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IDEA Southern Louisiana has filed a WARN notice with the state for upcoming layoffs at its two Baton Rouge campuses as the charter school operator works to ramp down operations in the state.
Officials with the schools announced in January that they would be closing the campuses—Idea Innovation on Innovation Park Drive and Idea Bridge on Airway Drive—at the end of this school year.
“While we are proud of the determination and grit of our students, the trust and patience of our families, and the dedication and commitment of our teachers and staff, we have not delivered the academic results our students deserve and believe that now is the time to bring in new options and opportunities for our scholars and their families,” a statement from the school system reads.
IDEA, which expanded into Baton Rouge in 2017, had closed its IDEA University Prep school on Plank Road at the end of the 2024 school year after barely three years of operation.
Some 212 employees will be impacted by the closure of the two Baton Rouge schools, according to the WARN notice filed with the Louisiana Workforce Commission this month. The layoffs will be effective May 24.
