OuachitaParishSchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Sep 8, 2026

Ouachita Parish school board approves '26-'27 operating budget

Our pick of the year's biggest decision from the board's checked meeting summaries. Two AI readers each confirmed the motion and the outcome in the meeting's own transcript, and a third agreed.

02 — On our record · Nov 2025 to Sep 2026

12 meetings

The board met 12 times on our record, for 9 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths. Meetings the district didn't post on video aren't here.

03 — Where the time went

at least 11%

Budget and finance took at least 11% of the board's meeting time (our count, 15%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 11%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 3%typical board ≥ 4%
• Safety and discipline≥ 0%typical board ≥ 0%

Read from the transcripts of 10 board meetings, Nov 12, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.