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Four Charter Schools Could be Built in Lafayette
May 14, 2013 7:12 PM
Four charter schools could soon be on the way for Lafayette Parish. Wednesday afternoon, the school board will consider partnering with Charter Schools USA. Like other charter schools, those with this company would run on private donations and some public funds. Charter USA requires parental involvement and teacher... more » -
Police Looking for Clues into Pressure Cooker Bomb Threat Play Video
May 2, 2013 6:31 PM
The search is on for whoever threatened to blow up Broussard Middle School using a pressure cooker bomb. The campus is on South Morgan Street off the Amabassador Caffery Extension. Around 9:30 Thursday morning, Broussard Police evacuated students to a nearby church. After a two hour search, nothing... more » -
Suspended Teacher is Fighting for His Job Play Video
April 18, 2013 10:22 PM
A Carencro High teacher is screaming retaliation. He says he was suspended from his job after speaking out about violence inside the classroom. Thursday morning, Jamal Taylor was escorted from the campus and now, his job is up in the air. Taylor has a stack of paperwork documenting... more » -
Board Members Question School Renovations Play Video
April 3, 2013 9:10 PM
Two Lafayette Parish School Board members are questioning the effectiveness of recent renovation projects at Northside High and N.P. Moss Preparatory Academy. This comes after board members Greg Awbrey and Mark Babineaux attended a meeting at Northside High Monday. Though uninvited, it was the first time the members had... more » -
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 » -
Questionable Hire Has Past Ties to LPSS Play Video
March 6, 2013 7:36 PM
KATC was the first to uncover, Thad Welch was on the payroll before officially being hired as the Superintendent's Special Assistant. In a KATC investigation, we uncovered before Thad Welch got the job as Special Assistant to Superintendent Pat Cooper, without a high school diploma, he worked for the... 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 » -
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 » -
Laf. School Board Lightens Cell Phone Policy Play Video
January 18, 2012 11:36 PM
The Lafayette Parish School Board dealt with a cell phone policy that wasn't sitting well with many students and their parents at Wednesday night's meeting. Board members made the call to change that policy, and that means students will be getting confiscated cell phones back soon. With a split... 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 » -
Students Get False Rejections for College Funds
June 29, 2010 2:40 PM
Some Lafayette students starting college in the fall on a TOPS scholarship received false rejection letters in the mail last weekend. This left their families worrying about paying for school. Bob Martin and his son Aaron were shocked to get a rejection letter from tops: "We were... more »
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