University of Louisiana at Lafayette President E. Joseph Savoie is requesting approval for a ground lease with Ragin’ Cajun Facilities Inc. that would nudge forward plans for a $45 million rebuild and renovation on the home field side of the unive…
The Lafayette City Council wants to know how much the city is spending on security for Mayor-President Josh Guillory and why.
Warren Perrin of Lafayette got something extra special during President Emmanuel Macron’s appearance before French language enthusiasts at the New Orleans Museum of Art on Friday. He got a handshake and a few words of acknowledgement from the Fren…
A $7 million grant secured through the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a local manufacturer is among the largest processed through South Louisiana Community College’s Corporate College team.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is nearing its final week of showing “Americans and the Holocaust,” a kiosk and multipanel exhibition at the DuPre Library on campus.
Lafayette and Louisiana officials signed off on agreements Tuesday that will help enable the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of Namur in Belgium to create a student exchange between the two institutions.
Fond memories flowed, invariably accompanied by laughter, as friends and family said goodbye Monday to Raymond Blanco, a former football coach and longtime dean of students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette who served as the first gentle…
Raymond Sindo Blanco’s impact was felt on football fields where he coached; in the hallways of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he served as a beloved administrator; and in the rough-and-tumble Louisiana political world.
A practice enacted in September that set age limits on who can borrow R- and NC-17-rated movies from the Lafayette Parish public library system has been made policy by the board.
Julia Williams, who has served as principal at Northside High School for the past eight years will become the new principal at Lafayette High, a spokesperson for Lafayette Parish Schools has confirmed.
Enthusiasts at The Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette celebrated Monday as that institution took a great stride forward, passing rigorous professional standards to earn accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums.
The Louisiana Department of Education released 2022 school performance scores and letter grades on Wednesday.
The Lafayette Parish School System has shown academic growth since 2019, according to the 2021-22 school performance scores for the state’s public K-12 schools and systems released by the Louisiana Department of Education on Wednesday.
A new rule regarding cell phone usage in Lafayette Parish schools is getting explained further by members of the school board.
Enthusiasts for recovering the historic Holy Rosary Institute buildings and grounds in Lafayette say they are taking small steps now that will accelerate big steps for saving the former school site later. Among those steps is constructing a cover …
Lafayette High School is looking for a new principal, after Rachel Brown recently submitted her resignation to the Lafayette Parish School System.
Torrie Johnson will come full circle next spring when she hands out the first Women in IT scholarship at South Louisiana Community College.
A 13-year-old Lafayette Middle School student was arrested Thursday morning for making verbal bomb threats on campus, police and the school district said.
A 14-year-old Northside High student was arrested Tuesday for making a bomb threat against the high school on social media that caused a Friday evacuation and lockdown, police say.
A hearing to determine whether a new trial should be held on a defamation lawsuit against Lafayette-based Citizens for a New Louisiana and Executive Director Michael Lunsford has been set for Nov. 21.
Students at Northside High School are back in class and the school is in shelter-in-place status after they were evacuated from the campus while law enforcement officers investigated a bomb threat.
If the Blessed Virgin appeared at St. Thomas More High School this week, well, witnesses were not easy to come by Thursday. Nonetheless, there were more than a few believers and many more hopeful people of faith who saw in a photograph taken in th…
While many school districts across the country are taking extreme measures to combat the teacher shortage, the Lafayette Parish School System is hoping to successfully transform non-faculty employees into future teachers.
The Lafayette Parish School System announced Wednesday that James Rollins has been selected as principal of Lerosen Preparatory School.
La Fondation Louisiane will honor Michael Doucet and Beausoleil on Nov. 6 at the annual Franco-Fête 2022, a French-themed luncheon fundraiser to benefit the scholarship program for The Council For The Development Of French In Louisiana.
The Lafayette Parish School System announced Wednesday that Catherine Bricelj, principal of Myrtle Place Elementary has been selected as a 2022 recipient of the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership by the U.S. Department of Education.
South Louisiana Community College’s fall enrollment numbers barely made it through the door before students began signing up this week for their spring semester classes.
Someone fired a gun at people leaving the Abbeville High School homecoming football game Friday, leaving one person wounded and vehicles damaged, according to authorities.
Logan Angelle isn’t happy about the narrative being told regarding her arrest Wednesday, and now the Lafayette mom is speaking out in hopes of clearing her name and having the charge dropped.
Enrollment has dropped 6.2% to 15,219, year over year, among degree-seeking students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a number that apparently reflects small incoming and large graduation classes during the pandemic years.
After several students required medical attention after participating in a TikTok challenge, the Lafayette Parish School System has banned a certain spicy tortilla chip from its campuses.
Some parents were moved to tears Wednesday evening as they asked the Lafayette Parish School Board for possible solutions to the recent threats against Lafayette Parish schools.
Students in Acadia Parish public schools may get an extra day off every week if a proposal being considered by the school board is enacted.
Educators within the Lafayette Parish School System will receive a lump sum bonus check as well as a salary increase, after the board members unanimously approved both at Wednesday’s school board meeting.
Acadiana High School has been placed on lockdown Tuesday morning because of a threat directed toward the school, a Lafayette Parish School System spokesperson confirmed.
Paul Breaux Middle School students and faculty returned to their respective classes Monday afternoon after being evacuated in the morning because of a bomb threat, according to a spokesperson for Lafayette Parish Schools.
A student was arrested Friday on one count of terrorizing after allegedly telling a school resource officer there were two students with guns on the Paul Breaux Middle campus.
Two Lafayette High School students have been arrested after repeated threats made against teachers and students on social media prompted school lockdowns Monday and Thursday and added security.
A University of Louisiana at Lafayette student was in stable condition late Thursday morning, following a shooting on the edge of campus.
A 16-year-old Northside High student was arrested Tuesday after police say he made threats to “shoot up the school.”
University of Louisiana at Lafayette enthusiasts will top off their Homecoming Week activities Saturday with a parade, tailgating for students and alumni and a Sun Belt Conference football matchup with the University of South Alabama Jaguars.
Parker Rivera roamed the halls of Broadmoor Elementary from kindergarten through fourth grade and during that time he impacted the lives of so many teachers and students with his smile, humor, and charisma.
This SLCC training is so successful, most students didn't show up for graduation. They were at work.
Silence and confusion filled the auditorium Sept. 21 when no one walked up to the stage as names were called for South Louisiana Community College's commercial drivers license graduation.
'Crucial infrastructure': Area agencies, stakeholders discuss how to close Acadiana's digital divide
This much the numbers and experts tell us: There is a large divide between Louisiana people who can routinely access reliable internet and those who cannot.
After helicopter crash he had to learn a new career; now SLCC's new VP will shape workforce training
Steven Mathews’ entrée to the world of workforce training came via a bumpy landing in an Army helicopter.
A University of Louisiana at Lafayette fraternity has been suspended from campus for three years after an investigation into hazing, the second suspension at the school in four months.
LPSS' decision to hold mandatory in-service at Our Savior's Church draws ire of some on social media
A mandatory in-service for faculty members within the Lafayette Parish School System that will be held at a church, has drawn the ire of some educators.
Our Lady of Wisdom Church and Catholic Student Center is making incremental steps toward building its new home across the street on St. Mary Boulevard in the heart of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
South Louisiana Community College is recruiting students for two new short-term workforce programs and expanding other courses to additional campuses.
Two Acadiana area schools have been named 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools, which was announced by the U.S. Department of Education on Friday.
With its inclusion this week on the good school list at U.S. News & World Report, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has completed a prestigious double dose of lofty plaudits. In late August, The Princeton Review also listed UL Lafayette…