Since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast region nearly three months ago, it seems everyone has an opinion about the future of New Orleans Public Schools, including state, educational and community leaders.But educational experts say the opinion of only one governing body counts.The final authority rests with the state and that's the bottom line, said Dave Griffith, spokesman for the National Association of State Board's of Education. The state has the definitive say but everyone from community leaders to city officials is weighing in on the subject anyway.I think what's going on right now is a little bit confusing, said Tulane University President Scott Cowen, who chairs Mayor C. Ray Nagin's Bring Back New Orleans education committee. People are confused about the responsibility of the School Board, the state and the Legislature. They're confused about who is in control. I'm confused, too. It's changing every day.Since the hurricane, in addition to Nagin's Bring Back New Orleans Committee to discuss the long-term future of the schools, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco proposed a bill to take over all 68 failing schools in the district.State Rep. Steve Scalise, R- Metairie, also filed a bill pushing the takeover one step further by asking the state to control all 117 district schools. Lourdes Moran, Orleans Parish School Board vice president, spearheaded the Algiers Charter School Association - of which she is also a member - to turn 13 West Bank schools into charter schools, which were originally scheduled to reopen last Monday...