Lower Ninth Ward leaders rally to reopen MLK High School

NEW ORLEANS — Some community leaders in the Ninth Ward are vowing not to give up on their dream of having a high school in the neighborhood.

After rebuilding and reopening nearly a decade ago, the Orleans school board voted to close MLK High School, but some in the community say the fight is not over.

It’s very quiet around MLK High School in the Lower Ninth Ward, and a few things could use a little tidying up…

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