▁Ray ▁- ▁NBA ▁power ▁forward ▁ ▁Cy ril ▁Richard son ▁- ▁NFL ▁off ensive ▁guard ▁( he ▁transferred ▁before ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season ) ▁ ▁Vir g il ▁Robinson ▁- ▁NFL ▁running ▁back ▁ ▁Tre - 8 ▁- ▁R apper ▁ ▁O . ▁Perry ▁Walker ▁High ▁School ▁history ▁O . ▁Perry ▁Walker ▁College ▁and ▁Career ▁Pre par atory ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Community ▁Center ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁bank ▁of ▁Orleans ▁Par ish ▁in ▁Al gi ers , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana . ▁The ▁school ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁New ▁Orleans ▁School ▁Super int endent ▁Oliver ▁Perry ▁Walker ▁( 1 8 9 9 - 1 9 6 8 ). ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁controlled ▁by ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Public ▁School s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁as ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁make ▁land fall , ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Regional ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ▁( R TA ) ▁designated ▁O . ▁Perry ▁Walker ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁people ▁could ▁receive ▁transport ation ▁to ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Super d ome , ▁a ▁shelter ▁of ▁last ▁resort . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁stated ▁that ▁Walker ▁was ▁a ▁" rel atively ▁high - perform ing ▁school ". ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁plans ▁were ▁announced ▁to ▁merge ▁Walker ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁L . B . ▁Land ry ▁High ▁School ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁Land ry ▁Building ▁and ▁the ▁campus ▁would