BOSSIER CITY, La. — Students across Bossier Parish are trading classroom desks for factory floors, earning competitive wages and gaining professional credentials through a booming work-based learning initiative known as “Manufacturing for Success.”
Now in its fourth year, the program connects high schoolers with more than 75 local businesses, allowing them to split their day between academic studies and paid internships. The goal is to address regional labor shortages while providing students with a direct path to sustainable, high-skill careers immediately after graduation.
“We are committed to helping our students find success in school and after graduation,” said Bossier Schools Superintendent Jason Rowland. “We are currently servicing 119 students in Bossier Parish this year in work-based learning.”…