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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 »

• 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 »

• Special Assistant Salary Source Questioned After Funding Eliminated Play Video

  March 21, 2013 6:33 PM

  There are many questions, as to how a special assistant to the Lafayette Parish Superintendent will be paid or even if he still has a job. This after the Lafayette Parish School Board voted to eliminate funding for Thad Welch's job. By a vote of five to four, the... 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 »

• LPSS Dr.Pat Cooper Visit Play Video

  October 29, 2012 8:42 AM

  One Monday of each month, Superintendent of Lafayette Parish Schools Dr.Pat Cooper visits GMA. Check LPSS.com for more information. visits GMA. more »

• LPSS SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE PUBLIC FORUM Play Video

  December 13, 2011 11:55 PM

  The Lafayette Parish School Board will select a new superintendent Wednesday evening. The final three candidates spent Tuesday evening introducing themselves to the community. After months of interviews, board members say Katie Landry, Walter Gonsoulin and Pat Cooper are their strongest candidates based on their track records. Katie Landry... more »

• LPSS with School Safety

  September 5, 2011 8:59 AM

  The first Monday of each month, Superintendent of Lafayette Parish Schools visits GMA. Today, they discussed school safety. Check LPSS.com for more information. more »

• Lafayette Parish School Board Meeting Today

  April 20, 2011 6:24 AM

  The next few years the Lafayette Parish School board wants to spend nearly 600 million dollars on school construction and repairs. It's all part of the school system's master facilities plan established in 2009, but money to fund those projects doesn't grow on trees. So the citizens oversight committee is... more »

• LPSS gives their montly update

  December 6, 2010 9:11 AM

  Superintendent of Schools, Burnell Lemoine was on GMA this morning giving a monthly update. Carencro Middle School's Principle came in as well to talk about, the biomedical academy. Watch the video to find out all the details. more »

• LPSS's Schools of Choice "Fall Frenzy" Saturday

  November 9, 2010 3:40 PM

  The Fall Frenzy will be November 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cajundome Convention Center. Fall Frenzy is Lafayette Parish School System's annual showcase of Schools of Choice. It is free and open to the public. Each school of choice has a compound with displays... more »

• Partnership between United Way and LPSS

  October 27, 2010 12:03 PM

  Day of Literacy kicked off with a press conference that announced partnership between United Way and the Lafayette Parish School System. The partnership will recruit volunteers for literacy and other educational programs. KATC's Veronica White will have that story at 5 and 6. more »

• AdvancED organization recommends LPSS be re-accredited without reservations

  October 25, 2010 5:16 PM

  A team from the AdvancED organization has completed its review of the Lafayette Parish School System and recommended that the LPSS be re-accredited without reservations. Five years ago, the LPSS became one of the first school districts in the country to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and... more »

• Superintendent Contract Extension and Pay Raise

  September 1, 2010 11:56 AM

  LPSS Superintendent Burnell Lemoine's contract will be discussed at the Lafayette Parish School Board meeting tonight at 5:30. His original contract provides for the term to expire December 31, 2010. The LPSS may amend the contract to extend the expiration date of the contract to December 31, 2011. The salary... more »

• LPSS Bus Call Center

  August 13, 2010 5:10 PM

  Lafayette Parish School System has a call center for bus stops: 521.RIDE will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday 8-14-10. Parents who need help with bus transportation can call during those hours for assistance. They also can go to our website to look up stops: www.lpssonline.com... more »

• $10 Million to Lafayette Schools

  January 4, 2010 2:14 PM

  Lafayette Parish schools are getting $10 million in bonds for repairs and maintenance work over the next 3 years, starting now. They are getting much needed work done thanks to a federal stimulus program. The funding is from the Qualified School Construction Bond Program. "The stimulus money is... more »

• LPSS Holds Another Community Meeting For Master Plan

  November 10, 2009 6:52 PM

  The Lafayette Parish School Board will hold its second round of community meetings tonight. The meeting will be held at J.W. Faulk Elementary. Feedback from tonight's meeting will shape the school district's master plan. Another meeting is scheduled for Thursday at Plantation Elementary. The district will discuss demographics and... more »

• LPSS Master Plan meetings

  November 10, 2009 12:43 PM

  The Lafayette Parish School System will be holding another master plan meeting this evening and again on Thursday. The community meetings help the LPSS members and the general public stay connected while forming the Master Plan. The sessions continues to the month of May 2010, it is then that the... more »

• Teen Helps Peers Reject Smoking

  October 19, 2009 2:36 PM

  Smoking has always been a problem among high school students. One local high school student is taking the lead to make sure her friends and classmates stay smoke free. Britney Smith is a soccer player, member of ROTC, and an good student at Northside High. She says smoking would... more »

• eCampus Offers Online Classes for Lafayette

  October 5, 2009 1:52 PM

  Schools in Lafayette Parish will soon offer online courses for high schoolers and some 8th graders. The program is called "eCampus" and it is designed to help two groups of students: those who need help to catch up after failing a class (and to keep from failing again), and... more »