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• Student Teacher Let Go After Speaking Out Play Video

  March 22, 2013 7:54 PM

  A student teacher at Carencro High is looking for a new place to teach so he can complete his degree requirements and graduate in May. Less than 24 hours after Derrick Comeaux spoke up about discipline problems, he was escorted off campus by police. "You need to get... more »

• LPSB Considers Private Company to Run Alternative Program Play Video

  December 12, 2012 11:26 PM

  The Lafayette Parish School Board discussed the possibility of bringing in a private company to run an alternative program in the parish. The program would be housed in portable buildings on the campus of the new N.P. Moss Preparatory School, however it wouldn't be part of the school. The... more »

• School Board Absence Reports, Trahan Fires Back Play Video

  August 2, 2012 11:55 PM

  An update to a story from Wednesday night on Lafayette School Board member Rae Trahan. Trahan fired back at Lafayette paper "The Independent" at Wednesday night's board meeting after she was the cover story, titled "Absent-Minded." The article accused Trahan of in-action and in-difference when it comes to school board... more »

• Sparks Fly at LPSB, Trahan Defends Herself Against Accusations Play Video

  August 1, 2012 11:34 PM

  Sparks flew at Wednesday night's Lafayette Parish School Board meeting. Board member Rae Trahan (District 9) fired back at Lafayette newspaper, "The Indpendent" after it ran an article called "Absent Minded." The cover story accused Trahan of not participating in school board business and not supporting schools in her district,... more »

• LPSB Approves NP Moss Renovation, Considers Reconstituting Northside

  May 16, 2012 11:57 PM

  Lafayette Parish School Board took up two controversial issues Wednesday night as part of its turn around plan. The board moved forward with plans to renovated the NP Moss Opportunity School, formerly the NP Moss Annex. The renovations will cost roughly $3.5 million and will be completed over the... more »

• Landry Slides into Finalist Spot for Superintendent

  November 23, 2011 10:26 PM

  The search for a new superintendent in Lafayette Parish hit another snag and board members are faced with re-evaluating its final three candidates. School Board members said they were surprised when one of the finalists, St. Mary Parish Superintendent Donald Aguillard, dropped out of the running. At a special... more »

• Groups Recommend Top 3 Superintendent Finalists Play Video

  November 10, 2011 11:06 PM

  Lafayette Parish School Board is almost to the point of narrowing the superintendent search down to three finalists, after a lengthy meeting Thursday night. Thursday's special meeting was called to vote on how they would vote on the three finalists. But as soon as discussion got underway, a divide... more »

• Lafayette school chief pool continues to grow

  August 29, 2011 7:45 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The applicant pool for Lafayette Parish School System superintendent has reached a dozen at the close of the fourth week of the application period. The Advocate reports former New Orleans Recovery School District charter school director William E. Butler applied for the job earlier last week.... more »

• Lafayette school tax on April ballot

  February 9, 2011 8:09 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Lafayette Parish voters will decide on April 30 whether to renew a 10-year, 5-mill property tax for schools after the school board voted to place the renewal on the ballot. Billy Guidry, chief financial officer for the district, tells The Advocate that the property tax generates... more »

• LPSB Moves Forward with Plans to Renovate N.P. Moss

  January 19, 2011 11:30 PM

  Plans are getting underway for the transition of N.P. Moss Middle School to Thibodeaux Technical and Career High School. Wednesday night the Lafayette Parish School Board made a very preliminary, but important decision. The board authorized the administration to look for an architectural firm that would make changes at N.P.... more »

• New School Board President

  January 5, 2011 7:00 PM

  Tonight three new members of the Lafayette Parish School Board were sworn into office. Board members then unanimously elected Mark Babineaux as school board president. This is the first time since 2007 the board has had a new president. more »

• Historic Lafayette school changing hands

  November 22, 2010 9:13 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A group that has been struggling to restore the Holy Rosary Institute is hoping a change in ownership could breathe new life into the effort. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette has agreed to transfer ownership of the historic African-American parochial school to the Sisters of... more »

• New Lunch Rules for Lafayette Parish Schools

  October 28, 2010 11:05 AM

  From LPSS: Due to changes in state law, the Lafayette Parish School System will be changing the way it handles part of the school lunch program. A law passed during the most recent session of the legislature created certain requirements for handling students in grades preK through 8 whose parents... more »

• State Releases School Scores Today

  October 7, 2010 3:44 PM

  2010 State, District and School Performance Scores are released by the Louisiana Department of Education today. KATC will have the numbers for Lafayette tonight at 5 and 6. News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. – More Louisiana schools and districts are making the grade. The number of schools... more »

• Attendance Policy Changes in Lafayette Schools

  October 4, 2010 5:00 PM

  A new attendance policy at Wednesday's Lafayette Parish School Board Meeting will challenge the existing policy allowing for suspended to students to make up missed work but not students with unexcused absences. The police approved last July contained this information that most board members were not aware of, according to... more »

• Child left on School Bus

  April 6, 2010 7:08 PM

  A scary morning for a 5 year old boy who's now safe with his parents. He woke up sweating in a hot school bus, after about being left alone for 3 hours. The bus driver didn't realize the child never got off at Truman Montessori School. The child's aunt... more »

• Update: Lafayette Sex Assault Case

  April 2, 2010 6:39 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal in a lawsuit against the Lafayette Parish School Board over a middle school student's alleged sexual assault in 2004. The girl's family sued the school board after she reported being assaulted... more »

• Lafayette School Bus Accident Sends Seven To The Hospital

  February 4, 2010 11:18 AM

  On February 4, 2010, at 7:45 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the intersection of West Simcoe and Lafayette Street regarding a crash involving a school bus. Traffic investigators advise that a red two-door Pontiac was traveling south on Lafayette Street the wrong way on a one-way.... more »

• Phones Down at Lafayette Parish School Board

  January 21, 2010 11:48 AM

  The phones at the central office of the Lafayette Parish School Board are down due to a traffic accident. Utility crews are working on the problem, however there is no estimated time on when the phones will be operational again. more »

• RANT: Lafayette Parish School System Sued Over G.P.A. Standards

  January 18, 2010 11:32 PM

  THE RANT: Do you think the requirements should change? Should there even be requirements at all? We want to hear your RANT - Email hoyt.harris@katctv.com **************************** The fight to raise standards for student athletes G.P.A. requirements is back on. This time it's in the form of... more »

• Hardy Approves School Money

  December 8, 2009 4:41 PM

  State Representative Rickey Hardy was in the spotlight today after denying the Lafayette Parish School System $746,000 last month. Tuesday morning in Baton Houge, Hardy had Harsh words for Parish Director of Curriculum and Instruction Louise Chargois. While the parish has received the tobacco settlement money to keep... more »

• Vehicle vs. School Bus on Johnston Street

  October 2, 2009 2:26 PM

  On October 2, 2009, at approximately 7:20 am, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 2900 block of Johnston Street regarding a crash involving a school bus. Traffic investigators indicated that a vehicle was attempting to turn left from Johnston Street onto a private lot, when the vehicle... more »