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• Investigation Continues at Krotz Springs Elementary

  May 17, 2013 12:07 PM

  The investigation into a substitute teacher allegedly assaulting a student at Krotz Springs Elementary continues today. Krotz Springs Police Chief Norman Mouille tells KATC he has called in another agency to assist in the investigation. Mouille says, "I want to make sure we make the right decision." A... more »

• Grambling State says student shot in leg on campus

  April 16, 2013 8:18 AM

  GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - Three Grambling State University students were shot Monday night during a fight outside one of the campus dormitories but none of the people has life-threatening injuries, a school spokesman said. Bystander Tracy Lamar Greene Jr., 19, of Marrero, La., was rushed to Ruston General Hospital with... more »

• SE Louisiana student shot, killed

  January 28, 2013 7:22 AM

  HAMMOND, La. (AP) - Hammond police are investigated the death of a Southeastern Louisiana University graduate student who was shot inside his apartment. Police tells The Advocate 23-year-old Raphael Garrison was killed about 2:15 p.m. Friday. Lt. Vincent Giannobile said police found Garrison lying on the floor of his apartment.... more »

• Teacher charged with having sex with student

  December 21, 2012 9:45 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say a 27-year-old Tioga High School teacher has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a student at the school. The Town Talk reports Heather Michelle Cooksey, of Pineville, was booked Wednesday into the Rapides Parish Detention Center on two counts... more »

• Authorities investigate student being slapped

  October 2, 2012 9:17 AM

  BASTROP, La. (AP) - Morehouse Parish Schools and the Bastrop Police Department are investigating reports that a Bastrop High School teacher slapped a 17-year-old student with cerebral palsy. April Lee, the mother of student, tells The News-Star she was told by another teacher and a case management worker that her... more »

• Student Captures Bus Driver Allegedly Texting While Driving School Bus Play Video

  September 20, 2012 7:24 PM

  It's an image that has many parents outraged - a school bus driver caught texting while driving a bus full of children. A student in St. Mary Parish took a picture of the bus driver allegedly texting while driving the bus Tuesday morning. The parent called the St. Mary Parish... more »

• OC Mourns Loss of Third Student, 11-year-old Alyssa Guillory Play Video

  July 10, 2012 11:17 PM

  A school community and a family are in shock, after a third Opelousas Catholic student died in a car crash Tuesday. 11-year-old Alyssa Guillory, of Ville Platte, died in a car accident Tuesday afternoon in Chatagnier. State Police said for an unknown reason, the driver veered off the road... more »

• Loyola student's trial delayed in threats case

  July 10, 2012 6:22 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A trial has been postponed for a Loyola University student charged with sending threatening emails to the campus police department. The start of the trial for 21-year-old Evelyn A. Hubbard, of New Orleans, has been moved from Monday to Sept. 17. A judge's order says more... more »

• Opelousas Catholic Student Fights Brain Tumor, Community Gives Support Play Video

  June 22, 2012 11:22 PM

  Opelousas Catholic School, already experiencing a difficult year after two other teens died in a car accident, once again bonds together to help another student. 15-year-old Meghan Briley is a sophomore and runs track at Opelousas Catholic. One of three triplets, her sisters said you can always tell her... more »

• Man indicted in death of Brusly student

  May 25, 2012 7:31 AM

  PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has charged a 22-year-old Port Allen man with second-degree murder in the May 13 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Brusly High School student. Assistant District Attorney Tony Clayton tells The Advocate Marcus Richardson faces life in prison without... more »

• NASA awards $66K fellowship to SDSMT student

  May 9, 2012 7:16 AM

  RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - NASA has awarded a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology student and an advisor a fellowship to study materials for lunar structures. Twenty-one-year-old Anthony Kulesa of Warner and advisor Marc Robinson have been awarded one year of funding worth $66,000 for their research focusing... more »

• Summit Service learning, student art highlight UL summit

  April 17, 2012 9:43 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - McNeese State University will play host to students and faculty from its fellow University of Louisiana System institutions later this week when the system holds its first Academic Summit. It takes place Thursday and Friday at the Lake Charles campus. It will feature presentations... more »

• GSU exhibit: paintings art & engineering student

  April 11, 2012 6:26 AM

  GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - Grambling State University is holding an art exhibit by art and engineering student Naja Simeon. The show, called "Peaceful Aggression," opened Tuesday and continues through April 17 in the Favrot Student Union. A news release says the paintings include landscapes and more complex paintings about humanity's... more »

• Student accused of stealing textbooks from dorm

  March 28, 2012 9:21 AM

  RUSTON, La. (AP) - Grambling State University police say a 25-year-old student is accused of stealing textbooks from a dormitory, fighting a policeman who chased him down, and kicking the officer in the groin after a second policeman hit him with a stun-gun. The Ruston Daily Leader reports that Joshua... more »

• Student arrested with gun at school

  March 6, 2012 7:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a McKinley High School student for having a gun and drugs on campus. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks tells The Advocate the 10th-grader was arrested Monday. Hicks says a deputy found a loaded handgun and a... more »

• Emeril's features latest student creation

  March 2, 2012 7:21 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Emeril Lagasse has kicked off his latest promotion featuring a dish cooked up by a student at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. For the month of March, Emeril's restaurants in New Orleans, Las Vegas and Orlando will feature the dish created by 18-year-old... more »

• Baker High School Student Arrested

  February 2, 2012 8:11 AM

  Police say a Baker High School student was arrested after his principal reported that he threatened to punch her in the face. Police Capt. Darryl Rainwater says that 18-year-old Joshua Franklin became upset because a teacher confiscated his cellphone and Franklin tried to retrieve it from a worker in the... more »

• UGA student chosen for BCS championship field goal

  January 5, 2012 10:13 AM

  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A University of Georgia graduate student has a shot at winning thousands of dollars in prizes at one of the nation's biggest college football games. But first, he's got to make a 40-year-yard field goal at halftime of the Allstate BCS National Championship Monday in New... more »

• Student Suspended for Flushing Drug at School

  September 20, 2011 10:33 PM

  Students were caught with drugs at Parks Middle School, but the parent said she doesn't think her son should be suspended. 12-year-old Brennan Segur said he was offered some kind of narcotic pill in the bathroom at Parks Middle School two days in a row. "He showed me... more »

• Many High student electrocuted

  September 6, 2011 7:09 AM

  MANY, La. (AP) - Authorities say a Many teenager was electrocuted while flying a kite with a friend. Sabine Parish Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers tells The Times 17-year-old Tyler Burkett died Sunday at Sabine Medical Center after attempts to revive him failed. Burkett attended Many High School. Sabine sheriff's deputies... more »

• Rayne HS Mourns Death of Student

  August 22, 2011 11:08 PM

  Students and faculty at Rayne High School are dealing with the loss of a 16-year-old student. Jason Petitjean was killed this weekend in a dirt bike accident. He had just started his senior year at Rayne H.S. "Jason was a curly haired little boy that smiled all the time,... more »

• UL Runs Out of Student Housing, Using Hotel in Fall

  August 4, 2011 10:24 PM

  UL is expecting record numbers of incoming freshman for the Fall 2012 semester, with approximately 3,000 students starting this month. But does the university have enough room? UL's Housing Department said as of right now, there isn't enough space for all of the students wanting to live on-campus this... more »

• Out-of-Date Weather Information Used the Day Student Dies

  April 18, 2011 11:31 AM

  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame said Monday that football staff responsible for advising whether it was safe to practice outside used out-of-date weather information the day a student videographer fell to his death when the hydraulic lift he was on toppled over in high winds. Declan Sullivan, a... more »

• Lawsuit Alleges Abuse of Houma Student

  April 18, 2011 8:56 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - The parents of a mentally impaired boy who was allegedly manhandled by his special-education school principal have filed a lawsuit against Terrebonne school system. John and Jane Smith, identified in the suit as the parents of 12-year-old student, are seeking damages for physical and mental pain... more »

• Residents Cry Out for Better Security at Student Apts

  April 4, 2011 11:33 PM

  A public outcry for better safety at a student apartment complex in Lafayette is growing louder this week after another armed robbery at Campus Edge Apartments. New numbers released by the Lafayette Police Department show an extensive history of theft and burglary incidents, as well as requests for more... more »

• Pellet Gun at Elementary School Over 24 Hours

  March 3, 2011 11:29 PM

  A pellet hand gun winds up on an elementary school campus, but the most troubling fact is how long it had been there. Lafayette Police said a ten-year-old boy brought a pellet gun to Prairie Elementary on Tuesday and even showed it off to some classmates. But it wasn't... more »

• Student Arrested After Gun Found at School

  February 15, 2011 6:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a 13-year-old student at Parkview Baptist School for allegedly bringing an unloaded gun to the school. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said the seventh-grader was booked Monday on charges that included illegal possession of a firearm, felony theft and aggravated... more »

• UNO student killed near campus

  February 3, 2011 8:48 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A University of New Orleans student and Army veteran injured in the line of duty was shot and killed a few blocks from the school's campus. Police say 22-year-old Lars Stiaes was found shot about 8 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators believe Stiaes ran to a gas station... more »

• Egyptian UL Student Supports Protests In His Native Country

  February 1, 2011 9:46 PM

  Many Egyptians here in Acadiana watch the unfolding protests from a distance. But one UL student says he wishes he was in his home country of Egypt to join in the protests. Abdelhamid Moursy came to UL with his wife and children five years ago to study computer science.... more »

• Eligibility Rules Get Tougher for Student Athletes

  January 28, 2011 11:30 PM

  High school gyms buzzing with basketball games across Acadiana every Friday night. But right in the middle of their season comes big changes for student athletes, as new Louisiana state rules go into effect over students' grades. "Pretty much when I'm done with sports I go straight home, get... more »

• Students Help Save a Life at Football Game

  December 6, 2010 7:23 PM

  Student trainers are usually worried about the players on the field. But last week several Lafayette teens came to the rescue of someone unexpected. A referee at a football game Wednesday night collapsed on the side lines, and the LHS student trainers immediately sprang into action. "We teach them... more »

• Former BR student arrested for Facebook threat

  December 1, 2010 9:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 20-year-old former Woodlawn High School student has been arrested for making a threat on Facebook. East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies arrested William David Moulder on Wednesday, acting on reports that Moulder made threats on Facebook on Nov. 23. According to a news release... more »

• Teacher Arrested for Sending Sexually Oriented Text to Student

  November 30, 2010 12:32 PM

  MANSFIELD, La. (AP) - A 62-year-old DeSoto Parish teacher has been arrested for sending sexually oriented text messages to one of his 17-year-old students. Authorities say Ralph Hines is chared with computer-aided solicitation of a minor and stalking. No word on whether Hines has a lawyer. more »

• Enrollment Grows as Well as the Need for Student Housing

  November 26, 2010 9:17 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - There are few images of college life more idyllic than a tree-shaded campus. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with its stands of Century Oaks, pines, cypress and more, is a beautiful example of that. But the university's enrollment is also growing and to deal with... more »

• Judge keeps 911 calls secret in student shooting

  November 12, 2010 9:52 PM

  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A judge has refused to release 911 calls and other evidence to the parents of a college football player who was shot and killed by police, saying they failed to include any firsthand account of what happened. Danroy and Angella Henry of Easton, Mass., had... more »

• Student killed in Hayride accident intoxicated

  October 25, 2010 9:17 AM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - A Nicholls State University student who died last month in an on-campus hayride was heavily intoxicated and had an anti-anxiety drug in his system at the time of his death, according to toxicology tests done by the Lafourche Coroner's Office. Nathan Trepagnier, a sophomore history major... more »

• Witness: NY police overreacted in student shooting

  October 21, 2010 10:32 PM

  VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) - A college student who was at the scene when a schoolmate was shot to death by police said Thursday that the killing was "over the top, aggressive and unnecessary," joining a chorus of witnesses who say police mishandled the situation. "None of it made sense to... more »

• LSU's Student Body President Pleas For Jindal to Come Home in a New Hampshire Newspaper

  October 18, 2010 2:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Complaining that Gov. Bobby Jindal spends more time out of state than in Louisiana, LSU's student body president sent a personal plea to Jindal in a New Hampshire newspaper, asking the governor to come home and work on the state's budget problems. "Gov. Bobby... more »

• West Monroe student arrested

  October 5, 2010 9:40 PM

  WEST MONROE, La. (AP) - A West Monroe High School student has been arrested after he was found in class with a loaded gun. Superintendent Bob Webber says another student told a school administrator at the beginning of school Tuesday that the boy had a gun in class. Webber told... more »

• ULL Student Group to Protest Planned budget Cuts

  October 5, 2010 9:36 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The threat of more state budget cuts to higher education has moved one group of Louisiana-Lafayette students, tired of rising tuition rates, to rally against cuts this week. Links for Literacy hopes to raise awareness of budget cuts and the possibility of new ones this winter.... more »

• Arraignment Set For Teenager in Deaths of Parents

  September 16, 2010 10:44 AM

  In Monroe, Louisiana, a 15-year-old West Ouachita High School student indicted in connection with the second-degree murder of his parents will be arraigned on Sept. 22. A spokeswoman with the Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office said the arraignment date was set Wednesday afternoon. The teen is being held at the... more »

• UPDATE-2 People Shot to Death Son Being Questioned

  September 10, 2010 1:30 PM

  UPDATE-WEST MONROE, La. (AP) - A Ouachita (WASH-uh-tah) Parish sheriff's detective says two people were shot to death and their son is being questioned. Deputy Meghan Russell wouldn't give the victims' names, but said both were killed by shotgun. KNOE-TV reports that they were killed sometime Thursday night and the... more »

• Alleged 2004 Sexual Assault Of A Middle School Student- LPSS Not Responsible

  July 7, 2010 2:00 PM

  The Louisiana Supreme Court says the Lafayette Parish School Board is "not" responsible for the alleged 2004 sexual assault of a middle school student. That's a reversal of last year's court of appeal ruling. The initial lawsuit said....the girl was walking home from an after school behavior clinic when she... more »

• Former AES Counselor Arrested on Sex Charge

  June 3, 2010 12:46 PM

  FBI agents have arrested a former counselor at Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette who is accused of trying to entice a student to engage in sexual activity. Special Agent Sheila Thorne, an FBI spokeswoman in New Orleans, said that FBI agents from Lafayette and Hattiesburg, Miss., arrested Allison... more »

• Lafayette High Student Wins President Scholar Award

  May 6, 2010 6:08 PM

  Lafayette High Schools' Daniel Comeaux is one of two in the state and 141 in the nation to win the Presidents Scholar Award. Comeaux received a perfect score on the SAT in math and reading. That qualified him to be nominated after filling out a lengthy application with... more »

• FSU Student's Body is Believed to Have Been Found

  April 29, 2010 1:26 AM

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities believe a body found in north Florida is a Florida State University graduate student who went missing earlier this month. Tallahassee police say the body, which they believe to be 29-year-old Vincent Binder, was found by state investigators near Interstate 95 in St. Johns County... more »

• Prom Canceled: Lesbian Student Asked To Bring Girlfriend

  March 23, 2010 5:11 PM

  ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge says he won't force a Mississippi school district to hold a prom canceled after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend. The American Civil Liberties Union sued in U.S. District Court to force the Itawamba County school district to sponsor the prom... more »

• Broussard Middle Student Injured In Fight Involving Scissors

  February 3, 2010 4:21 PM

  In St. Martin Parish, a 5th grade Broussard Middle School student is arrested for battery on a classmate. According to a Lafayette School Board spokesperson, two girls got into a fight Tuesday morning after their teacher stepped out of the room. The students were working on a project with... more »

• Candlelight Mass for earthquake victims in Haiti

  January 13, 2010 3:52 PM

  Our Lady of Wisdom Church and Catholic Student Center (ULL campus) will be having a Candlelight Mass Thursday, January 14 at 8 p.m. for the victims of Haiti's recent earthquake. Following Mass there will be a Prayer Service. more »

• St. Mary Student Arrested For Assault

  December 11, 2009 6:50 PM

  A 14-year-old alternative school student is under arrest for allegedly hitting his teacher in Verdunville. Deputies say he was arrested, processed and released to a guardian pending juvenile court proceedings. more »

• Coastal Erosion Pt. 2

  November 25, 2009 11:25 AM

  Since 2000 the LSU Coastal Roots program has educated over 3500 students on why and how our coastal ecosystems need to be protected. Students from Lafayette Middle Environmental Science academy took the first of two trips to collect a special seed. The Mangrove, or Propugoles, seeds are brought back to... more »

• Franklin Student Arrested For Battery Involving Teacher

  November 19, 2009 5:00 PM

  In Franklin, a 14-year-old is under arrest accused of battery on a teacher. The suspect, who cannot be named because of his age, was arrested at the alternative school. Officials say the student refused to obey rules and elbowed the teacher. The juvenile is now awaiting possible court action. more »

• UL Lafayette Preview Day

  November 19, 2009 11:13 AM

  LAFAYETTE - High school juniors and seniors from across Louisiana are invited to visit the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during Preview Day on Nov. 21. This is an excellent opportunity for students and parents to learn more about the university, meet with current students and faculty and tour... more »

• Facebook Stalking: "College Student"

  November 10, 2009 3:07 PM

  Think only your "Facebook Friends" have access to your profile? Think again. First, we call her " College Student". She's an LSUE student who uses Facebook mostly for social reasons. She has lots of pics with friends, including one she may not want a potential employer to see. ... more »

• Facebook Stalking: "Soccer Mom"

  November 10, 2009 2:21 PM

  One Acadiana mom is leading readers on her family adventure. The other person I followed, we call her "Soccor Mom". On her facebook page, she posts lots of pics of her kids and even includes information about when her husband goes to work offshore and she and the kids... more »

• Head Basketball Coach Arrested

  October 15, 2009 7:13 PM

  Jeanerette Senior High School basketball coach is arrested and charged with having sex with a 17-year old female student. "He was a very good coach. The kids related to him very well." said Assist. Iberia Parish School Superintendent Michael Judice It was all news to the Iberia Parish... more »