L. B. Landry School was named after
Lord Beaconsfield Landry (1878–1934), an
African American activist,
physician, and
vocalist who lived in Algiers. The L. B. Landry School, originally an elementary school, opened on October 26, 1938. In 1942, it became a high school. It also was the first high school in Louisiana to be named after an African-American. It was the first high school on the west bank of New Orleans to enroll African-Americans regardless of income level. In 1952, it became a joint junior/senior high school. The main building was destroyed by a fire in 1958 and was rebuilt in 1959. In 1969, an annex opened. It contained an assembly hall, a theater, and 22 classrooms. Lentz said that there were few people who expected Landry to re-open. The
Recovery School District (RSD) stated that the school would open with four grade levels instead of beginning with one level, so its size would be justified. The school would take grades 7 through 10. In two years, the 7th and 8th grades would be phased out, replaced with grades 11 and 12. As of April 2010 the school collected over 200 applications for the ninth grade. In the Spring of 2011, the school had 750 students in grades 7 through 10. The alumni of Landry High filed a lawsuit against the state, accusing it of ignoring a 2011 statute that asks the district to create a community outreach plan before finalizing "on any proposed changes in school governance" and unfairly calling Landry "low performing." The lawsuit was filed in District Civil Court in August 2012. The
Associated Press stated "The case could be the first test of a law that requires community input on any changes in the way state-controlled schools are governed." Effective in the fall of 2013, the two schools merged onto the L. B. Landry High School campus.
L. B. Landry High School notable alumni (1942–2012) •
Alvin Haymond,
NFL cornerback •
Rich Jackson,
NFL defensive end •
Lance Louis,
NFL offensive guard •
Bobby Mitchell, blues singer •
James Ray,
NBA power forward •
Cyril Richardson,
NFL offensive guard (he transferred before his sophomore season) •
Virgil Robinson,
NFL running back
O. Perry Walker High School history O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School and Community Center was a high school on the west bank of Orleans Parish in
Algiers,
New Orleans,
Louisiana. The school opened in 1970, was named after New Orleans
School Superintendent Oliver Perry Walker (1899–1968). It was originally controlled by
New Orleans Public Schools. In 2005, as
Hurricane Katrina was about to make landfall, the
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) designated O. Perry Walker as a place where people could receive transportation to the
Louisiana Superdome, a shelter of last resort. In 2012, the
Associated Press stated that Walker was a "relatively high-performing school". •
Shannon Clavelle,
NFL defensive end •
Milton Collins,
CFL defensive back •
Craig Davis,
NFL wide receiver •
Anthony Johnson,
NFL defensive end •
Robert Kelley,
NFL running back •
Keenan Lewis,
NFL cornerback •
Kendrick Lewis,
NFL free safety •
Bo McCalebb, overseas professional basketball player •
Ray Nagin, former
mayor of New Orleans •
Ralph Norwood,
NFL offensive tackle •
Chris Oldham,
NFL cornerback (he transferred before his senior season) •
Mike Wallace,
NFL wide receiver
Landry–Walker Preparatory High School In 2013, the school was named Landry–Walker Preparatory High School after the merger of L. B. Landry High School and O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School on the L. B. Landry High School campus. It was named after Lord Beaconsfield Landry (1878–1934) and former New Orleans Public School Superintendent, O. Perry Walker (1899–1968). The school's athletics nickname was the Charging Buccaneers, derived from the O. Perry Walker's Chargers nickname and L.B. Landry's Buccaneers nickname.
L. B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School In 2021, the school was renamed L. B. Landry College and Career Preparatory High School, removing O. Perry Walker from the school name. Walker, a former New Orleans Public School Superintendent, supported segregation and his name was removed after a vote by the Algiers Charter School system. ==Athletics==