32 scholars say, Save Pointe-aux-Chênes Elementary School The Terrebonne Parish School Board is scheduled to decide Tuesday whether to close Pointe-aux-Chenes Elementary at the end of the school year and send the roughly 80 students four miles away to Montegut Elementary. The Courier When will Louisiana’s state and local governments prioritize indigenous futures on the coast? Will decision makers ever devote adequate resources to the long-standing, tribally-driven efforts to sustain traditional lifeways, protect cultural heritage and nurture community relations? As academics who conduct research with communities served by Pointe-aux-Chênes Elementary School, these are the questions we are asking ourselves upon learning Terrebonne Parish School Board officials are considering its closure.