This is a report on school desegregation in Bogalusa, Louisiana. This school district was selected for study because it offered the unique opportunity to study school desegregation in a rural setting. In the past, Bogalusa operated a dual system of education. In 1965, black parents filed a lawsuit on behalf of their children; Jenkins V. Bogalusa School Board. Although this lawsuit led to the development of a desegregation plan, desegregation has not completely eradicated the patterns of black and white separation. This report examined Bogalusa's efforts to desegregate its public schools. It discussed the problems counselors, teachers, and students have had and are still facing with respect to school desegregation. Media coverage, interviews, and a comprehensive review of the legal proceedings in the law suit were used to establish the reasons why desegregation was initiated. The report also looked at the process through which desegregation was implemented, the community's reaction, and the effect desegregation had on the students. Among the findings of the study are: (1) despite some degree of physical desegregation, many elements within the educational program of the district still contain vestiges of the dual school system, (2) the school board and superintendent have displayed a lack of commitment to bringing about successful school desegregation through their failure to educate the community on all action required to bring about an effective desegregation effort, (3) the district has promoted a continuation of segregated social functions and extracurricular activities by classifying them as "offcampus", (4) black students were found to be suspended more frequently than white students, and (5) an unusually high number of black students were found to be in special education classes. (Author/AM)