DeSoto Parish desegregation order lifted in under a week

Date

Jan 5, 2026

Kind

Consent decree

Status

Mooted or reversed

Source

edweek.org ↗

Court or forum

W.D. La., Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr.

What happened

A joint motion filed December 30 was granted January 5 with no public hearing, though three Mansfield schools remained about 90% Black.

Publisher

Education Week