1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (680+ words) Over the last two years, the Lafayette Parish School Board and Superintendent Francis Touchet have taken a series of actions that make trusting them difficult, eroding whatever confidence the public has left in the school system as an institution. Today,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (312+ words) The Legislature earmarked $9 million in one-time funding to address UL Lafayette's budget shortfall. UL had asked for $15 million, insisting the request represents an investment in the university's future, not a bailout. "I thank God that we were able to get…...

6+ day, 17+ min ago  (401+ words) Days after most Louisiana university students left campus for the summer, schools across the state began posting the Ten Commandments in vacant classrooms." University of Louisiana System spokeswoman Katie Dawson said all of their campuses have received the posters and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (322+ words) Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order Tuesday asking state lawmakers to pull $168 million from K-12 public schools so the state can avoid cutting public school teacher and support staff pay in the coming school year." "We should have the highest…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (271+ words) Lafayette's school board is set to hold a public hearing Tuesday to try " yet again " to close Comeaux High School, reopening a contentious issue marked by a legal challenge, rescinded vote and prolonged uncertainty. The latest turn comes just weeks…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (648+ words) After missing the March 31 deadline, the Lafayette Parish School Board has submitted its fiscal year 2025 audit to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. "Our office received the audit report and will begin our review process," Chris Province, manager of the LLA's local…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (525+ words) The Lafayette Parish School Board may lose access to state funding after missing the March 31 deadline to file its annual audit with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's office." "As of today, our office has not received the School Board's 2025 audit report,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (639+ words) Auditors could not determine the financial condition of Lafayette's public school system, likely because records were incomplete or couldn't be verified. The disclaimer of opinion was issued by longtime auditor Kolder, Slaven & Company, the auditor the Lafayette Parish School Board…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (269+ words) Lafayette public education advocates fighting to block the closure of Comeaux High School will get another chance to make their case in court. Fifteenth Judicial District Court Judge Valerie Gotch Garrett on Monday postponed testimony on a request for an…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (438+ words) UL Lafayette faculty and staff could lose access to basic office supplies through the end of the fiscal year, as part of sweeping spending restrictions that included cutting monthly credit card limits for approved expenses in half." Need printer ink…...