The Lafayette Parish School Board on Wednesday approved $114,500 for repairs to Woodvale Elementary’s cafeteria after a March fire and took steps to expedite a planned overhaul of the cafeteria space.
Acadiana colleges and universities want their students, faculty and staff to get COVID-19 vaccines before coming to campus for the fall semester. But they probably won’t mandate it.
South Louisiana Community College has confirmed that it will offer some face-to-face instruction in the fall, with department heads reserving at least 20 percent of their class offerings for such in-person instruction.
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy is taking a new approach to help students clear up zeros on assignments: Saturday school.
Good intentions and a well-considered plan have not gotten the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where it wants to go for improving its faculty diversity. Not yet.
Youngsville Police are investigating alleged physical abuse of special education students at Southside High School, following a written complaint by a former substitute teacher.
Green T. Lindon Elementary Principal Ginger Richard was sliding her lunch into the teacher’s workroom microwave when the email popped up on her phone Tuesday: “Semifinalists for 2022 Louisiana Teacher and Principal of the Year Awards.”
The Biden administration is continuing to float the idea of providing free community college education in the U.S. But with few concrete details revealed, and no congressional approval on the table, Louisiana two-year college leaders are withholdi…
The Lafayette Parish School System has made changes to how staff handle electrostatic backpack sprayers for COVID-19 cleaning after a backpack’s lithium batteries caught fire while charging at Carencro High School in January and caused $330,000 wo…
All elementary and middle school students in the Lafayette Parish public school system will spend an extra five minutes in class starting April 6.
Three University of Louisiana at Lafayette faculty members — Dr. Nicholas Kooyers, Dr. James Nelson and Dr. Mohsen Amini Salehi — earned one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards, the CAREER Award, which recognizes faculty m…
Grey-shirted Ragin’ Cajuns fanned through campus and neighborhoods surrounding the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Saturday for a “big” day of community service.
Pete Bergeron’s saying “Au revoir” to “Bonjour Louisiane” on Monday, ending a 41-year run as host of that Cajun French radio program on public radio station KRVS.
Facing national and regional demands for more nurses, LHC Group and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette forged a partnership Thursday that will increase scholarship funding for nursing students, advance construction of a new health sciences b…
Facing national and regional demands for more nurses, LHC Group and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette forged a partnership Thursday that will increase scholarship funding for nursing students, advance construction of a new health sciences b…
Youngsville Middle and Green T. Lindon Elementary students are being released early Wednesday after a water line in the area broke, cutting off water access to the schools.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette reported no new cases of COVID-19 in the week that ended Sunday, the first week with no cases reported this academic year and the first week with no cases since May 24, 2020, when the campus last showed suc…
Lafayette Parish School System notified parents that students were sheltering in place Tuesday morning as powerful thunderstorms rolled through the area.
Enthusiasts for Louisiana’s community colleges and technical programs say they’ll emerge from the COVID-19 era with robust resources and rebounding enrollments.
The Lafayette Parish School System is counting on things returning to normal by May. After a year of school closings, virtual learning masks and social distancing, public high school seniors will have normal commencement ceremonies in May. The cla…
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is tailoring an existing degree program for students who want music careers — just not on a stage or in the business side of the industry.
What do Former First Lady Michelle Obama, ballet dancer Misty Copeland and Louisiana’s First Lady Donna Edwards have in common? They’ve all been interviewed by Scholastic Kid Reporter Zhoriél Tapo, a sixth-grader at L.J. Alleman Fine Arts Magnet Academy.
United Way of Acadiana, Love Our Schools and the Lafayette Education Foundation are partnering to celebrate Lafayette teachers and host an abbreviated version of LEF’s annual Teacher Awards this spring.
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy founding principal Christine Stoudt is stepping away after seven years to launch a new charter program and is passing the elementary school’s leadership on to Assistant Principal Kimberly Lemire.
The South Louisiana Community College Foundation announced the opening of its fall semester scholarship application period this week while celebrating some 80 students who are attending the two-year campus this semester through such aid.
Acadiana area school districts are ending classes early Wednesday due to the threat of severe weather moving into the region in the afternoon.
Third-grade teacher Toynette LeDay and her husband Murphy LeDay were signing insurance paperwork at the Lafayette Parish School System’s central office on March 13, 2020, when LPSS received word from the state that all K-12 schools were ordered sh…
Classes at Woodvale Elementary School were canceled Friday after a fire in the school cafeteria.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s leadership expects robust enrollment for the fall semester: Applications are brisk, students are touring campus, anticipation for the fall is high.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette President E. Joseph Savoie said in an issued statement Thursday that the campus is planning for more in-person instruction this fall, as the state moves forward in Phase 3 of COVID-19 precautions and toward a s…
The Lafayette Science Museum will reopen on weekends starting April 10, the first time since last summer that the downtown institution, at 433 Jefferson St., will greet visitors.
Lafayette teacher Renee Box squeezed her COVID-19 vaccination appointment between repainting her daughter’s bedroom and cooking dinner for her family on a Sunday. The seemingly mundane moment was filled with joy and relief for Box, one of hundreds…
If transition from Phase 2 to Phase 3 changes anything at college campuses in Lafayette, it won’t be much: a few more seats at sporting events, some extra guests at graduation, a few more staff days in the office.
Eight students from two Lafayette Parish School System high schools were named National Merit Finalists and will advance to the competition’s final round in the hopes of earning money for college.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s first week of randomly checking students for COVID-19 drew only about 30 of the 300 students invited to take tests. But UL Lafayette Dean of Students Margarita Perez said Monday she hopes the lure of priz…
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will begin mandatory random COVID-19 screening for faculty, staff and students starting Monday.
An effort to reduce flood risks and improve floodplain management is getting a boost from researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette lost more than 600 students, year over year, in this second, consecutive full COVID-19 affected academic semester. Nonetheless, the university remained atop the UL System’s nine campuses for enrollment.
Michael McClure’s appointment as interim dean for the College of the Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be considered by the system Board of Supervisors on Thursday.
Repairing student learning loss sparked by the coronavirus pandemic will be one of the priorities as superintendents decide how to spend a whopping $1 billion in new federal assistance.
Novel coronavirus vaccination appointments opened to Louisiana K-12 educators and school support staff on Monday, and public and private school leaders in Lafayette are working to help interested educators get access to doses.
While many people assume it is already required, Senate Education Committee Chairman Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, has filed legislation that would make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana.
At The Roy, Beausoleil and his descendants will be ever present.
Plans for a new Lafayette Fire Station No. 5 may come closer to fruition this week when the University of Louisiana System’s board reviews a proposed land swap involving University of Louisiana at Lafayette property on Cajundome Boulevard.
Acadian Middle School cheerleading coach Charity Turpeau is emphasizing the “leader” in cheerleader as she redefines what it means to be a pep squad member through a focus on community service work.
Schools across Acadiana plan to close their doors Friday after a week of winter weather and difficult conditions, including power outages, low water pressure and icy roads, have made it difficult for public school districts and private institution…
LAKE CHARLES — The latest challenge to daily life in Lake Charles and vicinity is water pressure, several sources in that beleaguered Southwest Louisiana city suggested this week. Well, one of many challenges.
Wintry weather cut a slash across Louisiana this week, southwest to northeast, cancelling college classes or altering delivery for classes and driving University of Louisiana System member institution leaders to find ways to accommodate students s…
Schools around Acadiana are weighing the pros and cons of canceling classes as continued winter weather poses a variety of safety and logistical concerns, from buses driving on potentially icy roads to prolonged water pressure problems.
Lafayette Parish School System will close all schools and facilities Wednesday, with system leaders citing the "best interest and safety for students, faculty and staff."
After three consecutive weeks of decline in reported COVID-19 cases, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette recorded a slight climb in cases last week.