Opelousas Junior High School will officially be merging with Opelousas Senior High School after the St. Landry Parish School Board voted to make the decision during a Thursday meeting.
The motion to merge passed with near-unanimous support, with one abstention from District 5 board member Bianca J. Vedell. The two schools are planned to merge into a consolidated school beginning in the 2026-27 school year on Opelousas Senior High’s current campus on Judson Walsh Drive.
SLPSB was initially given an ultimatum by Louisiana Education Superintendent Cade Brumley to either consolidate the two schools or have Opelousas Junior High taken over by the state through its Recovery School District program. The junior high received an F letter grade from the Louisiana Department of Education for six consecutive years, making it eligible for state intervention through the RSD…