Saying that high schools in the Capital City have fallen behind in what they offer students, East Baton Rouge Parish Superintendent LaMont Cole is pressing to spend $40 million to enhance “the high school experience.”

That “experience” includes student clubs, fine arts, career and technical education as well as athletics.

“That is what I’m seeking to do, make our high schools more attractive, make the experience more attractive,” Cole explained last week.

Cole, who just completed his first year as local schools superintendent, first unveiled the proposal during a speech at the Baton Rouge Press Club. Later in the week, the parish School Board voted unanimously to begin the process of selling $40 million worth of bonds .

Assuming the State Bond Commission approves the sale when it mee

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