Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that another federal decree in Louisiana has ended after a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice was filed, bringing more than 61 years of federal desegregation litigation to an end. The filing follows the Attorney General’s Fifth Circuit victory in Concordia Parish, which reaffirmed that federal desegregation cases must end once all remaining parties agree to dismiss them.

“After 61 years, federal oversight of the Caddo Parish School Board has ended. The people of Caddo Parish have their school system back. It’s long past time to return authority to where it belongs—not with a federal judge, but with the people’s elected representatives on the School Board,” said AG Liz Murrill. “Thank you to the Caddo Parish School Board and Harmeet Dhillon, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, for your work on this case.” 

Attorney General Murrill has worked with school systems across Louisiana to help bring decades-old federal court oversight to a close.

• Plaquemines Parish School Board (April 2025)
• DeSoto Parish School Board (January 2026)
• Concordia Parish School Board (July 2026)
• Bossier Parish School Board (August 2026)