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Schools in Harvey, La., will get their 15 minutes of fame next year when their district holds a telethon to highlight schools' achievements and make clear their needs.

The 50,000-student Jefferson Parish district plans to produce the four-day program, with six hours of programming a day, for a local cable channel in January.

In July, local voters turned down a sales-tax increase that would have benefited the schools. But the telethon—which was in the works before that defeat—won't be just a fund-raiser, said Sal LaRock, the district's...