Louisiana § RS 17:1970.3 - Louis Armstrong High School for the Arts; creation; location; governance; relationship with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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§ RS 17:1970.3. Louis Armstrong High School for the Arts; creation; location; governance; relationship with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A. There is hereby created the Louis Armstrong High School for the Arts which shall be a residential institution located on a satellite campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette at a location in Vermilion Parish. The school may be funded by the state from monies appropriated for this purpose. Full-time students at the school may have the same state support, and pay the same fees and tuition, as the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches.
B. The school shall be considered as and shall be governed as a part of the campus of the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
C. The school shall be managed by a school board whose membership, powers, and duties shall be as provided in this Part.
Acts 1997, No. 1350, §1; Acts 2017, No. 374, §2, eff. June 23, 2017.
NOTE: See Acts 2017, No. 374, §5, relative to school name changes on items and products for the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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