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L’Ouverture Will Close. What Should Happen to the Site?
L’Ouverture Elementary School, 1539 N. Ohio, will close at the end of the 2026–27 school year. Northeast Wichita residents can share ideas for the property during public comment at tonight’s Wichita City Council
L’Ouverture Magnet School will close at the end of the 2026–27 school year. Tonight, northeast Wichita residents can tell the Wichita City Council what they’d…
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