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Friday, September 5, 2008

EDUCATION OFFICIALS TO VISIT MORE SITES IN HIGH IMPACTED AREAS

Baton Rouge, Louisiana - On Saturday, September 6, Superintendent Paul Pastorek, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education President Linda Johnson and other education and government officials will be visiting with school and community leaders across the state in areas suffering the greatest impact from Hurricane Gustav.

On Friday, these leaders visited with school and community leaders in Assumption, LaFourche, St. Landry and West Feliciana parishes. The Department is aggressively seeking information regarding the needs and challenges of these communities as they work to reopen schools.

This group will be arriving at the following sites to visit with leaders and tour impacted school facilities:

Avoyelles Parish – Avoyelles High School - 287 Main Street - 10:00 a.m. - (Moreauville, Louisiana)

Pointe Coupee Parish – New Roads Airport – 12:00 noon (New Roads, Louisiana)

St. Martin Parish – Breaux Bridge National Guard Armory, III Courville Street – 2:00 p.m.(Breaux Bridge, Louisiana)

Iberville Parish - Plaquemine High School – 59595 Belleview Road – 4:00 p.m. (Plaquemine, Louisiana)

Other sites/stops may be added.