Plenty of lip service is paid to Louisiana’s commitment to STEM education, but there are examples of retreat among the advances

 Cheryl Bella, whose son Luke attends St. Thomas More and is a member of the school’s team that competes in the STEM-focused Future City Competition, feels there’s a general lack of support at most schools for STEM curriculum. Photography by Brian Baiamonte Despite the prevalence of educators and advocacy groups promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics—or