Calcasieu Parish
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Location Map Lake Charles, LA 70615 Calcasieu Parish
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District Poverty Rate 22.1% (data source)
Non-White Students 44.1% (data source)
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Last Updated December 2, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (58)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Frasch Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Maplewood ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Oak Park Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Prien Lake Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Sulphur High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Vinton Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
A. A. Nelson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Barbe Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bell City High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Brentwood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
College Oaks Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Combre-Fondel Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Cypress Cove Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dequincy Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dequincy High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dequincy Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dequincy Primary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Dolby Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
E. K. Key Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
F. K. White Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Fairview Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Gillis Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Henry Heights Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Iowa High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
J. I. Watson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Jake Drost School for Exceptional ChildrenStep 0 No Progress 0
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
John J. Johnson Ii Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lagrange High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Leblanc Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lebleu Settlement Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
M. J. Kaufman Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Maplewood Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Moss Bluff Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Oak Park Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Pearl Watson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Richard W. Vincent Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
S. P. Arnett Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sam Houston High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
St. John Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Starks High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
T. H. Watkins Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Vincent Settlement Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Vinton High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Vinton Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
W. T. Henning Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
W. W. Lewis Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Washington-Marion Magnet High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Western Heights Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Westlake High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Westwood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
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Louisiana State Law No state law, federal rulings still apply. School disricts may allow students to be released for religious study or they may also not allow it.
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Launch Steps History
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November 24, 2025
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November 15, 2025
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October 31, 2025
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October 30, 2025
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October 15, 2025
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September 29, 2025
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September 25, 2025
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June 26, 2025
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April 22, 2025
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January 6, 2025
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September 27, 2024
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September 10, 2024
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August 30, 2024
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August 13, 2024
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July 31, 2024
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July 25, 2024
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