If the recent proposal by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is ratified, Jonesboro-Hodge High School will remain in Class A but move into a new District for the 2026-28 school years. 

Every two years, the LHSAA does a reevaluation of member schools based on the current number of students in each school and applies that to the classification model used for each division of Class 5A – Class C. Often, schools will have gained or lost students from the previous two years, which requires a move up or drop in classification. As a result, reconfigurations of the districts within that classification are required.

According to the master plan developed for the 2026-28 period, 64 schools fell within the Class A model,  resulting in ten districts being formed. The Tigers are shown to be one of six schools that will make up District 3-1A, along with Logansport, Lakeview, Montgomery, Ringgold, and St. Mary’s of Natchitoches. 

“Basically, the new plan is good for us, as other than one school, the district is in more of a consolidated area all within an hour away. That makes for easier travel considerations,” said JHHS athletic director Terrance Blankenship. “In one respect, you hate to lose the rivalries that have developed with nearby schools like Lincoln Prep, Arcadia and Cedar Creek, but on the other it gives us the opportunity to play schools that before we have never really had the chance to play. 

Schools had until Friday, November 14th to file an appeal with administrators scheduled to appear before the LHSAA classification committee in Baton Rouge on November 17, to make their case. The final classification meeting is scheduled for December 3rd where districts will also be finalized for the 2026-2028 school years.

In regard to Quitman and Weston High Schools, the new plan keeps their current District 1B intact, other than adding Providence Classical Academy, located in Bossier City, to the group of Castor, Doyline, Simsboro, Quitman, and Weston. 

Schools in proposed District 3-1A 

Jonesboro-Hodge
Logansport
Lakeview
Ringgold
St. Mary’s
Montgomery