Overview
- A local court granted the Town of Krotz Springs a temporary restraining order that stops the St. Landry Parish School Board from closing Krotz Springs Elementary, moving students or reassigning teachers while the case proceeds.
- The TRO requires the status quo to be maintained until a July 10 hearing on a preliminary injunction when judges will weigh the town’s legal claims.
- The town’s petition says the board ignored its own district attendance rule and held closure discussions at a retreat that citizens believed was closed to the public.
- The school board voted to close six schools, including Krotz Springs Elementary, but its attorney said the court later limited the TRO so the board could deliberate and vote while barring any steps to implement a closure.
- The board has permission to seek appellate review in the Louisiana Third Circuit, and the dispute raises broader questions about local governance, community access to meetings, and how open‑meeting rules apply to school retreats.