Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill secured another major victory today after a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice was filed to end decades-old federal court oversight of the Bossier Parish School Board, bringing more than 60 years of federal desegregation litigation to an end. The filing follows the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in the Concordia Parish case, which reaffirmed that federal desegregation cases must end once all remaining parties agree to dismiss them.

"It's long past time for these old consent decrees to come to an end. These decades-old cases are expensive, ineffective, and they take power away from local communities. It's time to return that authority where it belongs. Great work by my Solicitor General team, Ben Aguiñaga and Morgan Brungard, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice. I also want to thank Superintendent Jason Rowland and the Bossier Parish School Board for working collaboratively with us to bring this decades-old case to a close," said Attorney General Liz Murrill.

“This is a monumental day in Bossier Parish history,” said Bossier Schools Superintendent Jason Rowland. “Dismissal of the case allows us the freedom to make our own decisions that are in the best interest of all students, staff, and our community, while keeping in mind the history of the past 61 years."

The joint filing, submitted by the United States Department of Justice and the Bossier Parish School Board with the support of Attorney General Murrill's office, asks the court to dismiss the case with prejudice. The filing explains that the only remaining parties to the litigation agreed to dismiss the case and that, under the Fifth Circuit's recent Concordia decision, dismissal is required—bringing one of Louisiana's longest-running federal desegregation cases to an end.

Attorney General Murrill has worked with school systems across Louisiana to help bring decades-old federal court oversight to a close.

• In April 2025, following her office's involvement, the U.S. Department of Justice dismissed its long-pending case against the Plaquemines Parish School Board.
• In January 2026, following the involvement of Attorney General Murrill's office, the U.S. Department of Justice dismissed its long-pending case against the DeSoto Parish School Board and released the school board from the federal desegregation order that had been in place since 1967.
• In July 2026, Attorney General Murrill secured a major victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which ordered the district court to end decades-old federal court oversight of the Concordia Parish School Board.
• This week, Bossier Parish became the latest Louisiana school system to move beyond decades-old federal court oversight.

Attorney General Murrill's Solicitor General team, led by Solicitor General Ben Aguiñaga and Deputy Solicitor General Morgan Brungard, represented the State's interests in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Bossier Parish School Board throughout the effort to bring the case to a close.