BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — A Louisiana school board and the federal government have agreed to end more than 60 years of oversight meant to end segregation.

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — A Louisiana school board and the federal government have agreed to end more than 60 years of oversight meant to end segregation.

“It’s long past time for these old consent decrees to come to an end," said Attorney General Liz Murrill. "They take power away from local communities."