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St. Jude the Apostle School in Baton Rouge was nominated by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) for the 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award. The U.S. Department of Education has recognized the school as meeting the criteria for designation as an Exemplary High Performing School. The achievement was celebrated when the announcement was made before students and faculty on Oct. 1. Pictured during the ceremony are, from left, Father Trey Nelson, pastor St. Jude Church in Baton Rouge, Michelle Gardiner, St. Jude principal, and Dr. Pattie Davis, superintendent of schools of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. Photos provided by St. Jude School

In what pro-life advocates describe as "a long time coming," Planned Parenthood shuttered the doors of its remaining facilities in Louisiana, signaling the exit of the abortion industry from the state.