Boosie Badazz was suspended for letting a Louisiana principal address students, then publicly campaigned to have him reinstated.
Boosie Badazz walks into a Louisiana high school, inspires some kids, and unexpectedly loses his job as principal, but the story has a happy ending.
Lafayette Northside High School Principal James Rollins returned to work on May 5, and the Lafayette Parish School System reinstated him after a six-day shutdown, and the entire internet is weighing in.
Rollins was placed on administrative leave on April 30, a day after Busey toured the school unannounced and hyped up students in the gym while a DJ played “Wipe Me Down.”
The district said the visit violated policy because Rollins never received approval from Superintendent Francis Touchett before letting the rapper onto campus.
Boosie didn’t agree with this and went straight to Facebook to clarify the facts.
“I’m asking the Lafayette school board to allow this man to serve as principal again,” Busey said. “I didn’t rap. This guy was taking care of those students. He said, ‘Give them something positive to say.’ He even told me, ‘No music, no rap, none of that.'”
Busey told News 15 he felt bad because the whole thing came from a real place.
“All I did was say a few words and let the kids understand life and goals and things like that,” he said. “The kids love it.”
Public pressure worked.
Sources confirmed that Rollins was suspended for three days before the district quietly returned him to the office, KPLC reported. To find out what exactly happened: Rollins’ only offense was inviting guests in without going through the proper paperwork first, because Boosie’s appearance at a Louisiana high school was a story before anyone was suspended.
No students were harmed, no music was played, and kids reportedly left the gym more motivated than they walked in.
Meanwhile, Louisiana is rolling out the welcome mat for Busey the same week that all this drama is unfolding.
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard declared May 10 “Boosie Badazz Day” to honor the rapper’s connection to the community and his representation of the state’s cultural identity.
Boosie is in the area promoting his annual Boosie Bash concert at the Cajundome, and Louisiana State Representative Tehmi Chassion has been accompanying him on the Northside.
It’s a solid path to redemption for a rapper who beat a federal gun case starting in 2026, walking out of a San Diego courtroom in January after completing his prison sentence and receiving three years of supervised release.
Principal Rollins has over 25 years of experience in education and was appointed to Northside High in June 2024.
