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• Delcambre Project Graduation Gumbo Cookoff Play Video

  November 19, 2012 7:21 AM

  Delcambre Project Graduation Gumbo Cookoff will happen at the Shrimp Festival Grounds on December 1, 2012. The gates open at 10am! For more info call: 337-517-2133 Or email: caseystm306@yahoo.com more »

• SU Police suggested parking

  December 14, 2011 3:59 PM

  Friday morning, Southern University will host their graduation ceremony Friday. The Southern University Police Department is issuing instructions for traffic arriving on the Baton Rouge campus. The department encourages everyone to arrive at least an hour early. Traffic entering the campus on Harding Boulevard will be directed into the... more »

• LSU graduation makes changes to tradition

  December 13, 2011 3:59 PM

  Some 1,726 potential graduates will be recognized during LSU's 276th commencement exercises on Friday, Dec. 16. This number includes about 1,355 bachelor's degrees, 259 master's and professional degrees and 112 doctoral degrees. Those graduating this fall will experience something new at commencement ceremonies. The Faculty Senate and university registrar... more »

• UL seniors to graduate in New Orleans

  December 12, 2011 2:28 PM

  Saturday is graduation for the students at the University of Louisiana - Lafayette. For some, however, it is also the day they will play in the biggest game in decades for UL. Graduating seniors on the Ragin' Cajuns football team will have a special graduation day in New Orleans. On... more »

• Congratulations Class of 2011

  May 22, 2011 12:32 AM

  Congratulations to the class of 2011! Saturday, all Lafayette Public School seniors got to walk across the stage, and slide their tassels over. Graduation ceremonies were held at the Cajundome where thousands of diplomas were handed out to the now high school grads. more »

• Caddo Sheriff's academy holding graduation

  April 19, 2011 5:58 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Graduation day has arrived for more than a dozen trainees who will fill spots at several law enforcement agencies in northwestern Louisiana. Tuesday afternoon ceremonies mark the graduation of the 28th basic training class of the Caddo Sheriff's Regional Training Academy. Graduates take their oaths of... more »

• Erath High Project Graduation Gumbo cook-off

  January 21, 2011 6:23 AM

  Event Name: Erath High Project Graduation Gumbo cook-off Organization: Erath High School Event Place: Erath La Event Date: January 22, 2011 Event Time: Cooking 9:00am and Judging at 2:00pm Event Phone Number: 337-652-5701 more »

• Report: Graduation Exit Exam Worth Dubious

  December 26, 2010 12:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A national report says there are questions about the value of the high-school exit exam Louisiana has used for the past decade. The Advocate reports that the Center on Education Policy says it's hard to prove the value of the Graduation Exit Exam, which is... more »

• UL Bringing Back Old Tradition for Graduation

  December 16, 2010 4:20 PM

  The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is reviving a tradition during its Fall Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Cajundome. The university will hold a General Commencement Ceremony at 9 a.m. All graduates will be in procession during this ceremony. Dr. Cindy Courville, former U.S. Ambassador to the... more »

• Graduation Rates Up in Acadiana

  December 3, 2010 7:47 PM

  High school drop-out rates are on the decline in Acadiana. A nationwide study found from 2002 to 2008 the number of high school graduates is rising. In Acadiana, the parish with lowest graduation rate is Evangeline with just 55% of students receiving diplomas. Vermilion Parish with the highest graduation... more »

• UL Graduation

  December 20, 2009 3:58 PM

  A big day for about 12-hundred UL students it's fall graduation for the class of 2009. We caught up with the College of Liberal Arts at noon. This was one of nine ceremonies taking place around the Cajundome and Convention Center. Four KATC employees got their diplomas this afternoon. Good... more »

• Schedule Set for UL Graduation

  December 15, 2009 4:25 PM

  From UL Lafayette's Press Office: LAFAYETTE – Leonard Marks of Arnaudville is not your average graduate. The U.S. Army veteran is a retiree who worked in the insurance field for 36 years. On Saturday, he will earn two degrees – one in finance and the other in economics... more »

• High school exit exam to end

  November 5, 2009 8:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state is about to replace its high school exit exam. Under existing rules, high school students have to pass the Graduation Exit Exam and meet other course requirements to earn a high school diploma. But that system, which won praise for narrowing the achievement... more »

• St. Martin Sheriff's Graduating Cadets

  October 30, 2009 7:39 PM

  ST. MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE TRAINING ACADEMY GRADUATES 22 CADETS (St. Martinville, La.)-The 27th Session of the St Martin Sheriff's TrainingAcademy had graduation ceremonies at 9:00 a.m. this morning. Twenty-two Cadets representing Law Enforcement agencies from throughout South Louisiana completed eleven weeks of Basic Law Enforcement Training as well... more »

• Louisiana graduation rate falls

  October 19, 2009 8:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new report says Louisiana suffered the biggest drop in its public high school graduation rate of any state in the Southern region over a five-year period. The study says 13 of 16 Southern states reviewed showed graduation gains between 2002 and 2006, a big... more »