dave Parks, an end from Texas Tech, selected by the San Francisco 49ers. The AFL dra .... 1942 births Living people Players of American football from New Orleans American football defensive backs American football return specialists Southern Jaguars football players Baltimore Colts players Houston Oilers players Los Angeles Rams players Philadelphia Eagles players Washington Redskins players {{defensiveback-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
''The Advocate'' is Louisiana's largest daily newspaper. Based in Baton Rouge, it serves the southern portion of the state. Separate editions for New Orleans, '' The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Advocate'', and for Acadiana, ''The Acadiana Advocate'', are published. It also publishes ''gambit'', about New Orleans food, culture, events, and news, and weekly entertainment magazines: ''Red'' in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, and ''Beaucoup'' in New Orleans. History The oldest ancestor of the modern paper was the ''Democratic Advocate'', an anti- Whig, pro-Democrat periodical established in 1842. Another newspaper, the ''Louisiana Capitolian'', was established in 1868 and soon merged with the then-named ''Weekly Advocate''. By 1889 the paper was being published daily. In 1904, a new owner, William Hamilton, renamed it ''The Baton Rouge Times'' and later ''The State-Times'', a paper with emphasis on local news. In 1909, ''The State-Times'' was acquired by Capital City Press, a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
