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. 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

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'', The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Retrieved on March 17, 2013. 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. In 2005,

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caused the school to close. The hurricane resulted in mold, rain, and wind-related damages in the school's building.Waller, Mark.
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''. May 18, 2011. Retrieved on March 17, 2013. Lentz said that there were few people who expected Landry to re-open. The architectural firm Eskew+Dumez+Ripple designed the new school. A replacement campus, with a price tag of almost $54 million in federal disaster funds, was designed to withstand winds of up to per hour, and

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are on the roof. The three story campus was built with two gymnasiums, a space for a health center, and an auditorium with 650 seats.Hurwitz, Jenny.
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(RSD) stated that the school would open with four grade levels instead of beginning with one level, so its size would be justified. The school would take grades 7 through 10. In two years, the 7th and 8th grades would be phased out, replaced with grades 11 and 12. As of April 2010 the school collected over 200 applications for the ninth grade. The school re-opened in 2010. During the beginning of the first post-Katrina year of operation, there were reports of poor discipline and administrative turmoil. Mark Waller of the ''

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opened a health clinic at Landry, replacing two smaller, temporary health clinics. In the Spring of 2011, the school had 750 students in grades 7 through 10. 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.Vanacore, Andrew.
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''. October 9, 2012. Retrieved on March 17, 2013. 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." The lawsuit was filed in District Civil Court in August 2012. The

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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."L.B. Landry High alumni unhappy with merger plans
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'' at '' The Advocate''. August 28, 2012. Retrieved on March 17, 2013. 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 *

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defensive end *

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offensive guard *

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power forward *

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offensive guard (he transferred before his sophomore season) *

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running back

O. Perry Walker High School history

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(RTA) designated O. Perry Walker as a place where people could receive transportation to the

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'' stated that Walker was a "relatively high-performing school". 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. 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 *

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(Class of 1977), actress *

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defensive end *

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defensive back * Craig Davis,

wide receiver * Anthony Johnson,

defensive end * Robert Kelley,

running back *

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cornerback *

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free safety *

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offensive tackle *

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wide receiver

Landry–Walker Prep history

The school was named after Lord Beaconsfield Landry and Oliver Perry Walker (1899–1968). In 2021, the school name was changed to L.B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School in recognition that Walker, a former New Orleans Public School Superintendent, supported segregation.

Athletics

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

Championships

Landry–Walker Prep
Football: 2016 L.B. Landry
Football: 1959

References

External links

Landry-Walker College and Career Preparatory High School website
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