Tuesday, Woodvale Elementary third graders in Cindy Dupre's class got in one last writing assignment before summer break. They wrote about what the next student in their chair can expect. At the same time, their teacher Cindy Dupre realizes she'll have a few more of those seats filled next year.... more »
LAFAYETTE, LA. (AP) - Drug agents have arrested a social workerwith the Lafayette Parish school system after they discovered illegal drugs in her apartment. Lafayette Metro Narcotics Task Force Capt. John Babin tells The Advocate that 40-year-old Leah Arceneaux was arrested Thursday. Babin says Arceneaux was booked with possession with... more »
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Federal agents have arrested an Acadiana High School teacher who allegedly had allowed students to have sex in his Lafayette apartment while he filmed them.
According to court records unsealed Wednesday, 37-year-old Stephen McKay Hurst was arrested March 26 on federal counts of sexual exploitation... more »
The State Department of Health and Hospitals in partnership with the Lafayette Parish School System will provide the 2009 H1N1 vaccine to Lafayette Parish students (Pre-K3 through 12) and faculty on Saturday, December 5th from 10am to 4pm. There are five sites where the clinics will be offered; families are... more »
The Lafayette Parish School Board wrapped up another round of "Community Dialogues" Thursday night. The meetings serve as a forum for the public to interact with the architects and engineers working on the School Board's master plan for facilities.
CSRS, the engineering and architecture firm hired to work on... more »
Office of State Rep. Rickey Hardy
District 44 - Lafayette
November 11, 2009
Everyone knows that the education, safety, and welfare of our children here in Lafayette are matters very near and dear to my heart. With that in mind, the hyperbolic statements by Director of Curriculum... more »